Last February 27, 2025, the Pontifical Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome was the scene of the doctoral thesis defense of the Augustinian Recollect Fr. Lounal Jarumay, entitled “Prophetatio est, non optatio”: Augustine of Hippo’s exegesis on...
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, celebrated annually from January 18-25, begins this year 2025 with the motto inspired by John 11:26: “I am the resurrection and the life…. Do you believe this?”. Prepared by the monastic community of Bose, this...
St. Augustine recounts his conversion with depth and honesty in the eighth book of his Confessions. Within the account, a particular moment stands out in which the figure of St. Anthony Abbot becomes an essential catalyst for the spiritual transformation of the future...
The celebration of the Epiphany has been for centuries an occasion of special importance in the Christian tradition. St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the most influential Fathers of the Church, dedicated several reflections to this mystery, illuminating its theological...
The front pages of the newspapers dawn every day with some new scenario of armed conflict, with new developments in the endless wars that are active in different parts of the world, with diseases that are spreading, or with some similar news. The effects of reading...
