“Holiness is measured by the stature Christ achieves in us, by the extent to which, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we model our whole life on his. It is becoming like Jesus...” (Benedict XVI, 13 April 2011) The stature Christ achieves in us. Holiness. Words which, far from remaining a mere emotional impulse, take flesh in faithful men who have known how to make their Baptism bear fruit and yield fruits of holiness. We can apply them with full propriety to the Servant o

The Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) and the Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) have presented the audiobook of Saint Augustine’s Confessions — a joint initiative of the Augustinian Family that is being released today, April 23, 2026, on World Book Day and on the eve of the anniversary of the conversion of the Saint of Hippo, April 24th. The work, available on digital platforms, constitutes the first complete Spanish-language audio edition of this classic of Christian litera

A new documentary by TV2000 Italy, “Dall’Algeria a Pavia, il lungo giallo delle reliquie di Sant’Agostino” ("From Algeria to Pavia: the long mystery of the relics of St. Augustine') (released on 16 March 2026, retraces the fascinating journey of the relics of Saint Augustine of Hippo from Algeria to Pavia. Through historical investigation and interviews, the film explores the centuries-long “mystery” surrounding their transfer and preservation, featuring insightful contributi

From time to time, one revisits the life and legacy of a historical figure, attempting to discern how their traits and achievements might be brought into our own age. The question, however, lies in whether this effort is merely a way of rendering their memory more approachable, or whether, on the contrary, we encounter what Erasmus of Rotterdam once said of Thomas More: vir omnium horarum — “a man for all seasons.” Erasmus’s phrase, translated into English as such, later serv

In the parish church of Saint John the Baptist , just a few kilometers from Paris , the diocesan investigation concerning the cause for beatification and canonization of the Servant of God Ange Le Proust , a professed priest of the Order of Saint Augustine and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Thomas of Villanova , was concluded. The final session was presided over by the Vicar General of the Diocese of Nanterre, representing His Excellency Monsignor Matthi

A week full of art and prayer. The Alfonso XII Royal Secondary School and the Royal University Center María Cristina of El Escorial (Madrid) will host more than 165 participants for the 5th session of The Observatory of the Invisible: A Journey through Wonder by way of Beauty. The Observatory of the Invisible (OI) is a summer school of art and spirituality promoted by the Vía del Arte Foundation. For years, the artist Javier Viver, with the support of the foundation's board—

The time in which Saint Augustine lived was an era of changes and controversies. The Roman Empire was divided between the Greek East and the Latin West, the city of Rome was sacked by Alaric, and the disputes between pagans and Christians took on new perspectives. Augustine's own life, as reflected in his Confessions , is an example of mutations and internal conflicts: from Manichaeism to the episcopate, from Tagaste to Milan and then to Hippo. As a result of his experience a

In June 1479 in Salamanca, Spain, the Augustinian priest St. John of Sahagún or St. Facundo, a friend of the poor and of those who lived oppressed and forgotten by all, died. He was born 49 years ago in the province of Leon that gives his name, Sahagun, of the noble Gonzalez family. The eldest son of seven siblings, his parents prayed, fasted and did works of charity to ask God for a son like him. The story of this saint, canonized in 1690, resembles in part that of St. Anth