Interiority

Truth
Freedom
Friendship
Community
Solidarity and Justice
 INTERIORITY
 Returning to the Heart
 God dwells inside every human being, in the
inner most part of human being. Äs affirm is
the CONFESSIONS:

 “TU AUTEM ERAS INTERIOR INTIMO MEO ET

SUPERIOR SUMMO MEÖ”

 “YOU WERE MORE INWARD TO ME THAN MY

MOST INWARD PART, AND HIGHER THAN MY
HIGHEST”.
SA three-step process: INTERIORITY
 Aversio: To be aware of the need of God
 Introversio: The moment of returning to
his own heart (through Grace of God) and
find there Christ in loneliness and silence of
the heart.
 Conversio: To transform into like Christ
▪ Metanoia – change of heart
▪ Diffuse the Love of God
 INTERIORITY
Interiority is understood
as a fundamental attitude by
virtue of which one is led to opt
for capacities and values that
tend to the interior world of a
person.
 It is shown in prayer,silence ,
reflection, recollection and
realism
Christ -- Truth and Wisdom
TRUTH
 Christ is the Truth that sheds light in the
life of every human being.
 The eternal law of God declares what is
right and what is wrong, not humans.
Today’s Relativism TRUTH
 Lie: That human being (especially the
youth) can do whatever they want and that
they are not guilty of any sin since there is
no such thing as good or bad.
 Reject relativism and acknowledge that
there is one Truth, JESUS CHRIST that sheds
light in the life of every human being
The Truth in St. Augustine TRUTH
 To know the eternal Truth, which is God is
for us to BELIEVE TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND.
 The first step to know God is FAITH, then
reason can come to understand ways that
leads to the knowledge of the eternal Truth
which is God.
 TRUTH
Truth is
expressed
through
authenticity, honesty, humility
and sincerity.
Our freedom needs to be FREEDOM
liberated
 Human being is not fully free and that his
freedom should be liberated from the
slavery of sin.
 The only one who can liberate the human
will and freedom is Christ.
 Freedom without the grace of Christ is no
freedom but stubbornness.
Freedom for choosing good FREEDOM
things
 Freedom is not the capacity of doing whatever we
want, but to choose what is good and what is leading us
to God.
 Authentic freedom is the capacity of choosing what is
good and of performing good deeds.
 Freedom is the capacity of performing good deeds, with
the help of God.
 True freedom consists of joy in performing good deeds
and it means
Freedom and Responsibility FREEDOM
 Together with freedom is responsibility.
 Do not use freedom to sin, but to avoid
sinning.
 The law of freedom is the law of love and
charity.
 “LOVE AND DO WHATEVER YOU WILL
 FREEDOM
Itis manifested
through responsibility,
self-determination,
coherence and
planning
Friendship according to SA FRIENDSHIP
 To love all in God and because of God.
 Authentic Friendship:
1. Sincere – living and saying the truth and not
taking advantage of a friend.
2. Strong – nourish and develop everyday
3. Spiritual – a friend has the duty of taking his
friend to God and be always be to love him in
God
 FRIENDSHIP
Augustinian Friendly Attitude
1. To be kind and welcoming
2. Benevolence - “bene volere” – to wish the good
• strong concern for the community.
• to always wish the good of others
• to put love where we find hate and indifference

St Augustine was a man who loved friendship and will

invite us to be kind ad friendly to all, knowing that the
basis of this friendship is God and His Love, and because
of this love, we try to be gentle and friendly to all
 FRIENDSHIP

To love and to

be loved is the
most important
thing for me.
 FRIENDSHIP
Itis shown through
trust,
confidence ,
fidelity and
 dedication.
 COMMUNITY

Anima una, cor unum in Deum

One soul, one heart towards God
One soul (anima una) COMMUNITY
 To be able to openly communicate inside
the community and be able to agree in
what the community have decided to do in
the future.
 Dialogue within the community , despite
the differences
One heart (cor unum) COMMUNITY
 The prime and main object of love of all
members of the community is God.
 Ensure that God is in the hearts of the
members of the community and they love
Him.
Towards God(in Deum) COMMUNITY
 Means that the community recognizes that
it is a group of pilgrims of the city of God.
 That they have to journey spiritually every
day to reach the kingdom of Heaven
The strength of Love COMMUNITY
The strength of the community comes

from Love.
Every community is a part of the body
of Christ and should be ready to serve
especially the weak.
The grace of Love COMMUNITY
The grace of God enable them to
live in unity and avoid selfishness in
the community
Conclusion COMMUNITY
 To live united , despite of individual differences.
 There are no perfect communities.
 True community is the place where a person can
have an experience of the Trinitarian God. A
community of different persons.
 A place to walk together towards the kingdom of
Heaven. We have to walk everyday with faith,
hope and love.
 COMMUNITY
It is expressed through:
 communication,
 the sharing of goods ,
 the acceptance of what is
different and the preparation
of the common projects in
the future.
 SOLIDARITY AND JUSTICE
St. Augustine showed his mercy and
love through actions, especially to the
weakest members of the Church.
The reason for helping the poor and
the needy is Christ’s Love.
 SOLIDARITY AND JUSTICE
St. Augustine points out that what matters
when we do works of solidarity is not the
amount or the things given to the needy, but
the intention that the person has in giving.
When we show solidarity, we have to do so with

joy.
 SOLIDARITY AND JUSTICE
 To SA, charity does not have go out of the
pocket.
 To live the value of solidarity and search
for justice mean to be aware of all things
that are taking place now a days, and try
to give an answer based from the Gospel
values and moved by a merciful love.
 SOLIDARITY AND JUSTICE
Fraternal love and charity should move
our minds and hearts to think of new
solutions to the new situation just as
St. Augustine did in his time.
We perform acts of charity, solidarity
and justice because of Christ… because
we see Christ in every person in need.
 SOLIDARITY AND JUSTICE
It is expressed in:
 compassion,
 the public defense of values
denied ,
the option for the
discriminated against
and intercultural
esteem
Thank you