Augustinian Call
What does being an Augustinian mean to you?
What makes me Augustinian is the sense of communion that us as Augustinians are called to live, first in our religious communities, and then with others that the Lord brings us together with in our ministries. To be one heart and one soul with others in the path to God.
The Augustinian Charism in today’s world
The Augustinian charism is always valid because it is based on the human and spiritual experience of Saint Augustine, an experience common to man of all ages. Saint Augustine was always searching for a sense in life, seeking happiness, seeking truth, seeking peace and justice… in one word he seeks God. His famous phrase “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you” is a truth for men of all ages. Saint Augustine realised that he was looking for God outside of himself and that God was inside him. He also wanted to search with others. For when we live the experience that everyone has of God, we encourage ourselves to continue to seek him. He wanted to share this experience of God’s search with others. The experience of each one of us who seeks God, and the more we seek, the more we try to find him, is an experience that cannot be kept for yourself, but one must share it with others in the community, in the family, and in the Church.
Who is the Augustinian for you?
The Augustinian for me must strive to live with God’s help this Augustinian way of life. It is the one who allows his heart to be filled with God’s love by keeping himself in a relationship with Him. He is the one who feels his heart exhorts with love back to God, and strives to show this by loving his neighbour who is God’s image.