Yesterday the Church celebrated the memory of Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest and Doctor of the Church. A Dominican priest and professor, he is considered a patron saint of Catholic Schools, of students, and of universities. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential theologians of all time.
At one time a student of Saint Albert the Great, among his other accomplishments he helped people realize that, just because Aristotle was a pagan, any truth that he spoke should not be disregarded. Thomas Aquinas said that truth cannot contradict truth. There was a bit of controversy at the time because of a faulty translation of Aristotle’s writings, and one thing Thomas Aquinas focused was finding out what Aristotle really wrote (perhaps a good lesson for us at a time when so many written and spoken words are taken out of context or mistranslated or otherwise misunderstood).
For background information about Saint Thomas Aquinas, please visit:
Doctors of the Church: Saint Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Thomas Aquinas (1912 Edition)
G.K. Chesterton: St. Thomas Aquinas (1932)
On Thursday evening at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., Secretary of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, gave a homily about Saint Thomas Aquinas. This homily focused on St. Thomas’ great love for the Mass and our Lord’s Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament.
To access this homily, please visit:
Friar Blog: Consumed by the Holy Mysteries of this Great Sacrament (27 JAN 11)
To access a video of this homily, please visit:
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