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St. Thomas Aquinas by G. K. Chesterton, 2009-08-21 St. Thomas Aquinas on Politics and Ethics (Norton Critical Editions) by Thomas Aquinas, 1987-11-17 St. Thomas Aquinas: And The Preaching Beggars by Brendan Larnen, Milton Lomask, 2005-03 An Introduction to the Metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas by Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1997-06-01 The Christian Philosophy Of St Thomas Aquinas by Etienne Gilson, 1994-03-31 The Trinitarian Theology of St Thomas Aquinas by Gilles Emery OP, Francesca Aran Murphy, 2010-05-13 Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas, 2001-12-01 St. Thomas Aquinas: The Story of the Dumb Ox (Saints Lives) by Mary Fabyan Windeatt, 1994-09 Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Thomas Aquinas by Andrew Carl Wisdom, 2009-08-01 The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas (Five Volumes) by Thomas Aquinas, 1981-06-01 The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas by Thomas Aquinas, 2009-11-24 Commentary of The Gospel of St John by St Thomas Aquinas, 2010-04-15 The Mystery of Predestination: According to Scripture, the Church, and St Thomas Aquinas by John Salza, 2010-04-02 On Prayer and The Contemplative Life by St. Thomas Aquinas, 2009-10-19

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1. Xrefer - Search Results - Thomas Aquinas
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2. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Thomas Aquinas
   Lengthy article on the life, writings, and influence of this philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of Category Society Religion and Spirituality Saint thomas aquinas st. thomas aquinas. Philosopher, theologian, doctor Sacrum Convivium (cf.Conway, st. thomas aquinas , London and New York, 1911, p. 61).  
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   Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... T > St. Thomas Aquinas A B C D ... Z Philosopher theologian doctor of the Church Angelicus Doctor ... patron of Catholic universities colleges , and schools . Born at Rocca Secca in the Kingdom of Naples, 1225 or 1227; died at Fossa Nuova, 7 March, 1274. I. LIFE The great outlines and all the important events of his life are known, but biographers differ as to some details and dates. Death prevented Henry Denifle from executing his project of writing a critical life of the saint. Denifle's theology in the University of Fribourg, Switzerland , took up the work and published the "Fontes Vitae S. Thomae Aquinatis, notis historicis et criticis illustrati"; and the first fascicle (Toulouse, 1911) has appeared, giving the life of St. Thomas by Peter Calo (1300) now published for the first time. From Tolomeo of Lucca Landulph, his father, was Count of Aquino; Theodora, his mother, Countess of Teano. His family was related to the Emperors Henry VI and Frederick II , and to the Kings of Aragon Castile , and France . Calo relates that a holy hermit foretold his career, saying to Theodora before his birth: "He will enter the

3. Saint Thomas Aquinas
   Biographical and expository essay by Ralph McInerny.Category Society Religion and Spirituality Saint thomas aquinas Wisdom. Milwaukee Bruce, 1965. Maritain, Jacques. st. thomas aquinas.New York Meridian Books, 1964. Other Internet Resources.  
   http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aquinas/
   
   Extractions: JUL Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) lived at a critical juncture of western culture when the arrival of the Aristotelian corpus in Latin translation reopened the question of the relation between faith and reason, calling into question the modus vivendi that had obtained for centuries. This crisis flared up just as universities were being founded. Thomas, after early studies at Montecassino, moved on to the University of Naples, where he met members of the new Dominican Order. It was at Naples too that Thomas had his first extended contact with the new learning. When he joined the Dominican Order he went north to study with Albertus Magnus, author of a paraphrase of the Aristotelian corpus. Thomas completed his studies at the University of Paris, which had been formed out of the monastic schools on the Left Bank and the cathedral school at Notre Dame. In two stints as a regent master Thomas defended the mendicant orders and, of greater historical importance, countered both the Averroistic interpretations of Aristotle and the Franciscan tendency to reject Greek philosophy. The result was a new modus vivendi between faith and philosophy which survived until the rise of the new physics. Thomas's theological writings became regulative of the Catholic Church and his close textual commentaries on Aristotle represent a cultural resource which is now receiving increased recognition. The following account concentrates on Thomas the philosopher and presents him as fundamentally an Aristotelian.

