Br. Bartholomew Calvano, O.P., on St. Thomas Aquinas

"Is there a doctor in the house?! This frequent cry in movies or TV is a call for help during an emergency. Doctor is also the title that the Church gives to St. Thomas Aquinas. The rarest of titles given to saints, there are only 36 declared Doctors of the Church. These doctors are not, however, physicians. The Latin word doctor means teacher, and it is as teachers that the Church honors these 36 saints. Saint Thomas is often honored as one of the most intelligent saints of the Church: not only was he personally intelligent, he was also able to clearly communicate that knowledge to others."

In a recent commentary, Brother Bartholomew Calvano, O.P., reflected on Saint Thomas Aquinas and his teaching ministry.

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Dominicana: St. Thomas the Teacher (28 JAN 19)