Today’s readings center on the unity of God and the restoration of the divine image in man. Irenaeus, in Against Heresies, Book 3, Chapter 12, recounts the apostolic witness after Christ’s resurrection—how Peter, Stephen, Philip, and Paul all proclaimed the same message: that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Law and Prophets, the Son of the one Creator God, and the only Savior for both Jews and Gentiles. Irenaeus forcefully rejects any idea of a second god or competing deity, showing how the apostles preached one God and one Christ to all people. Augustine, in Confessions, Book 10.40 (Section 65), reflects on how God alone is the light by which the soul discerns truth. Exploring memory, senses, and inward reflection, he finds that even in the most profound inner searching, rest can only be found in God. Yet fallen habits d ...