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5. Thomas Aquinas [Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy]
   Unsigned biographical essay.Category Society Religion and Spirituality Saint thomas aquinas The birthyear of thomas aquinas is commonly given as 1227 a directly following creativeact in the soul, thomas holds it not unfit to say with Hugo of st.  
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   Extractions: Life studium generale at such place as he should choose, and he selected Naples. Early in 1274 the pope directed Mm to attend the Council of Lyons and he undertook the journey, although he was far from well. On the way he stopped at the castle of a niece and there became seriously ill. He wished to end his days in a monastery and not being able to reach a house of the, Dominicans he was carried to the Cistercian Fossanova. There, first, after his death, his remains were preserved. Back to Table of Contents Writings The writings of Thomas may be classified as, (1) exegetical, homiletical, and liturgical; (2) dogmatic, apologetic, and ethical; and (3) philosophical. Among the genuine works of the first class were: Commentaries on Job (1261-65); on Psalms, according to some a reportatum , or report of oral deliverances furnished by his companion Raynaldus; on Isaiah; the Catena aurea , which is a running commentary on the four Gospels, constructed on numerous citations from the Fathers; probably a Commentary on Canticles, and on Jeremiah; and wholly or partly

6. SUMMA THEOLOGICA: Home
   Online HTML version of the text, translated by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province. At Category Society Religion and Spirituality Works The Summa Theologica of st. thomas aquinas Second and Revised Edition, 1920 Literallytranslated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Online Edition  
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   Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers Almanac Bible Home > Summa Theologica A B C D ... Z Because the doctor of Catholic truth ought not only to teach the proficient, but also to instruct beginners (according to the Apostle: As unto little ones in Christ, I gave you milk to drink, not meat 1 Cor. 3:1-2), we purpose in this book to treat of whatever belongs to the Christian religion, in such a way as may tend to the instruction of beginners. We have considered that students in this doctrine have not seldom been hampered by what they have found written by other authors, partly on account of the multiplication of useless questions, articles, and arguments, partly also because those things that are needful for them to know are not taught according to the order of the subject matter, but according as the plan of the book might require, or the occasion of the argument offer, partly, too, because frequent repetition brought weariness and confusion to the minds of readers. Endeavouring to avoid these and other like faults, we shall try, by God's help, to set forth whatever is included in this sacred doctrine as briefly and clearly as the matter itself may allow. P RIMA P ARS

7. St. Thomas Aquinas
   Full text of book online in HTML. 299K. "A popular sketch of a great historical character who Category Society Religion and Spirituality Saint thomas aquinas covers and partly conceals the true background of the times and second that the traditionin question directly involves the whole status of st thomas aquinas.  
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   Extractions: VIII The Sequel to St. Thomas INTRODUCTORY NOTE This book makes no pretence to be anything but a popular sketch of a great historical character who ought to be more popular. Its aim will be achieved, if it leads those who have hardly even heard of St. Thomas Aquinas to read about him in better books. But from this necessary limitation certain consequences follow, which should perhaps be allowed for from the start. Second, it follows that in any such simplification I can hardly say much of the philosopher beyond showing that he had a philosophy. I have only, so to speak, given samples of that philosophy. Lastly, it follows that it is practically impossible to deal adequately with the theology. A lady I know picked up a book of selections from St. Thomas with a commentary; and began hopefully to read a section with the innocent heading, "The Simplicity of God." She then laid down the book with a sigh and said, "Well, if that's His simplicity, I wonder what His complexity is like." With all respect to that excellent Thomistic commentary. I have no desire to have this book laid down, at the very first glance, with a similar sigh. I have taken the view that the biography is an introduction to the philosophy, and that the philosophy is an introduction to the theology; and that I can only carry the reader just beyond the first stage of the story.

8. Jacques Maritain Center: St. Thomas Aquinas And Medieval Philosophy
   Jacques Maritain Center st. thomas aquinas and Medieval Philosophy. By DJ Kennedy,OP The Encyclopedia Press, Inc. 23 East FortyFirst street New York. 1919.  
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9. Island Of Freedom - St. Thomas Aquinas
   Dedicated to the philosopher, who was influenced by the writings of Aristotle. Provides a short biography, quotations and related links.  
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   Extractions: Thomas Aquinas, sometimes called the Angelic Doctor and the Prince of Scholastics, was born at Roccasecca in the ancient Kingdom of Sicily. At about the age of 5 he was placed by his parents in the Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, and years later proceeded to the University of Naples where he came into contact with members of the Dominican order. Against the violent opposition of his family, he became a Dominican friar in 1244. From 1245-1252 he studied under the German Scholastic philosopher Albertus Magnus, then went to Paris to teach at the Dominican studium generale. Because Aquinas was heavyset and taciturn, his fellow novices called him Dumb Ox, but Albertus Magnus is said to have predicted that "this ox will one day fill the world with his bellowing." Aquinas was ordained a priest about 1250, and he began to teach at the University of Paris in 1252. His first writings, primarily summaries and amplifications of his lectures, appeared two years later. His first major work was Scripta Super Libros Sententiarum (Writings on the Books of the Sentences, 1256?), which consisted of commentaries on an influential work concerning the sacraments of the church, known as the

