Catholic Classics
Day 54: God’s Goodness in Creation (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
Nov 24, 2023
Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk discuss St. Augustine's Confessions focusing on God's goodness in creation. They explore the presence of the Trinity in creation and how man receives God's overflow of goodness. Topics include challenging Genesis understandings, the relationship between God and creation, and the disparity between human and divine motivations in creation.
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- Creation stems from God's gratuitous love and overflowing goodness.
- Trinity's harmony in creation leads all back to divine unity.
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St. Augustine's Reflection on Creation and God's Goodness
St. Augustine delves into the book of Genesis, focusing on God's goodness as the source of all creation. He highlights that everything stems from God's gratuitous love and overflows from His immense goodness. Augustine emphasizes the spiritual light created in Genesis 1:3, distinct from physical light, signaling a deeper spiritual reality within creation.
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