tand how to love human beings with the awareness of human condition! With this sorrow, Augustine moves from Thagaste to Carthage. The third death Augustine had to confront in his life was that of his mothers, which ends the biographical accounts in Augustines life. During days of Augustines childhood, Monica felt as if he was the son of tears. He turned away from Catholicism, and became a Manichean. Monica greatly disapproved of this and of his sexual desires. Augustine meets Ambrose later on in life, becomes a catechumen, and finally is baptized. Augustine meets with a man named Evodius, and they decide that to service God, it would be best to go back to Africa. Before leaving, Augustine had an intimate discussion with his mother in Ostia. Augustine and his mother were in a room for philosophical discussions, overlooking a garden. Together they sat by the window, deep in discussion. There we talked together, she and I alone, in deep joy. And while we were thus talking of His Wisdom and panting for it, with all the effort of our heart we did for one instant attain to touch it During the conversation, Monica tells Augustine that she has no desire to live any longer and that her life has been fulfilled, which was her desire for Augustine to become a Catholic. My son, as for myself, I now find no pleasure in this life. What I have still to do here and why I am here, I do not know. My hope in this world is already fulfilled. The one reason why I wanted to stay longer in this life was my desire to see you a Catholic Christian before I die. My God has granted me this in a way more than I had hoped. For I see you despising this worlds success to become his servant. What have I to do here? Within five days, Monica was deathly ill with a fever. One day she was actually unconscious, regained consciousness another day, but was confused of her surroundings. Towards her ending hours, she asked where she was. Augustines brother to...
