In my ongoing effort to update and fill in gaps in the content of the Thomistic Philosophy Page, I have revised and greatly expanded the material on Natural Philosophy. While this area of philosophy is based on Aristotle’s cosmology, it provides compelling insights into the nature of physical existence which continue to be relevant evenContinue reading “Philosophy of Nature Updates”
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Happy Feast of Fra Angelico/Blessed John of Fiesole, OP – 2025
Today is the Feast Day of Fra Angelico/Blessed John of Fiesole, one of my favorite Dominican saints/blesseds.(See my post for his feast day from 2022 on why, and for samples of his frescos.) The artist apparently had a devotion to his confrere, Saint Thomas Aquinas, as an early work of his is a portrait ofContinue reading “Happy Feast of Fra Angelico/Blessed John of Fiesole, OP – 2025”
Happy Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of Humanity – 2025
Today, January 28, 2025 is the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas and is celebrated as the 800th anniversary of his birth (even though history does not record the actual date), and so it begins the third of the Three Jubilee Years commemorating also the 700th anniversary of his canonization in 1323 and the 750th anniversaryContinue reading “Happy Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of Humanity – 2025”
An Sit Pater Natalis? (Whether there is a Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus)?)
It’s time once again for this annual Disputed Question of Thomistic humor: THE FIVE WAYS OF PROVING SANTA CLAUS* Whether Santa Clause Exists We proceed thus to the third article: Objections On the contrary, Kay Starr says: “I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe last night.” I answer that, The existence of Santa ClausContinue reading “An Sit Pater Natalis? (Whether there is a Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus)?)”
To Know the Truth of Things
If you have visited the Thomistic Philosophy Page in recent months, you may have notice an image of the cover for my forthcoming book, To Know the Truth of Things: An Overview of the Philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas. The title comes from an observation about the nature and goal of philosophy that Saint ThomasContinue reading “To Know the Truth of Things”
Saint Thomas(‘s Skull) Is Coming to America
The holy relic of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s skull is continuing its world tour to celebrate the Triple Jubilee of the 700th anniversary of his canonization in 1323, the 750th anniversary of his death in 1274. and the 800th anniversary of his birth in 1225. To celebrate these special anniversaries, the Dominican province of Toulouse inContinue reading “Saint Thomas(‘s Skull) Is Coming to America”
Laws of Spiritual Dynamics
It seems that a lot of what I post here are comments, often critical ones, on something Bishop Robert Barron has said or written. This may give one the impression that I dislike the bishops views and insights, which could not be further from the truth. I greatly admire him and his work, and highlyContinue reading “Laws of Spiritual Dynamics”
Metaphysics and Morals
In March I posted about surprising ways various groups were commemorating the 750th anniversary of the death of Saint Thomas Aquinas including a workshop organized by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on “Aquinas’ social ontology and natural law in perspective“. At the time, I noted that Bishop Robert Barron also posted a video about his participation in this workshop where heContinue reading “Metaphysics and Morals”
Celebrating Saint Thomas Aquinas’s Anniversaries in Surprising Ways
I found and shared on Facebook an article from the Vatican News Service “Pope Francis: Thomas Aquinas’ thought more relevant than ever“ featuring remarks Pope Francis made about the enduring value of Saint Thomas and his doctrinal legacy on the occasion of a workshop organized by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences commemorating the 750thContinue reading “Celebrating Saint Thomas Aquinas’s Anniversaries in Surprising Ways”
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