Journeying With The Saints

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are going to hear about a book that starts the change in St. Augustine's life. He is going to read "Hortensius" by Cicero, which means, "On Philosophy." So, it's a philosophy book. We'll talk more about it after our reading from Book Three, Chapter Four. Let's get started by turning to page 58.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome to our reading from Book Three, Chapter Three. Before we begin, I want to define a name that St. Augustine is going to use. He is going to call a group of people the "Wreckers." According to information on the internet, the Wreckers were "a group of rowdy, mischievous fellow students at Carthage who enjoyed harassing strangers and making fun of people for amusement, representing Augustine's youthful rebellious spirit and desire for belonging, even while he found their actions coarse. They weren't necessarily criminals but a gang of ruffians, the "frat boys" of their time, who reveled in breaking social norms and were a source of both shame and attraction for the young Augustine."

So, I just wanted to clear that up before we begin so that things make more sense. Let's hear about the Wreckers by turning to page 57.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to our reading today. It's an interesting one, for sure. All about wanting to feel sorrow or pity. Let's hear what St. Augustine says by opening to page 55 and reading from Book Three, Chapter Two.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to Book Three. In this book, St. Augustine will share with us what happened when he went to Carthage. Let's open to page 55 and read from Book Three, Chapter One.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to the final reading of Book Two. Congratulations on already finishing two sections of the book. We will be reading Chapter Ten on page 52.

Fellow Pilgrims, welcome. Today, we are reading from Book Two, Chapter Eight. Let's open to page 51 and begin.

Hello, and welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are reading from Book Two, Chapter Seven. That can be found on page 51.

Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, St. Augustine is exploring in more detail the reason why he stole the pears. Again, this is a great opportunity to look at sins we struggle with and ask God to open our minds as to why we cling to those sins.

We are reading from Book Two, Chapter Six. Please open to page 49.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome. Before we get started today, I want to give you just a quick bit of information so that the end of the reading makes sense.

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