Confessions by Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430

Table of Contents: “…For most of the Confessions Augustine systematically examines his life up until what would have then been the present, casting pride aside in an effort to truly understand his struggle in the context of God's will and his own rebellious sinful nature. …”


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The dialogues of Gregory the Great : Book two: Saint Benedict by Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604

Table of Contents: “…How two hundred measures of meal were found in front of Benedict's monastery at a time of famine -- How the architectural plan for a monastery at Terracina was drawn up in a dream -- How some nuns who had died were restored to the communion of the Church through his offering -- About the young monk cast out by the earth after burial -- About a monk who left the monastery and found a serpent on the way -- How a servant was cured of leprosy -- How pieces of gold were mysteriously given to a debtor -- How a glass vessel was thrown upon some rocks and not broken -- How an empty jar was filled with oil -- How a monk was freed from a demon -- How a bound peasant was freed when the man of God merely looked at him -- How Benedict revived a corpse -- The miracle of his sister Scholastica -- How Benedict saw the departure of his sister's soul from her body -- About the way that the world was gathered up before Benedict's eyes and about the soul of Germanus, Bishop of Capua -- That Benedict had written a Rule for monks -- How the prophecy of his death was reported to his brother -- How a madwoman was restored to health in his care.…”


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Dialogues by Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604

Table of Contents: “…Lawrence the Martyr; half of her body is burned -- The burial of the patrician Valerian -- The body of Valentine is cast out of the church in which it was buried -- The dyer's body disappears after being burried in church -- The one efficacious means of obtaining absolution for souls after death; a poor soul begs the priest of Centum Cellae for help through the holy Sacrifice; the soul of the monk Justus -- The life and death of Bishop Cassius -- A prisoner is freed from chains while Mass is being offered for Him; the boatman Varaca is saved from shipwreck through the holy Sacrifice of the Mass -- The power of the Mass and its mystery -- True contrition of heart is required during the Sacrifice; the need of guarding against distracting thoughts after compunction -- Forgive others their faults and yours will also be forgiven.…”


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Inquiry about the monks in Egypt

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Women of the Gilte legende : a selection of Middle English saints lives by Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298

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Confessions : books 9-13 by Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430, Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430

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Confessions. Books 9-13 by Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430

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The trial of Galileo, 1612-1633

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