The Shepherd of Hermas confronts us with the weight of falsehood, as Hermas himself weeps over a life of untruth and receives the call to walk in purity of speech. Augustine meditates on the renewal of the mind, teaching that transformation comes not through imitation of others but through conformity to the image of God (Romans 12:2). Aquinas then asks whether a man can hate the truth, exposing how sin can twist the soul into despising what it was made to love (John 3:20).

Readings: The Shepherd of Hermas, Commandment 3 Augustine, The Confessions, Book 11, Chapter 22 (Section 32) Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1–2, Question 29, Article 5

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