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What did St. Augustine have to say about war?
I didn’t know, so I asked the Internet!
Isn’t that always a fun thing to do? Right … except for when you’re trying to find out what that pain in your back is all about, or why you can’t see out of your left eye, but that’s another story.
Today, I asked the Internet about what the Saints of the Catholic Church have had to say about war.
One of the links that came up had a treasure trove of “quotes” that seem to be attributed to St. Augustine.
Here are a four that stood out to me:
“To be under pressure is inescapable. Pressure takes place through all the world; war, siege, the worries of state. We all know men who grumble under these pressures and complain. They are cowards. They lack splendour. But there is another sort of man who is under the same pressure but does not complain, for it is the friction which polishes him. It is the pressure which refines and makes him noble”
“When [men] go to war, what they want is to impose on their enemies the victor’s will and call it peace.”
“War should we waged without love of violence, cruelty, or enmity.”
“The purpose of all wars, is peace.”
Why those four?
Well, and I mean this in the most humble way possible: it’s my list and that’s why.
Something to think and pray about on this Remembrance Day.
Have a blessed weekend my friends, stay holy, and God bless.
Vic
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P.S. For the souls of all the servicemen who have died for their country: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.