Will Thomas
Will Thomas
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NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
christian reason capacity
The truth of the Christian faith surpasses the capacity of reason.
faith
Faith is God's work within us.
men catholic reason
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.
beautiful soul obsolete
The image of God always abides in the soul, whether this image be obsolete and clouded over as to amount to almost nothing; or whether it be obscured or disfigured, as is the case with sinners; or whether it be clear and beautiful as is the case with the just.
men perfection mind
The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God.
heart people listening
One day when Thomas Aquinas was preaching to the local populace on the love of God, he saw an old woman listening attentively to his every word. And inspired by her eagerness to learn more about her God whom she loved so dearly, he said to the people: It is better to be this unlearned woman, loving God with all her heart, than the most learned theologian lacking love.
greatness humans human-beings
The greatness of the human being consists in this: that it is capable of the universe.
reason ends
God destines us for an end beyond the grasp of reason.
world tasks lost
The proper task of the Savior is that he is a savior; indeed, for this he came into the world: to seek and save what was lost.
heart men gods-will
A man's heart is right when he wills what God wills.
gratitude thankfulness needs
God has need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received.
philosophical reading book
Beware of the person of one book.
uplifting christian prayer
It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills.
believe miracle speaking-in-tongues
Miracles are signs not to them that believe, but to them that believe not.