Monday, February 1, 2021

Love in a time of insurrection: St. Augustine on the unity of the American people

 

The U.S. Capitol can be seen behind the protective fence line Jan. 21, 2021, as a cyclist talks to a U.S. National Guard member inside. (CNS/Reuters/Tom Brenner)
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Love in a time of insurrection: St. Augustine on the unity of the American people

by David E. DeCosse
Feb 1, 2021  ncr

Commentary: For Augustine, we face the constant temptation to seize things for ourselves — freedom, democracy, even God — instead of understanding such goods as belonging also to others.

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