… in other words, he plans to make us a defenseless nation. Read more

… the (insert expletive) that invented the (insert expletive) car stereo bass amplifier. Read more

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Bernini statue in St. Peters Read more

Triumph of St. Augustine Read more

… it’s official, we worship youth & beauty. Read more

Joos Van Wassenhove …Augustine Aurelius was born on November 13, 354, in Tagaste, North Africa. His father was a pagan, his mother St. Monica. Still unbaptized and burning for knowledge, he came under the influence of the Manicheans, which caused his mother intense sorrow. He left Africa for Rome, deceiving his mother, who was ever anxious to be near him. She prayed and wept. A bishop consoled her by observing that a son of so many tears would never be... Read more

the wave of violence continues in India. Franciscan monks at San Colombano Belmonte monastery near Turin gagged and beaten. Read more

…When asked how to get rid of persistent evil thoughts, the saint replied, “This is like a man who has fire on his left side, and a vessel full of water on his right side. If he starts burning from the fire, he takes water from the vessel and extinguishes the fire. The fire represents the evil thoughts placed in the heart of man by the Enemy of our salvation, which can enkindle sinful desires within man like a spark... Read more

Petro di Giovanni d’Ambrogio, Departure of St. Augustine St. Monica is an example of those holy matrons of the ancient Church who proved very influential in their own quiet way. Through prayer and tears she gave the great Augustine to the Church of God, and thereby earned for herself a place of honor in the history of God’s kingdom on earth. The Confessions of St. Augustine provide certain biographical details. Born of Christian parents about the year 331 at Tagaste... Read more