"The Greek philosopher Aristotle
famously opens one of his most important works with the line, 'all men
by nature desire to know.' Saint Paul one-ups him when he says that God 'desires all men to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth' (1
Tim 2:4). In a world rife with skepticism and relativism, these two
lines lead us to a crucial conclusion: mankind is made to know truth,
and he has both nature and grace on his side.
"Still, we have our challenges.
Original sin is real and actually hampers our minds. Moreover, our
culture confronts us daily with the gamut of contradicting claims about
life's biggest questions. Such an array of answers preached by all kinds
of authorities - advertising, social media, pop culture,
self-help/spiritual gurus, etc. - makes it easy enough to become cynical
like Pontius Pilate, who looked the Truth himself in the face and
scoffed, 'What is truth?' (Jn 18:38)."
In a recent commentary, Brother Charles Marie Rooney, O.P., reflected on the life and thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas, particularly in relation to a new online course, Thomas Aquinas 101.
To access Br. Charles Marie's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: Thomas Aquinas 101 (11 SEP 19)
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