Category Archives: will

Memory, Understanding, and Will

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Matthew Phillips

“Now this trinity* of the mind is God’s image, not because the mind remembers, understands and loves itself; but because it has the power also to remember, understand and love its Maker.  And it is in so doing that it … Continue reading →

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The Exercise of the Mind

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Matthew Phillips

“I think to myself how many men exercise their bodies, and how few their intellects; what a great gathering there is to see an unreliable show put on in play, and what a great isolation around the noble arts; how … Continue reading →

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Augustine’s Conversion: A Severe Mercy

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Matthew Phillips

“Such was my sickness and my torture, as I accused myself even more bitterly than usual.  I was twisting and turning in my chain until it would break completely.  I was now only a little bit held by it, but … Continue reading →

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Augustine’s Sin and the Struggle of Wills

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Matthew Phillips

“The enemy had a grip on my will and so made a chain for me to hold me a prisoner.  The consequence of a distorted will is passion.  By servitude to passion, habit is formed, and habit to which there … Continue reading →

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