10. Reason And Faith For St. Thomas Aquinas And Bl. John Duns Scotus
    Short paper on the question of faith and reason, with notes. By Sule Elkatip. In plain text.Category Society Religion and Spirituality faculty. However, st. thomas aquinas acknowledges the necessity andhence the reliability of sacred doctrine in his Summa Theologica.  
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    Extractions: REASON AND FAITH FOR SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS AND BLESSED JOHN DUNS SCOTUS January 7, 1994 by Sule Elkatip (Istanbul) (I) The problem The question of faith and reason is thought in many cases to be a problem of consistency among the dictates of reason and those of faith and is formulated in terms of the reliability of the many ways of justifying true belief. Thus the qualm `Which is more reliable?' may change into a doubt and eventually it is asked whether faith justifies knowledge: Another type of claim to knowledge ... is faith. The same difficulty that plagued the claims to knowledge by intuition and revelation occurs here ... Thus sense experience and reasoning, not faith, are the basis for the claim of reliability ... Indeed, it seems too obvious to mention that when people appeal solely to faith as a way of knowing, they do so because there is no evidence that what they say is true ... 1 The above explanation taken from the finale of a section discussing the sources of knowledge in a somehow outdated textbook of philosophical analysis written in our century is not in essence very far removed from the debates which had taken place among medieval philosophers after the twelve hundreds. The former may be more straigtforward in rejecting faith as knowledge. But the latter too must have comprised strong arguments against the reliability of faith. Scotus formulates several of these arguments, which reject the reliability of faith after a cursory examination, in the first question of the Prologus to the Ordinatio.2 In the course of ScotusÙ evaluation of the controversy for and against the reliability of faith not only do we discover the familiar qualms about faith in comparison to sense-experience and the employment of reason, but also we learn about the two distinct manners in which Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus were teaching in favor of faith. The first question of Scotus' prologue to the Ordinatio develops the issue of faith from various perspectives. There are two questions which concern us. The first question is about the reliability of faith in the eyes of Scotus and Thomas. The other question is about the difference, if any, between their thoughts on faith and reason. As to the first question, it is quite clear that both doctors proclaim the reliability of faith. As to the second question, the answer is that there are differences between the two teachings. Scotus states that there can not be conclusive arguments in philosophy pro the reliability of faith; all that can be done is to use persuasive arguments from faith and at the same time to keep making the effort of showing with strictly philosophical reasoning that the arguments of the philosophers for the reliability of the intellect, the senses or some other source is not as foolproof as one would like to have them. (n. 12, nn. 66-71). Aquinas on the one hand holds that faith is reliable, but on the other hand he maintains an Aristotelian theory of knowledge. All knowledge is derived from the senses. The human intellect can not operate without phantasms or sensory data. And yet, the human intellect is not dependent on a corporeal organ for its proper operations and the human soul is incorruptible. There is one human soul for each human person and that soul is the form or act of the human body. It is the business of the intellect to know natures and essences in their common or absoluteley considered natures. But still, a knowledge both of itself and of particular things is possible for the human intellect. The final cause for mankind is salvation and felicity in beholding God. It will be presented below that Aquinas leaves an allowance for philosophers who interpret Aristotelian philosophy as a philosophy devoid of sympathy for faith. He suggests that the end of man may also be known solely in philosophy without recourse to faith. (II) The views of the two doctors In the critical edition of the Ordinatio St. Thomas is cited by the editors in the footnotes to the text. In the controversy between the philosophers and the theologians, philosophers put forward three important arguments. Philosophers uphold the perfection of nature. Theologians recognize the necessity of divine grace and perfection. The Saint is mentioned in relation to the second argument of the philosophers in connection with Aristotle who divides the speculative sciences into mathematics, physics and metaphysics. It seems that Aristotle proves the impossibility of there being more speculative sciences because - in those three, both as it is in itself and in asmuch as it is in every part, the whole of being is thoroughly taken into account; by a similar argument there can not be more practical sciences than those acquired by mankind. (n. 8) St. Thomas is also mentioned in relation to a certain argument, again from the side of the philosophers, against the need for faith. The argument again takes off from Aristotle: `Nature never leaves out what is necessary'; if it is not deficient in imperfect faculties, i.e., the senses, much less will it be deficient in the intellect. (n. 2) In other words, if supernatural aid is not needed by the senses for apprehending their objects, neither will it be needed for the intellect which is a more perfect faculty. However, St. Thomas Aquinas acknowledges the necessity and hence the reliability of sacred doctrine in his Summa Theologica. `Whether, besides the philosophical disciplines, any further doctrine is required?' he asks, and his reply is in the affirmative: `It was necessary for man's salvation that there should be a doctrine revealed by God, besides the philosophical disciplines investigated by human reason ... because man is directed to God as to an end that surpasses the grasp of his reason'.3 Consequently, it becomes to a certain extent difficult to locate the similarities and differences between Aquinas and Scotus. They both seem to be inclined alike for the necessity and therefore the reliability of faith as knowledge. The prologue of the Ordinatio determines two positions: in the beginning that of St. Thomas and later the position of St. Augustine. But with neither of them does