The Relevance of Augustine for young Adults

In this engaging lecture, Rev. Theodore Tack, OSA, will present a cogent argument for why the life of Augustine is relevant today, including to young adults.

His relevance for Youth

Studies in Augustinian Spirituality: The Relevance of Augustine for Young Adults Today (47 minutes)


St. Augustine: Practical Spiritual Guide for Our Journey

Rev. Theodore E. Tack, O.S.A. in this YouTube video speaks of St. Augustine as a practical spiritual guide for the Christian journey. He examines basic elements of Augustinian spirituality and shows how Augustine is still relevant for all Christians today.

His talk, part of Villanova University’s “Studies in Augustinian Spirituality” series, is entitled “The Relevance of Augustine for Young Adults Today.”

Father Tack, an Augustinian of the Midwest since 1927, has served as Prior General (world leader) of the Order of St. Augustine (Augustinian Order), has taught Theology at the Augustinianum in Rome; served as Headmaster of Cascia Hall School, Tulsa, Oklahoma; taught at Mendel Catholic High School in Chicago and Cascia Hall and at Tolentine College, formerly in Olympia Fields, Illinois, and directed retreats.

He was author of If Augustine Were Alive: Augustine’s Religious Ideals for Today (Alba House, 1988) and As One Struggling Christian to Another: Augustine’s Christian Ideal for Today (Liturgical Press, 2001).

Fr Tack died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. in February 2013.

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