by Peter James | May 17, 2024 | St. Augustine
They certainly qualify as a power couple. Anicia Fortunia Proba was born in AD 357 into an aristocratic family in Rome and married Sextus Probus, a high-ranking Roman proconsul. Together, they became the wealthiest family in the Roman Empire. They also were won to...
by Peter James | Dec 25, 2023 | St. Augustine
In the port city of Annaba, Algiers is a large archeological site with remnants of a once flourishing cathedral. The remains of a mosaic floor, wall foundations and bases to support enormous columns are still clearly visible. A semi-circular chancel at the front is...
by Peter James | Mar 26, 2023 | Favorite, St. Augustine
Augustine (354-430) was restless. He identified his restlessness at the outset of his autobiography, the Confessions, “Thou hast made us for thyself and restless is our heart until it comes to rest in thee.” As Augustine looked back over his life in 397 at...
