Journeying With The Saints
Journeying with the Saints is a podcast that picks a Saint for a year to walk with through their writings. Each week, there is a short reading and then a reflection. The podcast helps to move through the writings of the Saints and understand how their wisdom applies to our lives today. Each Saint has a unique insight into living out the Catholic Faith well and a deep understanding of how to draw closer to Christ. This podcast offers a great opportunity to learn from them.
Episodes
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Nine
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. What is your goal? Or goals? What do you think most people would say if you asked people on the street? How many do you think would say that their goal is Heaven? We are reading today from Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Nine on page 278.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Eight
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. We are coming down to the end of Book Eleven, only a few more readings to go. We are reading today from Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Eight on page 277.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Seven
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we need to focus and put our thinking caps on. I had to do a lot of research for this chapter, but I don't want you to start sweating and worrying. As we read this, just take it in and then I'll explain. Don't try to analyze it to death while I'm reading. It's probably not going to make a ton of sense right away, but we'll get through it. We will, we will. I'm
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Six
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for coming to listen to this episode today. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Six on page 274.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Five
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a super short reading today which we will jump right into. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Five on page 273.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Four
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today's reading is one of the more confusing ones. Don't be scared, it's short, so there's not too much time for the mind to wander. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter 24 on page 272.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Three
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today's reading may seem a bit muddled and confusing. To help us out a bit, remember this is the question that St. Augustine is trying to answer, "If the past no longer exists, and the future doesn't yet exist, and the present is constantly disappearing, what exactly is time?" How do we experience a day? A hour? What does that even mean? Those are some of the philosoph
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Two
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Is there a mystery of God that you wish you could fully understand? Maybe the Eucharist, the Trinity, the Incarnation? Or maybe even trying to understand time and how God is outside of it? St. Augustine wishes he understood time better in our reading today from Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Two on page 270.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-One
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. Being able to measure time is extremely important to us and we've had numerous ways to measure it through the centuries. The measurement of time is what we are reading about today. Please open to Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-One on page 269.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We are getting spoiled with these very short readings. Perfect for the busy person. We are reading today from Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty on page 269.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Nineteen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Very short reading today on how the prophets told the future. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Nineteen on page 268.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Eighteen
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome. Thank you for joining me today. I wanted to let you know that we are under a hundred pages left. So, we are just over 3/4 of the way through the book, which is awesome. We are reading today from Book Eleven, Chapter Eighteen on page 267.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Seventeen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We continue our readings on time and you might be thinking, "This is a lot of information about time. When is he going to get to the Genesis part?" We will, I promise. What I think we can take from this, is that off the very first sentence of the Bible, "In the beginning," St. Augustine has meditated deeply. This might seem like a lot to you, if you've never really take
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Sixteen
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Another short reading on time and it's a continuation of what we read about yesterday. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Sixteen on page 266.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Fifteen
Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, is a little bit longer reading and it's not complicated, it's just that St. Augustine is going to say past, present, and future a lot. What he is saying, though, is very interesting, so don't get scared off. Just take in what he is trying to convey. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Fifteen on page 264.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Fourteen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. St. Augustine is going to get very philosophical on us today when it comes to thinking about time. And now is the time to read from Book Eleven, Chapter Fourteen on page 263.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Thirteen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. St. Augustine wants us to be very clear that there is no time for God. He is outside time. Let's here his thoughts as we read from Book Eleven, Chapter Thirteen on page 262.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twelve
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Short reading today on how to handle people that are asking questions about God. We will be reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Twelve on page 262.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Eleven
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for coming to join me today. We are going to be hearing more about eternity and in my reflection, I'm going to have to appeal to people smarter than me. First, though, let's read our short reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Eleven on page 261. Jimmy Akin Article
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Ten
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Before time began and space was created, what was God doing? Relaxing? Pondering? Drawing up the diagram for creation? The answer—none of these. St. Augustine is going to talk about how it's wrong to think of God in this way. Let's open to page 261 to read from Book Eleven, Chapter Ten.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Nine
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. St. Augustine is going to talk today about how it is the Lord that rescues us and, so, that is what we will discuss. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Nine on page 260.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Eight
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome. Today, St. Augustine will touch on one of the teachings of our faith that I find the hardest to wrap my mind around. That is—how Jesus is the Word. Let's see what we can learn by opening to page 259 to read from Book Eleven, Chapter Eight.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Seven
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. The things that St. Augustine is talking about in this book are the things that just fascinate me. Those things being what was going on before time and space. What actually is eternity? When God speaks, what does that mean exactly? All fascinating things which we are reading about today in Book Eleven, Chapter Seven on page 259.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Six
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. When God speaks, things happen and that's what we are going to hear about today. Please open to Book Eleven, Chapter Six on page 258.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Five
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to another really important reading today. We need to talk about the Big Bang Theory and, no, I'm not talking about the TV show. Let's get started by opening to Book Eleven, Chapter Five on page 257.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Four
