Bonus Episode: Introduction to Book 8 (The Confessions of St. Augustine)

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🗓️ 29 October 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Book 8 finds St. Augustine at the moment of his conversion. In this book, St. Augustine surrenders to the will of God and consents to grace. Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk point out the importance of Scripture in the moment of St. Augustine’s conversion. They encourage everyone to read Scripture and remember that the Holy Spirit works through the Word of God. Finally, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand urge anyone who is on the precipice of conversion to take that step of surrender to God.

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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 Bertram Jansik.
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
0:14.4	greatest Saints and teachers. Each season will read through a great work,
0:18.0	explain its spiritual principles, and help you apply its timeless wisdom to your life.
0:22.4	The Catholic Classics Podcast is 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 to
0:39.5	3.377. Click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily notifications.
0:46.6	Today we will be beginning Book 8 of the Ascension Edition of Confessions.
0:50.8	This bonus episode is an introduction to the reflections that you'll hear for the next few days.
0:55.0	If you'd like to hear some of our conversations on other subjects, follow up with us and three of our brother priests on the podcast, God-splaining. There you'll find weekly
1:04.4	episodes on a variety of Catholic themes with occasional guests,
1:07.7	scriptural meditations, and special series. You can find God-splaining with any
1:11.9	podcast app on YouTube and at God's explaining.org.
1:16.0	All right, let's just go ahead and get started.
1:19.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
1:22.0	Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
1:26.0	Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work too may be holy.
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