Aspects of the Virtue of Religion – Part I
The Virtue of Religion - Part I: Aspects of the Virtue Part I Of A Lecture Series Given By Fr. Ermatinger August 2022 Allegory of Religion, Pompeo Batoni, 1763-64. Part I Outline Intro Prayers -- 00:00-0:50 Self-Imposed Schizophrenia -- Living Two Lives 0:50-3:02 Lack of the Virtue of Religion -- 3:02-5:30 Spiritual But Not Religious - A Problem -- 3:20-3:58 False Definitions -- 3:58-5:30 The Virtue of Religion - A Debt Owed [...]
St. Augustine, Does God Lead Us Into Temptation?
Question 60 What does “lead us not into temptation” mean? Temptation comes about like a sort of inquiry in which man discovers who he is, for previously, he was hidden from himself, but not so hidden from his Maker. from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger There is a complexity in the prayer not to be led into temptation because it is, on the face of it, a prayer that is not [...]
St. Augustine, What Does it Mean to Forgive Trespasses?
Question 59 What does “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us” mean? When we pray, Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who trespass against us, we are reminded of both what we should ask, and what we should do in order to be worthy of receiving what we ask… If you would obtain mercy, be merciful. If you are not humane to men, though you are a man, God will [...]