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Setting St. Augustine on Fire, by Regis Martin – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine, March 1, 2025

Regis Martin is Professor of Theology and Faculty Associate with the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He earned a licentiate and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome….

It was never mere proof of God’s existence that set Augustine on fire; it was, rather, the grace to remain steadfast in following the Lord, indeed, in falling in love with the Lord.

Editor’s Note: This is the sixteenth in a series of articles on St. Augustine, one of the greatest of Church Fathers, and how his writings still apply today.

Regis MartinA deist, it may fairly be said, is someone who hasn’t yet found the time to become an atheist. But he will, make no mistake, and along the way he will almost certainly fall into agnosticism. It is the easiest and most obvious default position for the intellectually indolent. I mean, if nobody really knows what God is, maybe we shouldn’t even say that there is a God….

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