Journeying With The Saints

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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Seventeen 16.09.2026 10min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we start the back and forth conversation St. Augustine must have had with people who didn't quite agree with his take on the opening sentences of Genesis.  It's pretty nuanced, but let's jump into it as we read from Book Twelve, Chapter Seventeen on page 294.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Sixteen 15.09.2026 4min

  Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Today, we are getting a bit of preface before St. Augustine goes into a back and forth with people who disagree with his take on the beginning sentences of Genesis. We won't see that back and forth today, but he's prepping us in a way.  With that, let's read from Book Twelve, Chapter Sixteen on page 293.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Fifteen 14.09.2026 13min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for pushing play today. We have a longer reading, so settle in and let's begin.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Fifteen on page 290.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Fourteen 13.09.2026 5min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today on a short reading about Scripture.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Fourteen on page 290.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Thirteen 12.09.2026 4min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining up with me today. It's important to remember as we read today's reading that we understand that at the beginning of time, days were not a 24 hour period of time. Just keep that in mind and we will discuss after we read.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Thirteen on page 289.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Twelve 11.09.2026 6min

  Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to our short reading today.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Twelve on page 288.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Eleven 10.09.2026 8min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to another great reading from our teacher, St. Augustine.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Eleven on page 287.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Ten 09.09.2026 4min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a wonderful, heartfelt prayer from St. Augustine today. One where I think most of us can relate in some way or another.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Ten on page 286.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Nine 08.09.2026 4min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope you all are having a wonderful day.  We are reading today from Book Twelve, Chapter Nine on page 286.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Eight 07.09.2026 4min

  Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me on our reading today.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Eight on page 285.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Seven 06.09.2026 5min

  Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. We will hear more today on God creating the Heavens and the earth in our short reading.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Seven on page 284.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Six 05.09.2026 7min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Have you ever imagined what the earth looked like when it was formless, put another way, shapeless? St. Augustine wondered about it and couldn't come up with anything.  Let's hear about this as we read from Book Twelve, Chapter Six on page 283. 
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Five 04.09.2026 3min

  Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. Don't get spoiled now, but we have another super short reading today.  Which is from Book Twelve, Chapter Five on page 282.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Four 03.09.2026 3min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a short reading today that is piggy-backing off of yesterday's thoughts on the Bible.  We are reading from Book Twelve, Chapter Four on page 282.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Three 02.09.2026 5min

  Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. We are going to be hearing a lot about the beginning of the all creation, so be ready for that. It will be in mostly bit-sized chunks, which I think we be helpful. And I will try to give bite-sized chunks of information on the science behind all this.  Let's go ahead and open to page 282 to read from Book Twelve, Chapter Three. 
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter Two 01.09.2026 6min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We are going to talk about beauty today and I may or may not be a tad controversial.  Please open to Book Twelve, Chapter Two on page 281.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Twelve, Chapter One 31.08.2026 4min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to Book Twelve. We have this book—Book Twelve—and then Book Thirteen, which is so awesome. We've come so far.  Let's get started on our short reading today from Book Twelve, Chapter One on page 281.
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  St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Eleven, Chapter Thirty-One 26.08.2026 4min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to the end of Book Eleven. I know I started out saying that we were going to dive into Genesis, but I didn't realize that we would literally just be exploring the opening line of Genesis. So, if you were ready for more, I'm sorry that I misled you. I beg your forgiveness.  We are reading today from Book Eleven, Chapter Thirty-One on page 279.
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  St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Thirty 25.08.2026 6min

  Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Just two more readings in Book Eleven. How have you done with this book? Okay? I hope so. I know it's been a lot of philosophy and maybe you didn't anticipate that. That's okay, I didn't either.  Let's go ahead and read our second to last chapter in Book Eleven by turning to page 279 and reading from Chapter Thirty. 
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  St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Eleven, Chapter Twenty-Nine 24.08.2026 5min

  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.