The opening paragraphs of the De Trinitate are indeed an utterance of classical lucidity about the nature and limits of language about God. It can be repeated today without changing anything much and
I agree that Augustine made terrible mistakes, and I wish we could say that he did not mean them literally. He saw miserable humanity as a massa damnata, except for the elect who would fill the spaces
Joe. Thanks. But that wasn't the issue. Of course Augustine was often wrong. Of course he misused Scripture and twisted it to suit his argument. Of course his many arguments were exaggerated at ti
Key Message:
The fire of our Lord Jesus does not merely warm. It purifies, divides and transforms.
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What does our Lord mean when He says, “I have come to br
Even yet Augustine's obvious misuse of Luke 14:23 in Letter CLXXIII cannot be 'outed' as probably the most catastrophic exegesis in the history of the church:
https://catholiclibrary.org/library/vi
Oh Joe, you surprise me. Our clamour for tidiness and exactness, has been ever so damaging in our history of faith. Literalism is a form of arrogance, that we can express the inexpressible. Our appr
Seamus, I don't know any sentence in Augustine that is not meant to be read literally. Perhaps you mean some poetic metaphors in the Confessions or taken over from Scripture? His rhetoric is totally a
I demur Joe. We cannot neglect his past. It was in the School of Rhetoric that his professional life emerged. He never stopped talking or preaching. He loved his words and always dabbed them with colo
Nagasaki reminds us how stupid the human race remains -- 80 years have passed and we are still clutching at these obscene weapons.
Was Augustine an orator? He was an indefatigable preacher and writ
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August 8 2025I agree that Augustine made terrible mistakes, and I wish we could say that he did not mean them literally. He saw miserable humanity as a massa damnata, except for the elect who would fill the spaces
Séamus Ahearne: Nagasaki and Hiroshima (1)
August 8 2025Joe. Thanks. But that wasn't the issue. Of course Augustine was often wrong. Of course he misused Scripture and twisted it to suit his argument. Of course his many arguments were exaggerated at ti
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Séamus Ahearne: Nagasaki and Hiroshima (1)
August 8 2025Even yet Augustine's obvious misuse of Luke 14:23 in Letter CLXXIII cannot be 'outed' as probably the most catastrophic exegesis in the history of the church: https://catholiclibrary.org/library/vi
Séamus Ahearne: Nagasaki and Hiroshima (1)
August 8 2025Oh Joe, you surprise me. Our clamour for tidiness and exactness, has been ever so damaging in our history of faith. Literalism is a form of arrogance, that we can express the inexpressible. Our appr
Séamus Ahearne: Nagasaki and Hiroshima (1)
August 8 2025Seamus, I don't know any sentence in Augustine that is not meant to be read literally. Perhaps you mean some poetic metaphors in the Confessions or taken over from Scripture? His rhetoric is totally a
Séamus Ahearne: Nagasaki and Hiroshima (1)
August 8 2025I demur Joe. We cannot neglect his past. It was in the School of Rhetoric that his professional life emerged. He never stopped talking or preaching. He loved his words and always dabbed them with colo
Séamus Ahearne: Nagasaki and Hiroshima (1)
August 8 2025Nagasaki reminds us how stupid the human race remains -- 80 years have passed and we are still clutching at these obscene weapons. Was Augustine an orator? He was an indefatigable preacher and writ
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