Nov
10
2023
St. Martin of Tours
By kroche
Today on Saints in Focus, Br. Stephen, MIC, teaches us about the life of St. Martin of Tours. His feast day is celebrated on November 11.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Apr
25
2022
0
Divine Mercy 101: St. Thomas Aquinas & St. Catherine of Siena
By Anonymous (not verified)
When we fail to be merciful, St. Thomas reassures us that Divine Mercy for the repentant is not just adequate or sufficient for us, but superabundant, as infinite as God's nature itself.
Apr
18
2022
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Divine Mercy 101: Aquinas on Mercy, Judgment, and Mary
By Anonymous (not verified)
St. Thomas Aquinas argues that it is even more merciful for God to ask for reparation for sin than if He had just decided to "let bygones be bygones."
Apr
11
2022
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Divine Mercy 101: A Superabundant Satisfaction for Sin
By Anonymous (not verified)
In order to understand St. Thomas Aquinas' theory of atonement, we need to be clear about what he meant in saying that Jesus Christ makes "satisfaction" for our sins.
Mar
28
2022
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Divine Mercy 101: St. Thomas Aquinas Defines Divine Mercy
By Anonymous (not verified)
What, then, is the mercy of God, according to St. Thomas? It cannot be an emotion or a passion, since God in His infinite, immutable perfection cannot be subject to changing passions that "happen" to Him or "overcome" Him, or that reduce His fullness of Being in any way.
Mar
21
2022
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Divine Mercy 101: St. Thomas Aquinas on the Virtue of Mercy
By Anonymous (not verified)
Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) defined the virtue of "mercy" in his great Summa Theologiae as "the compassion in our hearts for another person's misery, a compassion which drives us to do what we can to help him."
Jan
28
2015
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A Great Man of Humility
By Anonymous (not verified)
In an age of intellectual pride and great confusion of mind and heart, let us turn to St. Thomas Aquinas for his intercession.
