St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Three, Chapter Eight

Journeying With The Saints · Feb 16, 2026 · 14m

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I get a lot of messages from people that have finished other seasons and they thank me for helping them to get through whatever book it is that they just finished. Most often, they tell me that they had tried to read the book before, but they had just sat down with it and tried to devour it and then got frustrated.

I completely understand this. It's how I felt when I first picked up St. Faustina's Diary. I just tried to hurry through it and nothing was sticking. I've found that reading these Saint books is like appreciating a fine glass of wine. You can't chug it…