St. August PowerPoint
- 2. His father was a local Roman official and
pagan, but his mother Monica was a Christian.
- 3. After leaving school due to lack of money, he
visited prostitutes, drank, and gambled.
- 4. He studied to become a lawyer, become a
teacher, and took a mistress.
- 5. He was educated in law to become a lawyer.
- 6. They believed that one god created good,
another created evil, and nobody is responsible
for their own sins because of this.
- 7. He attacked his mother Monica because she
was trying her best to raise him as a Christian.
- 8. After visiting Milan, Augustine started visiting
Ambrose and attending Sunday mass.
- 9. He blamed being “weak in faith” and
immediately chose to serve God and his
neighbors.
- 11. We think this is because he was able to break
through his troubles and see the light of God
and act upon.
