The month of August is, for all of us who are part of the Augustinian Family, an excellent opportunity to deepen our understanding of the legacy we have received from the great Saint Augustine and how the figure of this saint is able to speak to today’s society...
Like every August 28th, the Augustinian Recollect Family around the world unites today to celebrate the feast day of St. Augustine, our patron saint and a central figure in the history of the Church. This day marks the culmination of a month filled with reflections on...
Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Monica, especially known for her unwavering faith and dedication to prayer. Born in North Africa in the 4th century, St. Monica is remembered primarily for her tireless pleas for the conversion of her son, St. Augustine, who...
For her personal and symbolic life, her influence on St. Augustine, St. Monica deserves a place of honor in the Christian saints’ calendar. Her determination, fortitude, intelligence, maternal love and fidelity to the Church were decisive in the religious...
The title of the present reflection comes from the first section of the Instrumentum Laboris (IL) of the Synod of Bishops, which contains five fundamentals that can invite us to reflect, and thus be able to respond to a fundamental question: How to be a missionary...