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
sake should
We should love others truly, for their own sakes rather than our own.
prayer animal
God answered the prayers of animals.
art lying shadow
Godhead here in hiding, whom I adore Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art
giving dying ransom
Being born he have himself as our Companion, Eating with us he gave himself as Food, Dying He became our Ransom, Reigning he gives himself as our Reward
errors creation
Any error about creation also leads to an error about God.
morning land suffering
It is written: "Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live" (Ex. 22:18); and: "In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land" (Ps. 100:8). ...
teaching church doe
He who does not embrace the teaching of the Church does not have the habit of faith.
regret wine sleep
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of good wine.
men animal free-will
But man is freer than all the animals, on account of his free-will, with which he is endowed above all other animals.
humble angel reality
The Bread of angels has become the Bread of mankind; This heavenly Bread puts an end to all images; O wonderful reality! The poor, the slave, and the humble can eat the Lord.
soul known
The soul is known by it's acts.
sin mortal-sin ends
Venial sin becomes mortal sin when one approves it as an end. . .
thinking missing clear
Whenever God wakes in us, our thinking becomes clear - nothing is missing.
prayer home journey
The greater the charity of the Saints in their heavenly home, the more they intercede for those who are still on their journey and the more they can help them by their prayers; the more they are united with God, the more effective those prayers are. This is in accordance with Divine order, which makes higher things react upon lower things, like the brightness of the sun filling the atmosphere.