by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
There are two lives, that of the body and that of the soul. Just as the soul is the life of the body so also God is the life of the soul. When the soul leaves the body, the body dies and when the soul abandons God, the soul dies.Enarrationes in psalmos 70, S 2,...
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Every soul searches for happiness and peace; every man cries out that he desires to be happy.Miscellanea agostiniana 12, 2.
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
If one were to ask two men if they would like to be soldiers, possibly, one might say ‘yes’ and the other ‘no’ but, if one asks them whether or not they want to be happy, more than likely, both will respond ‘yes’. Thus, to be happy,...
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Men, in this life, look for peace and security with great effort but because of their evil desires, they can’t find either. The reason is that man searches for peace in shifting and perishable things which dissolve and pass away. These are the source of fear and...
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
This substance, this reality, this person called man desires the happy life. Man, a union of rational soul and mortal flesh seeks to be happy.Sermo 150, 5.
