"�Tarde te am�, hermosura tan antigua y tan nueva, tarde te am�! T� estabas dentro de m� y yo fuera, y por fuera te buscaba; y deforme como era me lanzaba sobre estas cosas hermosas que t� creaste. T� estabas conmigo, pero yo no estaba contigo; me reten�an lejos de ti cosas que no existir�an si no existieran en ti. Pero t� me llamaste y clamaste hasta romper finalmente mi sordera. Con tu fulgor espl�ndido pusiste en fuga mi ceguera. Tu fragancia penetr� en mi respiraci�n y ahora suspiro por ti. Gust� tu sabor y por eso ahora tengo m�s hambre y m�s sed de ese gusto. Me tocaste y con tu tacto me encendiste en tu paz".

Reproduction of the original: The Life of Saint Monica by Frances Alice Forbes

Confesiones es una serie de trece libros autobiogr�ficos de San Agust�n de Hipona escritos entre el a�o 397 y el 398. San Agust�n escribi� acerca de su juventud pecadora y de c�mo se convirti� al cristianismo. Es ampliamente aceptada como la primera autobiograf�a occidental jam�s escrita, y se convirti� en un modelo para otros autores cristianos de los siguientes siglos.Se narra la ni�ez de Agust�n, su adolescencia y juventud, su carrera acad�mica, su estancia en el manique�smo, su proceso personal de acercamiento al cristianismo (ya conocido en la ni�ez), su conversi�n, y sus primeras experiencias como cat�lico.

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Everything Needed to Understand and Appreciate the Traditional Latin Mass! Extremely informative, yet very easy to read! This book explains prayer by prayer, what happens at the Latin Mass and why. Why is the Mass in Latin, the use of silence, bells, specific colors, etc.---and how we participate. Reviews are very enthusiastic! Ties in beautifully with Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio opening the door to the universal celebration of the Latin Mass.

"As the psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. In the Book of Psalms are to be found the history of the people of Israel, the theology and spirituality of the Old Covenant, and a treasury of human experience expressed in prayer and poetry. So too does the work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustine's personal life, his theological reflections and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of Hippo."--Publisher's website.

What if the annoying person you try to avoid is actually an accidental saint in your life? What if, even in our failings, holy moments are waiting to happen? Nadia Bolz-Weber demonstrates what happens when ordinary people meet to explore the Christian faith. Their faltering steps towards wholeness will ring true for believer and sceptic alike.