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Was the fall of Adam somehow… necessary? While Scripture never calls sin good, the Church dares to sing O felix culpa—“O happy fault.” This post wrestles with that tension, arguing that the resurrection of Christ does more than undo sin; it transforms its consequences into the very stage upon which God’s redemptive love is most…
Ultimately, one’s character reflects one’s openness to God’s indwelling in one’s life. In one of his early works, De Beata Vita, Augustine aptly defines the Happy Life as knowing “piously and perfectly Him [the Holy Spirit] by whom youare led to the Truth [the Son of God], whereby you may thoroughly enjoy the Truth, through…
Augustine’s Confessions serves as a profound exploration of human desires and their implications on morality, addressing the tension between good and sin. It emphasizes the importance of reorienting desires towards goodness while critiquing contemporary idolatries such as nationalism and consumerism. Rediscovering Augustine can guide modern confessions of faith and understanding of divine goodness.
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