Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. St. Augustine has moved to Carthage and things are starting to improve for him. We will be reading from Book Four, Chapter Eight on page 78.

Hello, my fellow Pilgrims. Welcome. St. Augustine's grief is overwhelming him and he is going to move from Thagaste to escape the pain of losing his friend. We will hear about this in Book Four, Chapter 7 on 78.

Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Our reading today is a good lesson on attachment and why it's harmful. We will be reading form Book Four, Chapter Six on page 77.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope the day is treating you well. We have a short reading today where St. Augustine talks about grief. We will find that in Book Four, Chapter Five on page 76.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. It's good to have you with me today. We have a sad reading today. St. Augustine's good friend dies and the story is quite interesting. Let's hear about it by opening to Book Four, Chapter Four on page 75.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are going to hear about how, as a Manichee, St. Augustine was dabbling in astrology. So, once we are through reading, I thought it would be a good time to talk about what the Catholic Church teaches about astrology.

We will be reading from Book Four, Chapter Three and that is on page 73.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are going to hear for the first time about St. Augustine's mistress. I think that's one of the things most people know about him is that he had one and she bore him a son.

I think it will be good to hear about what was going on in his mind. Let's read from Book Four, Chapter Two which starts on page 71.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to Book Four. In this book, St. Augustine will be back in Thagaste his birth place and he becomes a teacher of rhetoric. What is a teacher of rhetoric you may ask? Well, rhetoric is the art, study, and practice of effective, persuasive communication through writing, speech, or images. This is a very Greek practice and we know that there was high hopes for Augustine to become a great speech giver. His parents were hoping for an excellent Ted Talker.

So, we will be reading from Book Four, Chapter One and that is on page 71.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Congratulations on finishing Book Three today! We are making headway and learning a lot from the Doctor. So, let's jump in by opening to page 69 and reading from Book Three, Chapter Twelve.

Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, St. Augustine is going to talk a lot about his momma, St. Monica. I know that many of you mothers out there have a deep devotion to her and I think you are going to enjoy hearing more about their relationship. We will be reading from Book Three, Chapter 11 on page 68.