Bonus Episode: Introduction to Book 1 (The Confessions of St. Augustine)

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🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Who is God and how can experience his salvation? These two questions are St. Augustine’s primary focus in Book 1 of the Confessions. Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk give us an overview of the themes and topics St. Augustine will explore in the upcoming chapters of Book 1.

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Please note: The Confessions of St. Augustine contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Father Gregory Pine.
0:06.0	And I'm Father Jacob Bertrand Jansick.
0:08.0	And you're listening to the Catholic Classics podcast
0:11.0	where we seek to grow our interior lives by learning from the church's greatest
0:14.9	Saints and teachers. Each season will read through a great work, explain its spiritual principles,
0:20.3	and help you apply its timeless wisdom to your life.
0:23.0	The Catholic Classics Podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:27.0	This season we are reading Ascension's edition of Confessions by St. Augustine.
0:30.0	A few reminders before we get started. To download the reading plan for
0:34.1	Confessions, visit ascension press.com slash Catholic Classics or text Confessions
0:39.2	to 3377. Click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily notifications.
0:46.4	Today we will be beginning book one of the Ascension Edition of Confessions.
0:50.5	This bonus episode is an introduction to the reflections that you'll hear for the next few days.
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1:09.0	Let's get started.
1:11.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
1:14.3	Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy
1:20.0	Spirit, that my work too may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy.
1:27.0	Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen.
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