St. Augustine: Film Preview (CATHOLICISM- The Pivotal Players)
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Everyone in the world is deeply unhappy.
Everyone realizes, if he or she is honest,
that nothing in this world has satisfied the deepest
longing of their heart.
So they get wealth and power and pleasure and honor,
even in great amounts.
If they're honest, they would know, no, that's not it.
That's not enough.
Because there's an infinite longing in me.
St. Augustine, of course, tells us,
our hearts are restless till they rest in God.
Losing the self in God is the key to joy.
Augustine of Hippo is not only one
of the three or four most important players
in the history of the Church.
He's a pivotal figure in the development
of Western civilization.
Why is Augustine of Hippo a pivotal player?
Through his literary genius and spiritual perception,
he's allowed numberless people over the centuries
to see their own stories of sin and grace in his.
His own famously restless heart has become the paradigm
for spiritual seekers across the ages.