Since the arrival of the Augustinian missionaries in Nigeria during the 1930s, the Augustinians have consistently viewed their role in the Christian formation and education of students as fundamentally pastoral. We impart truth with love, guiding students to gain, alongside humanistic and scientific knowledge, an understanding of the world, life, and humanity that is illuminated by faith. Read more.
In the Year of Hope Pope Francis’ message of hope is rooted in his commitment to the Gospel and his concern for the well-being of all people. He does not only speak of hope as a virtue that enables us to face challenges and difficulties with courage and resilience, the Roman Pontiff emphasizes that Christ’s suffering, death and resurrection demonstrate God’s power to save humanity from death and sin. Read more
Year Of Hope And The Enduring Legacy Of Saint Augustine
Priestly writers emphasize the Sabbath in Leviticus especially, with the weekly Sabbath being the top priority. The Israelites rest on the seventh day and the land is granted a Sabbath rest every seventh year. …Read more
THE TEARS OF ST AUGUSTINE AND THE MYSTERY OF GRACE
In the confessions, there are several accounts of saint Augustine giving away to tears. One of such moments is recorded in BOOK VIIi, Chapter 12, while in the garden of his friend’s house in milan. After long struggles with ‘old attachments‘…Read more
OUR AUGUSTINIANNESS: THE QUESTIONS OF IDENTITY AND SPIRITUALITY
In the confessions, there are several accounts of saint Augustine giving away to tears. One of such moments is recorded in BOOK VIIi, Chapter 12, while in the garden of his friend’s house in milan. After long struggles with ‘old attachments‘…Read more
In accordance with the determination of the constitution of the order of saint Augustine, the friars of the order; the prior general, members of the curia, major superiors and priors of general study houses gathered together for the intermediate general chapter…
Consecrated persons, as in the case of the Augustinians, commit themselves through the evangelical counsels or vows for the realization of a particular chrism or way of life. it is chrism, this particular way of life that gives the particular religious institute…read more
During a section of his years of andventure, Augustine belonged to the manicheans, a heretical sect and religion founded by the persian mani. Although manichean was styled after Gnostician, it was a synthesis of several religious…read more
The Dutch Augustinian, Tarsicius van Bavel describes Christian spirituality as a response to the Gospel message; this response is always shaped by an outlook on a particular text of the Gospel…Read more 3RD-QUARTER 2021 (1) (1) (1).
In every age and time, Christ offers His invitation to all peoples to leave everything and follow Him (Mt 19:21); He invites so that we may belong solely to Him and live chaste, poor and obedient as He did (Phil 2). As consecrated persons,…Read more 2ND QUARTER NEWS LETTER2FOR PDF (1) (2)