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.