Augustine of Hippo
Hippo Regius, North Africa
Nine stops with Augustine, from the restless heart to rest in God
Augustine of Hippo was the most restless of souls — a brilliant, hungry heart that chased truth and beauty through pleasure, ambition, and philosophy, and found rest at last only in God. His Confessions are the record of that journey home. For nine days you will walk it with him — from the far country of the wandering heart, through a mother’s tears and a garden’s grace, to the words that turned him and the rest that received him. His restlessness is ours; so may his homecoming be. “You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in You.”
The nine days
Day 1 · The Longing — Made for You
Thagaste, in Roman Africa
Day 2 · The Wandering — In Love with Love
Carthage
Day 3 · The Seeking — Seeking in the Wrong Places
The years of wandering
Day 4 · The Intercession — The Son of These Tears
Beside Monica
Day 5 · The Turning — The Voice of Ambrose
Milan
Day 6 · The Conversion — Take Up and Read
A garden in Milan
Day 7 · The Love — Beauty Ever Ancient
The waters of baptism
Day 8 · The Ascent — The Window of Heaven
Ostia, by the sea
Day 9 · The Rest — The Heart Comes Home
Hippo