Saint Augustine

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do read more

I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

Before God can deliver us from ourselves, we must undeceive ourselves.”

Before God can deliver us from ourselves, we must undeceive ourselves.”

Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.

Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, read more

Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by.