Theology for transitional times

Thinking with Augustine

Pope Leo XIV’s Vision: An Augustinian Anthropology

Gregory Grimes on seeing the Augustinian anthropology working within Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical

St. Monica’s Example of Love on Pilgrimage

Kate Giancatarino on pilgrimage and Monica's example of love

Reflections on a Heart on Pilgrimage

Jessie Pagan on Villanova's Women's Pellegrinaggio Augustiniano

Call to Prayer: Reflection on One Year into the Papacy of Pope Leo XIV

Colleen Mitchell on Pope Leo's call to prayer

Interview with Joe Kelley, Author of New Book on Augustinian Spirituality

Interview with Joe Kelly on communion, participation, and mission as the core of Augustinian Spirituality


Augustine Around the Web

What Does Saint Augustine Say to Us Today?

Gregory Grimes in Focolare Media:

Augustine offers a view of “faith seeking understanding” and the truth of love as a fundamental way of being, seeing, and living in the world, that informs and orders all aspects of life. He also offers a sacramental worldview, characterized by the confident search for God in all things, teaching us to see and know a most supreme Beauty that is ever ancient and ever new, astonishingly intimate to us, and yet truly infinite and mysterious beyond all comprehension. 

One way to enter into what Augustine has to say for us today is to gain some sense of traditional charisms of Augustine: veritas, unitas, caritas—or truth, unity, and love. 

Source: Focolare Media


On the Way with Augustine

As part of our regular contributions to this blog, we invite authors from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to reflect on their journey with Augustine by responding to this question:

In what way has Augustine or someone he has provoked or inspired been a pivotal figure for you?

Between Belief and Understanding

Brian McCaffrey on becoming comfortable with ambiguity

Augustine, Love, and Hitting Home Runs

Michael Cameron on Augustine as spiritual preceptor

Give What You Were Given

Fr. Thomas Esposito on teaching and preaching Augustine

A Transformative Text

Kaley Carpenter on challenging conversations

Writing in Figures

Erika Kidd on philosophy as story

Companioning

William Desmond on Augustinian itineraries


Events and Announcements

New City Press Sale

New City Press Saint Augustine Feast Sale
To celebrate the Feast of Saint Augustine, New City Press is offering 20% off study editions by Augustine. The sale runs now through September 2nd.

To see the sale, click here.

Merrimack College Job Opening: Director of First-Year Augustinian Program

Merrimack College seeks an mission-driven administrator and educator to serve as the Director of its First-Year Seminar (FYS). Housed within the Office of Mission and Ministry, this 12-month administrative role oversees the operational implementation of Merrimack’s foundational core requirement, FYS1947: Who Am I?. The Director ensures operational efficiency and a unified vision across dozens of course sections each semester. Additionally, this position bridges administrative leadership with classroom instruction, carrying a teaching load of 4 courses per academic year distributed evenly across semesters (2/2 course load), primarily focusing on the FYS curriculum and the humanities.

For more information about the position and where to apply visit the Merrimack College website here.

Canadian Society of Patristic Studies Call for Papers

The 51th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies will take place from May 26-28, 2026, at St. Augustine's Seminary on the University of Toronto, Ontario. Registration information to follow in early 2026.

We invite papers on any theme relevant to the study of late antiquity, patristic studies, or the study of Christianity between the second and seventh centuries CE. Papers are presented in English or French. The time allotted for presentation is 20-25 minutes, with discussion to follow. The proposed title, an abstract of approximately 100 words, and an indication of audio-visual and accessibility requirements should be emailed to the dedicated conference email address (cspsacep2026@gmail.com) by 31 January, 2026. Please indicate in your email whether you plan to attend virtually or in person.

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