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Above all else, love God and then your neighbor,
because these are the chief commandments given to us.
--The Rule of Saint Augustine
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The Augustinians of the Midwest are members of the Order of Saint Augustine, an international Catholic religious community which was juridically founded in 1244.
We trace our spiritual roots to St. Augustine of Hippo, a fifth century Bishop and Doctor of the Church. He established a form of religious community life. The influential Rule of St. Augustine sets down his ideals and serves as a guide. Augustinians are guided today by the ideals and spirit of St. Augustine.
Our 100 friars (priests and brothers) work as active contemplatives in preaching and teaching, in spiritual direction and counseling; in parish, campus and hospital ministries; in theological research, and in the arts and sciences. We also serve as missionaries in Peru and Japan. We minister in high schools and universities, and are also involved in retreat work. Where there's a need, we'll share our life as community in witness to the love of Christ.
The Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel (Augustinians of the Midwest), established in 1941, is located in the central part of the United States.
Welcome to our home on the Web. We hope that these pages give you an idea of who we are, our proud heritage and our sense of direction as we move forward into the future. The Augustinians of the Midwest Province in the United States want to invite you to get to know us, to come to know and love the life and spirit of St. Augustine, just as we do. We are proud of who we are and of what we do. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments.
Fraternally,
Fr. Bob Prevost, O.S.A.
Prior General
The emblem or seal of the Augustinian Order represents our Augustinian spirituality.
The flaming heart is the human heart. It symbolizes Augustine's love of God and his fellow brothers and sisters. The Augustinian heart is passionately alive, with the desire to know God and experience divine love in our lives.
The open book represents the Sacred Scriptures and St. Augustine's own conversion to Christianity. It symbolizes the Word of God, source of light and truth, and the quest for wisdom.
The arrow which pierces the heart represents the Spirit of God piercing our hearts, calling us to continued growth in faith, hope and love. This is the basis of that great restlessness, so typical of St. Augustine, which led him to seek God in all things and above all things.
»Discover Augustinian Spirituality
After a year-long process of dialogue and prayerful discernment, the Augustinians of the Midwest (Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel), at their 2008 Chapter, adopted a new statement of their identity and mission:
»See the Mission Statement of the Augustinians of the Midwest
Augustinians of the Midwest are taking steps to ensure, as far as possible, that young people and adults are safely in our care, and to respond pastorally with compassion and understanding to any person who may have been a victim of misconduct by one of our Friars.
»Learn about our response to misconduct
The Augustinians of the Midwest are a part of the world-wide Augustinian community, the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Augustine.
We are 2,845 Augustinians in 47 countries around the globe.
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