The Shepherd of Hermas presents a dramatic vision of the angelic shepherd who delivers the commandments, calling believers to repentance and obedience. Augustine praises the Word as the fountain of eternal life, restraining the soul from the world and shaping it into gentleness, meekness, and wisdom (Romans 12:2). Aquinas launches into his new question on concupiscence, beginning with whether desire belongs only to the senses or also to the will, and showing the difference between bodily craving and the longing of the spirit (1 John 2:16).

Readings: The Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 5 Augustine, The Confessions, Book 11, Chapter 22 (Section 31) Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1–2, Question 30, Article 1

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