by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Because the impious do not want to make themselves better, they make God worse. Enarrationes in psalmos 73,25
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Wherever you sin, it seems that you desire a good, as though you seek relief. Enarrationes in psalmos 102,8
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
In the wicked, the whole earth growls; in the righteous, great rejoicing fills the earth. Enarrationes in psalmos 99,3
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Observe the painter. He has before him various colors, and he knows where each one has to go. The sinner wanted the black color. Is it for this reason, perhaps, that the artist does not know where to place him? Sermo 125,5
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Because the corruption of the body, which burdens the soul, is not the cause of the first sin, but its penalty; the depraved flesh did not make the soul sinful, rather the perverted soul gave birth to bodily corruption. De Doctrina Christiana XIV, 3.