Scotus agree totally. Although he must have had St. Thomas in mind at least with respect to some philosophers and theologians, he must be credited with fairness to Aquinas. It is with an allusion to the works of St. Thomas that Scotus' triple argument in defense of the necessity and therefore reliability of faith sets out: distinct knowledge of his end through cognition is necessary for every agent. (n. 13) Furthermore, in his replies to the arguments of the philosophers Scotus makes an explicit reference to St. Thomas by citing him by name; moreover, he quotes from the aforementioned very first article of the Summa. (n. 79) With three principal considerations Scotus sets forth the view that divine revelation is necessary and that scientific knowledge derived just through sense-experience and reason is not sufficient. A human being is a rational agent and as such requires a Adistinct knowledge of his end. (nn. 13-15) Even if reason suffices to prove that beholding God is the end of man, it could not conclude that such a vision and enjoyment perpetually becomes and agrees with a human being perfect both in body and in soul. Scotus is of the opinion that the perpetuity of a good of this kind is the very condition that makes this end desirable. (n. 16) On a declaration of the immortality of the human soul - `The intellective soul is incorruptible' - Scotus reasons that it can not be proved: It can be stated that although there are probable reasons for this second proposition, these are not demonstrative, nor for that matter are they ever necessary reasons.4 Starting from a framework in which natural agents desire the end on account of which they operate, the first persuasive argument considers this to be necessary also for a knowing agent. Scotus points out that human beings can not know their end distinctly from natural sources. He utilizes passages of Nicomachean Ethics to demonstrate that even the Philosopher himself was not very clear on this topic. (n. 14) We can show something from the behavior manifest to us of a substance and that something would just be - that such an end may agree with such a nature. The proper end of no substance is cognized by us. We do not experience or cognize any acts to belong to us in this life so that through them we may naturally know some special end to agree with our nature. (n. 15) Scotus' second persuasive argument is as follows: `It is necessary for every conscious agent in pursuit of an end to know by what means and in what way such an end may be attained; and also the knowledge of all things which are necessary to that end is necessary; and thirdly the knowledge that all that suffices for such an end is necessary'. (n. 17) And in his third and last persuasive argument Scotus enjoins that if the enjoyment of God is in itself manÙs end, God acts contingently and we can not ascertain with the certainty of necessity that God does or does not accept merits as worthy of such a reward. (n. 18) (III) Conclusion One student of Scotus has explained the situation with respect to Scotus and Aquinas in the following way: we do not know our nature in that aspect which would enable us to deduce its spiritual destiny from the nature. Though by the light of nature we may know that man is a spiritual being or even accept St. Thomas' proof that he needs grace, yet we can not infer from man's nature the promises of the Gospel (Duns might say rather, `the contingent will of God'), and therefore, since the Gospel is the mending or fulfilment of Creation, we can not from our knowledge of man's nature infer that final end which depends upon the Gospel.5 It is evident from the prologue that the conclusion above about St. Thomas and Duns Scotus follows from their respective thoughts on faith. Scotus quotes from St. Augustine to back up the criticism of his own standpoint that although man can naturally know of his natural end, indeed he can not know about his supernatural end: `the possibility of having faith like the possibility of having charity belongs to human nature, but the actual possession of faith like the actual possession of charity pertains to the grace vouchsafed to the faithful'.6 Scotus concedes to St. Augustine that God is the natural end of human beings. The part he will not allow is that God naturally may be attained: the possibility of having charity as it is a disposition with respect to God in Himself under the proper notion of loving agrees with human nature according to a special notion, which is not common to it and to sensibles; and hence, that potentiality of human beings is not naturally recognizable in this life, just as man is not known under the notion by which his potentiality is his own. (n. 32) Scotus' explicit quotation from the Summa of Aquinas clarifies the difference between their teachings. Aquinas says that `there is no reason why those things which are treated by the philosophical disciplines, so far as they can be known by the light of natural reason, may not also be treated by another science so far as they are known by the light of the divine revelation'.7 He thus in this manner implies that sacred doctrine by way of the divine revelation is not absolutely necessary. In fact St. Thomas Aquinas says in the same article of the Summa the following: `in order that the salvation of men might be brought about more fitly and more surely, it was necessary that they be taught divine truths by divine revelation'.8 It is a question of more or less fitness and certainty and hence the logical consequence is that sacred doctrine may not be as good and reliable as reason based on sense-experience; the reliability of faith as a justification of true belief may be doubted. NOTES 1John Hospers, An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis , 2nd ed. (1967; rpt. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd., 1970) p. 140. 2John Duns Scotus, Ordinatio Prologus, Opera Omnia I (Civitas Vaticana: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1950). 3Summa Theologica , p. I ch. 1 q. 1. 4Allan Wolter, O.F.M., trans., Philosophical Writings: A Selection, The Nelson Philosophical Texts, ed. Raymond Klibansky, The Library of Liberal Arts (1962; rpt. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Educational Publishing, 1978) pp. 146-147. 5Nathaniel Micklem, Reason and Revelation: a question from Duns Scotus (Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1953) p. 18. 6Ibid. , p. 17; n. 22. 7Anton C. Pegis, ed., Basic Writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas (2 vols., New York: Random House, 1945) p. 6; p. I ch. 1 q. 1. 8Ibid.

