𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐗𝐈𝐕 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧?
The majority of the faithful have probably come to associate religious brotherhood with a calm and tranquil way of life. After all, isn’t the secular world of consumerism already a restless world?
Indeed it is, but the Augustinians see this Restlessness as a Divine Gift.
Saint Augustine writes in his Confessions, “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” Perhaps Augustine’s most often quoted phrase, it captures something that resonates deep within the human person.
Restlessness is that desire to be filled and fulfilled. We all have it. We try to ignore at times, but still it remains. We Augustinians believe that it can direct us to God.
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