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are gonna nerd out just a bit on St. Thomas Aquinas. Don't panic. Hopefully, I can explain things in laymen's terms, but it's good to stretch our minds a bit. Let's read from Book Eleven, Chapter Four on page 256.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Three
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Thanks for coming back and hitting play. We are diving into Genesis today, so I invite you to sit at the feet of teacher St. Augustine and learn something new. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Three on page 256.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Two
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome. Today, I want you to view our entire reading as a beautiful prayer, because, well, that is what it is. It is a prayer to the Father and it can be our prayer, too. We are reading from Book Eleven, Chapter Two on page 253.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter One
Well, hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to Book Eleven. There are 31 chapters in this book, so not as long as Book Ten. This book will be an exploration of Genesis. Now, you may be thinking, "Oh, I've heard Genesis a million times. I know it." But, I encourage you to learn from St. Augustine and see what his mind can teach you. With that, let's open to Book Eleven, Chapter One on page 253.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Forty-Three
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to our last reading from Book Ten. This was a long book and I think you for hanging in there with me. Let's finish out Book Ten by reading from Chapter Forty-Three on page 250.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Forty-Two
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope this is a good day for you. This is the second to last reading from Book Ten, so you've really come a long way. Nice job! We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Forty-Two on page 250.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Forty-One
Well, hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome. Okay, so another short day, which is good for all you busy people out there. We will jump right into Book Ten, Chapter Forty-One on page 249.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Forty
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. We are starting to wind down this Book, so some of what we are going to read about is St. Augustine summarizing a little bit, the path that he took purge away a lot of sins. The reflection may not be suitable for young ears. Let's read from Book Ten, Chapter Forty on page 248.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Nine
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today. We have another short reading on the temptation to be self-complacent. Please open to page 248 to read from Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Nine.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Eight
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. After a few days of longer readings, today is very short. It's a continuation of yesterday's reading on the praise of men. Let's open to page 247 to read from Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Eight.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Seven
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Why do we like the praises of men so much? I think it's because we are communal beings and we desire to belong. St. Augustine is going to talk more about how hard it is to let go of desiring the praises of men. Let's open to Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Seven on page 245.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Six
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. To be feared or loved by men. I think it's something that we all struggle with in some capacity. Let's hear what St. Augustine has to say about it by reading from Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Six on page 244.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Five
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. What is the sin of curiosity? Aren't we supposed to be curious? Well, let's see what St. Augustine has to say. Please open to page 241 where we will be reading from Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Five.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Four
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today is about our eyes and our sight. Our discussion afterwards will not be kid appropriate, just as a head's up. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Four on page 239.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Three
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We are going to hear a lot about music today in our reading. Everyone has an opinion on music, so let's see what St. Augustine has to say. Please open to page 238 to read from Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Three.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Two
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today. We have a short reading today on page 237, reading from Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-Two.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-One
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Do you like to eat? I bet you do. And I'm sure it comes as no surprise that I do, too. Today's reading is all about gluttony. So, grab your books and open to page 234 to read from Book Ten, Chapter Thirty-One.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirty
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, St. Augustine is going to be talking more about overcoming his lustful ways, so I would caution about having young ears in the vicinity. We must talk about these things, because they are real struggles and to ignore them is not helpful. We all know someone that struggles with lust. So, let's turn to Book Ten, Chapter Thirty on page 233.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Nine
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have another bite-sized reading today. Today's reading isn't too adult in theme, but I would maybe caution listening around young ears. Let's open our books to page 233 and read from Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Nine.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Eight
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. How is your day going? It is crazy windy here and has been for days and, frankly, I'm tired of it. Wind or no wind, we must carry on. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter 28 on page 232.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Seven
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we get to hear a short reading about one of the transcendentals—beauty. Let's open to Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Seven on page 231.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Six
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to another short reading today. Let's open to page 231 and read from Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Six.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Five
Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. St. Augustine basically asks the question I asked yesterday. Where in the memory is God? How is the understanding of Him stored? Let's hear about that on page 230, reading from Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Five.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Four
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. Another very short reading today. Let's open to page 230 and read from Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Four.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Three
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. If there is any chapter to take and use it as a litmus test for our culture, this is the chapter. I'm anxious to get into it, so let's open to Book Ten, Chapter 23 on page 229.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Two
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a very short reading today that is a continuation of yesterday's reading. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-Two on page 228.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-One
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. Can people really find joy in shameful things? Some will say that they can, but we'll discuss on the other side of our reading. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Twenty-One on page 227. Reading of "Hint of an Explanation" by Graham Greene
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twenty
