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
knows
Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot consider how He is but only how He is not.
grace glory certain
Grace is a certain beginning of glory in us.
self makers ends
The end of every maker is himself.
unjust injustice wells
If you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.
spiritual doors baptism
Baptism is the door of the spiritual life and the gateway to the sacraments.
inspirational-life hate perfect
Even as in heaven there will be most perfect charity, so in hell there will be the most perfect hate.
catholic saint doe
What does it take to become a saint? Will it.
spiritual needs sin
Sin is a spiritual illness; thus sinners are in need of salvation.
adversity gods-will true-peace
True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of God.
believe thoughtful love-is
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
love spiritual produce
The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.
jesus heart giving
Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside. Bestow upon us also, O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
soul thirst
There is within every soul a thirst for happiness and meaning.
believe grace catholic
Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace.