Justice and Peace with St. Augustine and the Augustinians

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This is a quiz about St. Augustine’s thoughts on matters of justice and peace as found in Biblical texts, as well as current Augustinian actions to promote justice, peace, unity, harmony and reconciliation according to the teachings of Jesus Christ.

The answers are found in the Augustinians of the Midwest Web site. After your visit to the Web site, take this quiz to find out how much you have learned. Enjoy!

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Question Excerpt From Justice and Peace with St. Augustine and the Augustinians

St. Augustine, preaching about money, advised:
In his Letter to Darius, St. Augustine writes about war and peace.
St. Augustine, when preaching about poverty, emphasized that
In many areas of the world where Augustinian friars live and minister, poverty and hunger are daily realities for far too many people. For this reason, the Augustinian Hunger Campaign supports initiatives to reduce hunger not only by acts of charity - feeding those who are hungry - but also acts of justice - eliminating or changing those things that cause people to go hungry. One such initiative was taken in 2000 by every country belonging to the United Nations. These countries committed themselves to help attain by 2015 eight goals, including reducing by half the number of persons who suffer hunger. These eight goals are known as the
Sixteen centuries ago, when the Roman Empire was crumbling, St. Augustine reflected, wrote and preached about how to build a peaceful society based on Christian values. In his Commentary on Psalm 85, St. Augustine advised:
The Order of St. Augustine (Augustinian Order) is an accredited Non-Governmental Organization (N.G.O.) at the United Nations (U.N.). The Augustinian presence at the U.N. has among its goals:
Tie-breaker Question: For St. Augustine, Christ and his Church form together the “Whole Christ.” St. Augustine did not believe that Christ would somehow be less than complete without his People. Rather, St. Augustine said, Christ did not want to be without his People, his Church. (See Sermons 9 and 341) St. Augustine sees Christ as present in the community of the faithful, especially with the poor and downtrodden. Since Latin was the common language in St. Augustine’s time, he wrote and preached in Latin. The Latin term that Augustine used when writing or speaking about the “Whole Christ” is “_______ _______”. (Two words)