We have to reprimand the undisciplined, console the faint-hearted, support the weak, refute the opponents, be wary of the clever, instruct the ignorant, stir up the lazy, thwart the belligerent, restrain the proud, appease the quarreling, help the needy, liberate the oppressed, encourage the good, tolerate the wicked, and love everyone.

—St. Augustine of Hippo

quoted in the book, Desire and Unity: Augustinian Spirituality for Today

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TIMELESS WISDOM

Intellectual giant of the Christian West, Saint Augustine is also one of its greatest spiritual masters. To this man of desire and friendship, Christ taught to purify everything in charity, to direct everything towards God, and to unify everything in communion. His thought profoundly influenced the history of Catholicism, and the vigor of his view of the human heart responds to today’s concerns. Fr. Emmanuel-Marie presents beautiful insights into this timeless message of desire and unity of Augustine, which offers us a living message charged with hope.

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