shaped by our spiritual condition. This insight was best expressed by St. Augustine in his image of two cities: the City of God and the City of Man. Augustine wasn’t speaking about the divide between church and state, as some have thought; he was talking about two systems of thought and allegiance. We help to build the City of God when our actions are animated and directed by the love of God, offered up to His service. We build the City of Man whenever our actions are motivated by self-love, serving