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12. Aquinas
    Brief discussion of the life and works of aquinas, with links to electronic texts and additional informat Category Society Religion and Spirituality Saint thomas aquinas Secondary sources Etienne Gilson, The Philosophy of st. thomas aquinas (Dorset,1981); The Cambridge Companion to aquinas , ed. by Norman Kretzmann and  
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    Extractions: Bibliography ... Albert the Great and William of Moerbeke. During the rest of his life, he taught at Paris and Rome, writing millions of words on philosophical and theological issues and earning his reputation among the scholastics as "the angelic doctor." Aquinas developed in massive detail a synthesis of Christianity and Aristotelian philosophy that became the official doctrine of Roman Catholic theology in 1879. De Ente et Essentia On Being and Essence ) includes a basic statement of Aquinas's metaphysical position. His literary activity stopped abruptly as the result of a religious experience a few months before his death. Although he wrote many commentaries on the works of Aristotle and a comprehensive Summa de Veritate Catholicae Fidei contra Gentiles Summa Contra Gentiles ) (1259-1264), Aquinas's unfinished Summa Theologica (1265-1273) represents the most complete statement of his philosophical system. The sections of greatest interest for survey courses include his views on the nature of god , including the five ways to prove god's existence , and his exposition of natural law Although matters of such importance should be accepted on the basis of divine revelation alone, Aquinas held, it is at least possible (and perhaps even desirable) in some circumstances to achieve genuine knowledge of them by means of the rigorous application of human reason.

