The Journey Takes Time

The Journey Takes Time

Things take the time they take. Don’t worry. How many roads did St. Augustine follow before he became St. Augustine? We’re now firmly into the academic year, and the above poem by Mary Oliver seems particularly appropriate. This is the time when parents and...
Steps to Wisdom: Piety

Steps to Wisdom: Piety

Following fear of God, which is the first of Augustine’s “Steps to Wisdom,” is what Augustine calls piety. He says that once we recognize that God is in authority over us and we start to learn his commandments, we ought to realize that “whatever...