On August 28th, we honor Saint Augustine of Hippo. After a life of intellectual and spiritual searching, he underwent a radical conversion, thanks in part to the prayers of his mother, St. Monica. He went on to become a bishop and write masterpieces like the Confessions, leaving a timeless legacy of wisdom for the Church. #SaintoftheDay #SaintAugustine #DoctoroftheChurch #cctx | Corpus Christi Cathedral

Pray with St. Augustine in his glorious Confessions, the greatest autobiography ever written by man: https://tanbooks.com/confessions-of-st-augustine-of-hippo | TAN Books

Dr. Anthony Esolen explains how Saint Augustine's Confessions blew him away with its timeless wisdom despite being written 1600 years ago. Get the book: https://tanbooks.com/products/confessions-of-st-augustine-of-hippo/ In this masterpiece, you will find a doctor of the Church longing for the true Doctor of the soul, Christ. Taking us from Augustine’s roots in Africa to his encounters with his spiritual father Saint Ambrose in Milan, from his battle against his concupiscence to his famed conver