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14. Thomistic Philosophy - The Philosophy Thomas Aquinas
    Joseph Magee's site, with an introduction to aquinas, and original articles on many aspects of Thomistic Category Society Religion and Spirituality Saint thomas aquinas The philosophy of aquinas continues to offer insights into many lingering of the Centerfor Thomistic studies at the University of st. thomas, Houston, Texas.  
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    Extractions: Thomistic Philosophy is inspired by the philosophical methods and principles used by Thomas Aquinas (1224/5-1274), a Dominican Friar and Theologian , in his explanation of the Catholic faith. Aquinas, who is most renowned for his Five Ways of Proving the Existence of God , believed that both faith and reason discover truth, a conflict between them being impossible since they both originate in God. Believing that reason can, in principle, lead the mind to God, Aquinas defended reason's legitimacy, especially in the works of Aristotle. The philosophy of Aquinas continues to offer insights into many lingering problems in Metaphysics, the Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion and Ethics. This page is maintained by Joseph Magee, Ph.D. a graduate of the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas , Houston, Texas. Dr. Magee is solely responsible for its content.

15. Lux Veritatis: Dedicated To The Philosophy Of The Roman Catholic Church
    A study of Catholic philosophy, st. thomas aquinas, and current issues.  
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    Extractions: Philosophy The 60-Second Aquinas Lesson Current Issues Commentary ... E-Mail New on Lux Veritatis Added a brief explanation of the Aquinas Lesson and its history. About this Website Find out about this webpage, its mission, and its commitment to the Church. Donum Sanctum : The Pro-Life arm of Lux Veritatis, Donum Sanctum examines how philosophy can be used to explain the Church's teachings regarding abortion, euthanasia and other life issues. The 60-Second Aquinas Lesson : A brief, daily look at some aspect of the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Offered via e-mail for free. (Send e-mail with words Add Me in subject line.) Defending the Rock : Apologetics. This section focuses on the Protestant attacks on the Catholic Church and how Catholics can answer the claims of fundamentalists. The Basics of Philosophy : Articles examining the existence of God, morals, law, while paying particular attention to the works of St. Thomas Aquinas.

16. Saint Thomas Aquinas
    thomas aquinas, Saint, philosopher, theologian, doctor of the Church (Angelicus Doctor), patron of Catholic universities, colleges, and schools, b. at Rocca Secca in the Kingdom of Naples, 1225 or 1227; d. at Fossa Nuova, 7 March, 1274. appeared, giving the life of st. thomas by Peter Calo (1300) now  
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17. SUMMA THEOLOGICA: Is It Lawful To Kill Oneself?
    Is it lawful to kill oneself? By st. thomas aquinas.  
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    Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... Question 64 > Article 5 A B C D ... Z Objection 1. It would seem lawful for a man to kill himself. For murder is a sin in so far as it is contrary to justice. But no man can do an injustice to himself, as is proved in Ethic. v, 11. Therefore no man sins by killing himself. Objection 2. Further, it is lawful, for one who exercises public authority, to kill evil-doers. Now he who exercises public authority is sometimes an evil-doer. Therefore he may lawfully kill himself. Objection 3. Further, it is lawful for a man to suffer spontaneously a lesser danger that he may avoid a greater: thus it is lawful for a man to cut off a decayed limb even from himself, that he may save his whole body. Now sometimes a man, by killing himself, avoids a greater evil, for example an unhappy life, or the shame of sin. Therefore a man may kill himself. Objection 4. Further, Samson killed himself, as related in Judges 16, and yet he is numbered among the saints (Heb. 11). Therefore it is lawful for a man to kill himself. Objection 5.

18. St. Thomas Aquinas
    Catholic Student Center at Iowa State University, and parish. Mass schedule, contact information, mission statement, upcoming events.  
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    Extractions: St. Thomas Aquinas The CSC (Catholic Student Community) at ISU is made up of all of the congregation at the St. Thomas Aquinas church, which is right next to campus, directly south of the Memorial Union parking ramp across Lincoln Way. St. Thomas is very fortunate because the CSC is such an active congregation. In these web pages, it should be noted that anything concerning the St. Thomas congregation or about the St. Thomas church is also about the Catholic Student Community at Iowa State, because they are one and the same. Quick Information 2210 Lincoln Way

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20. Jacques Maritain Center: CE - Aquinas
    Sacrum Convivium (cf. Conway, st. thomas aquinas , London and New York,1911, p. 61). (c) The by st. thomas aquinas, st. Louis, 1902; The  
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    Extractions: Jacques Maritain Center Readings Thomas Aquinas , Saint, philosopher, theologian, doctor of the Church ( Angelicus Doctor ), patron of Catholic universities, colleges, and schools, b. at Rocca Secca in the Kingdom of Naples, 1225 or 1227; d. at Fossa Nuova, 7 March, 1274. The time spent in captivity was not lost. His mother relented somewhat, after the first burst of anger and grief; the Dominicans were allowed to provide him with new habits, and through the kind offices of his sister he procured some books the Holy Scriptures, Aristotle's Metaphysics, and the "Sentences" of Peter Lombard. After eighteen months or two years spent in prison, either because his mother saw that the hermit's prophecy would eventually be fulfilled or because his brothers feared the threats of Innocent IV and Frederick II, he was set at liberty, being lowered in a basket into the arms of the Dominicans, who were delighted to find that during his captivity "he had made as much progress as if he had been in a studium generale In 1245 Albert was sent to Paris, and Thomas accompanied him as a student. In 1248 both returned to Cologne. Albert had been appointed regent of the new

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