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
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He (Mohammed) seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure to which the concupiscence of the flesh urges us. His teaching also contained precepts that were in conformity with his promises, and he gave free rein to carnal pleasure. In all this, as is not unexpected; he was obeyed by carnal men. As for proofs of the truth of his doctrine, he brought forward only such as could be grasped by the natural ability of anyone with a very modest wisdom. Indeed, the truths that he taught he mingled with many fables and with doctrines of the greatest falsity.
light heavy fearful
God's precepts are light to the loving, heavy to the fearful.
devil world made
When the devil is called the god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldliness.
men simple next
All my words are but chaff next to the faith of a simple man.
prayer way obedience
Obedience unites us so closely to God that it in a way transforms us into Him, so that we have no other will but His. If obedience is lacking, even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.
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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.