Tag Archives: Augustine

A splendid weapon

Posted on September 22, 2017 by middlingpoet

“What is our soul? A splendid weapon it may be, long, sharp, oiled, and coruscating with the light of wisdom as it is brandished. But what is this soul of ours worth, what is it capable of, unless God holds … Continue reading →

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Late Have I Loved You

Posted on August 28, 2017 by middlingpoet

A famous Augustinian prayer, on this Feast Day of St. Augustine: Late have I loved you, Beauty so old and so new: Late have I loved you. And see, you were within And I was within the external world And … Continue reading →

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