by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
The whole human race is the one lying along the highway, left half dead by the thieves, whom the Priest and the Levite despised and passed by; but a Samaritan, who was also passing by, came near to cure him and assist him. Sermo 171,2
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Similarly, Adam descended and fell into the hands of thieves, because we all are Adam. The Priest passed by and paid no attention; the Levite passed by and paid no attention because the Law could not heal. The Samaritan, passing by, did not despise us; he cured us, he...
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
In carnal man, the rule of understanding is the habit of seeing. What they usually see, they believe; what they do not see, they do not believe. Sermo 242,1
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Because the less the soul submits itself to God, the more it lives forgetful of him in its thoughts; and the less the flesh submits to the soul, the more it desires against the spirit. De Civitate Dei XIX, 4,4
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
As the doctors, when they diagnose an illness and find it terminal, make a judgment: “He shall die with this; there is no escape;” similarly, when a man is born, one must diagnose: “There is no escape". Sermo 97,3
