Day 31: The Conversion (The Confessions of St. Augustine)

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🗓️ 1 November 2023

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Summary

It is finally conversion day! After providing further philosophical proofs against the Manichaeans, St. Augustine reaches the point of conversion. Not only does St. Augustine describe the moment in which the Holy Spirit overwhelms him, but he also shares how those closest to him react upon learning of his conversion. This includes a description of the joy and relief of St. Monica. Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk reflect on these reactions and on the moment of St. Augustine’s conversion. Today’s readings are Book 8, Chapters 10-12.

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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
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0:14.4	greatest Saints and teachers. Each season will read through a great work,
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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
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0:46.0	This is day 31.
0:48.0	Today we'll be reading Book 8, chapters 10 through 12 in the Ascension edition of the book.
0:52.0	We wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped support this
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1:04.0	ascension press.com slash support. All right before we get into the reading a quick look
1:09.2	at what we're covering today it's conversion day guys. It is conversion day. So let's get excited. I know you
1:16.2	are excited. You don't need further encouragement to get excited. Nonetheless, get
1:19.7	excited. But in order to get to the conversion story, we're going to have to work our way through further
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