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are finally getting a glimpse into why St. Augustine has been talking so much about memory today. He's going to touch on happiness and how it is that we know what that is. Is it stored in our memory? It's a very very interesting reading and I think you're going to enjoy hearing his insights. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Twenty on page 226.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Nineteen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Nineteen on page 225.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Eighteen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Very short reading today on lost things. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Eighteen on page 224.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Seventeen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope all is going well out there for you and I hope that you are enjoying this book. I know I am and I'm so happy that we are reading it this season. Let's get going and open to page 223 and read from Book Ten, Chapter Seventeen.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Sixteen
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today. St. Augustine is still contemplating memories and he is really thinking hard on all of this. I'm curious to see where he is headed with this in depth analysis of memories, but I do trust that he is going somewhere. We are reading today from Book Ten, Chapter Sixteen on page 222.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Fifteen
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Super short reading today, where St. Augustine is basically just going to summarize all that he's been talking about with regards to memory. Since there isn't much new here to cover, we will just read and leave it there for today. We will be reading from Book Ten, Chapter Fifteen on page 221.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Fourteen
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Today is all about feelings held in our memory and I think you'll find it very interesting. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Fourteen on page 220.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Thirteen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have another super short reading today, which we will get right into. Please open to page 219 to read from Book Ten, Chapter Thirteen.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Twelve
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Who likes math? You? Me? No, I'm not that big of a fan. My husband? Loves it. He loves numbers and greek letters and equations and all that math-y stuff. We have a short reading today where St. Augustine talks about numbers. Our reading is from Book Ten, Chapter Twelve on page 219.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Ten
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome. Today, St. Augustine will expound more on the amazing abilities of humans. Our ability to hear sounds, that form words, and understand that those words have meaning is truly remarkable. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Ten on page 217.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Eleven
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have another interesting reading on memory again, focused primarily on having to re-learn things that we've neglected to think about for a time. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Eleven on page 218.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Nine
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We are hearing more about the incredible things our minds can do. This is important, because it shows the faculties that God gives us in order to help us come to know and understand Him, at least in some small way. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Nine on page 216.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Eight
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. In continuation of yesterday, St. Augustine is going to be talking about how we humans have the amazing ability to hold things in our memory. Have you ever thought about how fascinating it is that we have memories? Well, if you haven't thought about, you will after this reading. We are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Eight on page 214.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Seven
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a short reading today and we will go ahead and jump right in. Please open to Book Ten, Chapter Seven on page 213.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Six
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. What does it mean to love God? We will discuss this after our reading. Please open to page 211 where we are reading from Book Ten, Chapter Six.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Five
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome. We have a short reading today all about self-knowledge. Let's open to Book Ten, Chapter 5 on page 210.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Four
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope you are having a good day out there. We are going to head right into the readings by opening to page 209 and reading from Book Ten, Chapter Four.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Three
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Can our conversion story help others? Sure it can. I have no doubt that St. Augustine's confessions have helped countless people. But, we aren't required to share it. Let's read from Book Ten, Chapter Three on page 208.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter Two
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Confession, confession, confession. That is our topic today. Let's open to Book Ten, Chapter Two on page 207.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Ten, Chapter One
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to Book Ten. If you have the reading schedule for this book that I made, you will see that Book Ten has 43 chapters. That may seem daunting, but most of the chapters are very short. You've made it more than halfway, so just realize that you've come a great distance with this book, probably farther than most. So, I thank you for continuing on with me. From here on out,
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Nine, Chapter Thirteen
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to the last reading from Book Nine. This has been a full book: We've had the baptism of St. Augustine, he quits his job, his mother gets sick right before leaving for Africa, and then she dies. Our reading today is the prayer of a son praying for his mom's soul, it's a beautiful reading. Go ahead and open to page 203 where we will read from Book Nine, Chapter Thirteen
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Nine, Chapter Twelve
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me. We have a longer reading today where we will hear about how St. Augustine is trying to hold it together after his mother's death. There will be a part in Latin that is an evening prayer written by St. Ambrose. Instead of me stumbling through it, I will play it being sung by a choir at a Benedictine Abbey in Germany. They do a much better job tha
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Nine, Chapter Eleven
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we will be at the deathbed of St. Monica as she declares her wishes to her sons. Yes, I said sons. We will be introduced to St. Augustine's brother. We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Eleven on page 199. Article on the Basilica of St. Augustine https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/praying-at-the-tomb-of-st-monica/
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Nine, Chapter Ten
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we have an endearing moment between St. Augustine and his mom. Let's hear what they are talking about as we read from Book Nine, Chapter Ten on page 196.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Nine, Chapter Nine
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We are going to hear more about St. Monica's good virtues today and there's lots to talk about, so let's get started. We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Nine on page 194.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Nine, Chapter Eight
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a sad reading today, as we will hear that St. Monica has passed away. We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Eight on page 192.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Nine, Chapter Seven
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Today, in our reading, it's almost like St. Augustine is just gushing with all the news of the day. We are going to get all kinds of information about what is going on in the Christian world of Milan. I think you'll find it very interesting. We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Seven on page 191.
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Nine, Chapter Six
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today is the day when we read about St. Augustine baptism. We are also going to hear about Adeodatus, St. Augustine's son. We haven't really heard much of anything about him, so I think you will be interested in this short reading. We are reading from Book Nine, Chapter Six on page 190.
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