St. Augustine's Confessions: A Parent Seminar and Book Discussion

1. June 9—Books I-III
2. June 23—Books IV and V
3. July 7—Books VI and VII 
4. July 21—Books VIII and IX
5. Aug 4—Books X and XI
6. Aug 11—Books XII and XIII

WITH MR. MURRAY

Few books have shaped the spiritual and intellectual history of the West as profoundly as The Confessions of St. Augustine. Written over 1,600 years ago, it remains strikingly relevant–honest, searching, and deeply human. Rather than presenting himself as a distant saint, Augustine invites readers into the interior struggle of his own heart: his restlessness, his missteps, his longing for truth, and his dramatic intellectual, moral, and spiritual conversion. At its core, Confessions explores what it means to love rightly and to seek lasting rest in God. Augustine’s famous insight–“Our hearts are restless until they rest in You”–speaks powerfully to a modern world marked by distraction, angst, restlessness, and constant striving. His reflections on God, religion, memory, desire, conscience, time, peace, and grace continue to shape how we understand the nature of God, the human person, and our place in the cosmos.

This book club discussion is an invitation to engage together in work that has helped generations wrestle with life’s most enduring questions: Who is God? Who am I? What am I seeking? What does it mean to live well? A seminar-style discussion of Confessions can be a powerful and inspiring experience, inviting us into deeper self-examination, wonder, humility, hope, and a renewed appreciation for the power of grace.