Aug 25, 2022

By means of an introduction Dr. Marra opens his first lecture by studying Augustine's first philosophical writings, before his conversion, and then his baptism on Easter in 387 A.D. as well as Saint Monica, her youth, marriage, and death. Dr. Marra meditates on the profound meanings of Augustine's writings as he shows...

Aug 25, 2022

In this lecture Dr. William Marra tells how Saint Augustine searched his memory for clues as to when he first knew God, concluding that not all human knowledge comes through the senses. Saint Augustine tries to define the true meaning of "thinking" and problems of memory. Dr. Marra discusses these aspects...

Aug 25, 2022

In the third part of his series Dr. William Marra offers a valuable analyses of Saint Augustine's depiction of the happy life, and the years he lived denying God's Truth. Dr. Marra shows how Saint Augustine lives in regret because he spent so many years avoiding God, as he writes"Too late have I loved Thee," but...

Aug 25, 2022

In this 4th talk, Dr. William Marra tells his listeners about three subjects from Augustine's Confessions. The first is the constant persistence of temptation, the second is the necessity of an examination of conscience, and the third, and most significant, is Christ as the One True Mediator of our sins. Saint...

Aug 25, 2022

In this fifth lecture Dr. William Marra closely studies certain questions Saint Augustine asks in relation to God and eternity, such as what time is and how it relates to the world. Dr. Marra shows how Augustine helps to answer questions being asked by modern scientists on the creation of the universe. Saint...