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Saint Augustine’s spiritual exercises

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Il-Ktieb tas-Sigħat. Eżerċizzi Spiritwali mal-Istqarrijiet ta’ Santu Wistin      written by Andres G. Niño OSA and translated to Maltese by Peter Paul Cachia OSA is published by Maltese Augustinian Province, Malta 2021 “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” It is only the very few who are not aware that this phrase is attributed to St Augustine of Hippo, the fourth-century North African bishop who after a life spent in adventure and debauchery, turned to the God of Jesus Christ, embraced the Christian faith, was ordained priest and bishop and became one of the greatest writers of Christianity. It is therefore not unexpected to come across publications focusing on his writings even in our present age. Andres G. Niño’s book The Book of Hours. Spiritual Exercises with Augustine’s Confessions is one such book. Niño is a member of the Augustinian order, holding a doctorate in clinical psychology; he teaches at the Berth Israel Medical Centre in New York and is the author of various publications. The integration of religious experience within a holistic healing process is his field of expertise and this led him to introduce...


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