Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P., was an Italian Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. He was an immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, within which he is also known as the Doctor Angelicus and the Doctor Communis. The name Aquinas identifies his ancestral origins in the county of Aquino in present-day Lazio, where his family held land until 1137...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionTheologian
CountryItaly
order desire needs
We set forth our petitions before God, not in order to make known to Him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in these things it is necessary to turn to God for help.
men joy
No man truly has joy unless he lives in love.
grace doe
Grace does not destroy nature, it perfects it.
stars powerful war
How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.
patience perfection done
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.
wise men relax
Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.
humility humble genuine
Humility is the mark of a genuine disciple.
understanding may faithfulness
Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace thee.
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Every cell in us worships God.
friendship relationship true-friend
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
kindness men errors
The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.
eternity lacking whole
Eternity is called whole, not because it has parts, but because it is lacking in nothing.
faith blessed inspiration
The Blessed Eucharist is the perfect Sacrament of the Lord's Passion, since It contains Christ Himself and his Passion.
catholic matter dogma
The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.