St. Augustine of Hippo: Expositions of the Psalms

About St. Augustine of Hippo: Expositions of the Psalms

This podcast presents themes from Expositions of the Psalms, the last work of Augustine that is what Michael Fiedrowicz says is his “mature theology.” This set of six volumes is not well known because of its tremendous length and its strange literary form. Augustine went line by line to explicate poetry, and he parked these explanations into homilies. Nonetheless, fragments of this warm, witty, and profound text were found in monasteries all over Europe at the fall of Rome, influencing clergy greatly, and thus in large part inspiring the spread of Western Christianity. These podcasts offer viewers facets of this work to enhance their understanding of Augustine’s magnificent vision of creation, his synthesis of the roles of Christ, and his direction for the interior development needed to live a Christian life. To delve into this work yourself, find all six volumes at New City Press: https://www.focolaremedia.com/bookstore/6-volume-expositions-psalms-set-study-edition

Publisher

Mary McDonald

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Dec 2024

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026

   "his true, genuine happiness was God"

   In verse 5 of Psalm 121, the poet writes that God will defend him "better than the hand of your right hand." St. Augustine uses the left and right hands as a metaphor to explain this verse.

2. 

   3 Nov 2026

   "we are, through the same charity, with him in heaven"

   The "whole Christ" or totus Christus, is the subject of this exposition of the introduction of Psalm 123. St. Augustine uses the psalms of ascent (120-134) to mirror the death and resurrection of us all in Christ.

3. 

   30 Oct 2026

   "in his humanity God is his Lord"

   Can you hear Christ speaking in the psalms? Many of us see the psalms as an interlude at Mass, or we have a favorite psalm, like Psalm 23, or we encounter the psalms as sometimes challenging. Saint Augustine reads them as Christ speaking, and when we try this way of reading, it greatly enhances our understanding of Christ and scripture.

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