Livesplaining 047: The Confessions of St. Augustine + Q&A

[@Andrew-wo8ry]

Candy corn is a wonderful gift from God. I am glad we can all agree upon this indisputable fact.

[@georgeallen7887]

The great buoyancy of these two warms my heart. Convinces, almost without argument, of the importance of the topics they consider. Those, in this segment, almost come across as a literary analysis of Catholic folklore, comments on a text.

[@patriziarossi3442]

Thank you so much for this. One of my sister’s and I are really looking forward to this. We have our books and are ready.

[@alexpalmer9293]

Thank you Fr Gregory and Fr Jacob-Bertrand 🙏

[@Robbie-si1hw]

Fan of you both, Father Jacob pulls ahead with the lack of enthusiasm for Taylor Swift. Can’t wait for The Confessions to roll around, I keep checking my Spotify for new episodes! God bless you both.

[@joannebywaters4154]

My Son, Todd( who has CP & doesnt read, but is super smart) & i just read together, St Augustines, Man's Search for Faith, & loved it!! So hoping we can do this study with you!!🙏🙏😇😇 thank you for the intro & invitation!!

[@darmat6288]

Totally agree Father Jantzen- I think God’s will is that it not be some great change once we die but a continuation of current change in Christ.

[@chisomchinwero4121]

I've been busy lately and haven't got the time to watch for a while but then I saw St. Augustine and I clicked

[@darmat6288]

Agree that the moment of conversion is a mystery- I once was blind but now I see.

[@marianabarcelos5631]

Was not expecting to get my Taylor Swift update from a video of two priests talking about Saint Augustine's Confessions, but here we are

[@jacobjones921]

If you have never read the Confessions, please do so, it is incredible, played the central role in my conversion.

[@paix1234]

Thank you so much🎉

[@kimberlysmiley0033]

Was anyone else thinking that Fr. Pine was laughing because he was thinking that Fr. Jacob Bertrand doesn't feel joy😂

[@catholicguy1073]

Interesting I’m about 2/3rd of the way through Confessions right now. I read about half of it a year or two ago and revisited it again.

[@ggonzalez9353]

Colorage is rampatizing! Woohoo!

[@Harlow65965]

I’m so very excited to start the book! The book itself is very nice, got that new book smell 😉

[@carolynkimberly4021]

I read it and took a class on it last year. I loved the first half but not so much after that.

[@catholicguy1073]

Interesting the way he wrote it was for the second half specifically to address a Christian audience only.

[@catholicguy1073]

Here’s an interesting question that I’ll frame first. When we die we exist outside of time because time is apart of nature. To enter Gods realm (heaven or hell) we exist outside of nature. Therefore time for God exists on a continuum. So perhaps when we die we experience the bodily resurrection and are judged immediately, & collectively thereby enter into heaven, purgatory or hell all of humanity at a single point in our celestial bodies. Meaning we don’t experience heaven, purgatory or hell without our body. However for those of us living who see family die we may not see them for decades but when we arise from the dead we immediately see our family and friends. Thoughts?

[@raymk]

I'll pray for the new employees

[@IS-kf4nr]

Wait how long ago did Father Gregory grow a beard? I thought Dominicans could not have beards? My world is shook!

[@carolynkimberly4021]

Since he came home from Switzerland.

[@carolynkimberly4021]

Mine too. It ruins his looks.

[@BijoyDSilva]

Fathers and anyone else present here, what's the Catholic view on homeopathy?

[@judybennett6976]

Unable to get the reading list for the Confessions of St Augustine. Is there where it is read?

[@margueritelangton6362]

Tobacco in any form is damaging to health. Period.

[@PuffSullivan888]

So is it wrong to get wisdom teeth removed?

[@bb3ca201]

"Two truths and a lie"? Is Father Jacob a hockey fan?!

[@derekstevens96]

I know multiple people who chewed tobacco for many years and the teeth fall out one by one and they all just got them pulled because they were falling out anyway I never thought about morality of it

[@carolynkimberly4021]

So we can't see or hear or talk? Horribly scary!

[@twentyninepalmdale]

You Friars are soooo not like the Dominican Friars I grew up with from the 1983 until 2008 in Portland OR

[@msgoody2shoes959]

A saint can chose purgatory to help save a soul. There’s a long history of escape-goating, and bi location salvifically speaking, In fact, Jesus did it. He went to hades to save souls,as well as the church militant. However, i guess, if the church actually canonizes the person then I’m not sure the saint can focus only on the soul for which they chose purgatory or remain in purgatory.