by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
There are some sins committed out of weakness; others out of ignorance; others out of malice. Weakness is contrary to valor; ignorance is contrary to wisdom; malice is contrary to goodness. De diversis quaestionibus LXXXIII, q. 26
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
It is not that the soul, giving way to the inclination of the body, becomes body; nevertheless, in a certain sense, it becomes bodily by its degrading appetite. Contra Secundinum XI
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Which is the circle of the wicked? They go around in circles without stopping. They revolve around error, which is a street without end. He who walks in straight line, starts somewhere and ends somewhere; but he who moves in circles ends nowhere. Such is the...
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Because not to live according to the truth of God and his laws, but according to the desires of man, that is living a lie. De Doctrina Christiana XIV, 4,1
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
My own sins stain me; the sins of others torment me. Lord, purify me of my sins and pardon the sins of others. Enarrationes in psalmos 18, S 2,13
