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I have posted edited and expanded notes on the nature of rational knowledge taken from my undergraduate days at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology initially written by A. Moreno, OP (of happy memory) and M. Dodds, OP. I am immensely grateful for the introduction and instruction in Thomistic philosophy as a young friarContinue reading “Notes on Rational Knowledge (Intellect) Posted”

In a previous post, I noted that the film Everything, Everywhere, All at Once mischaracterizes the admittedly unjust condemnation, and worse, the penalty, Galileo received as the result of his two trials for heresy by the Holy Office of the Roman Inquisition of the Catholic Church. In that post I gave instead a more accurate,Continue reading “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once – Part II: Hollywood versus Nihilism – Thanks Daniels”

Two years ago, in my first Happy Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas post, I explained that January 28 was chosen as the date to commemorate his joining the Blessed in Heaven, not because it was the date of his entrance into that blessed state (i.e., the date of his death, March 7 (though, until 1969Continue reading “Saint Thomas’s Skull Is on the Move”

Today, January 28, marks the annual celebration of the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, source, inspiration and patron of the Thomistic Philosophy Page. Saint Thomas was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Saint Pius V in 1567, and over the centuries, the Church has conferred on Saint Thomas three doctoral designations: the AngelicContinue reading “Happy Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelic Doctor”

Alas, another Hollywood film has failed in its primary responsibility of accurately depicting the history of disputes of Catholic philosophy and theology, however oblique its reference to this history. In the film, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, the movie’s antagonist, Jobu Tupaki, says “For most of our history, we knew the Earth was the centerContinue reading “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once – Part I: Hollywood versus History”

Today is the US federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the primary leaders of the US Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and ’60’s. He led protests and rallies of non-violent civil disobedience across the American South to overturn unjust laws protecting and promoting racial discrimination. Dr. King wasContinue reading “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Thomist”

I just noticed, after at least 37 years of looking at this image of Saint Thomas Aquinas, that he (or at least Bl. Fra Angelico imagined that he) parted his hair on the right, as do I which is somewhat uncommon for men (at least in the late 20th and early 21st centuries (don’t knowContinue reading “A Thomistic Coincidence?”

Today is the Feast Day of Pope Saint Pius V. He is the greatest of the four Dominicans to be elected pope.  He reigned as pontiff during one of the most difficult times in the history of the Church.  Known to be a man of great prayer, austerity and zeal for the welfare of HolyContinue reading “Happy Feast of Saint Pius V”

I noted on the actual — that is to say, observed (by the Holy Church of Rome) — Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas on January 28, 2022 and 2021, that that date is not the one on which the Angelic Doctor entered upon his eternal reward, but the date when his relics were transferred fromContinue reading “Happy Non-Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas”

Over the years I have produced a lot of content explaining the reasons for Catholic hope (1 Peter 3:15), which I presented in videos, blog posts, philosophical web pages, class notes or in good, ol’ fashion, print material. A curious public wishing to find this content scattered across various and disparate media can now beContinue reading “TMC Catholic Apologetics Now Live!”