Category Archives: Wisdom

Wisdom is the Most Honorable and Best Knowledge.

Posted on January 6, 2013 by marklangley

What better subject to contemplate on the Epiphany- a feast in which kings from the east found wisdom lying in a cradle and worshiped Him as that which is most honorable. Wisdom is in fact the most honorable kind of … Continue reading →

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Wisdom is Not a Human Possession

Posted on January 3, 2013 by marklangley

As one reads through the little section on St Thomas Aquinas’ commentary on the Metaphysics where he sets forth the four attributes of wisdom (from which we have been shamelessly borrowing- without even the slightest acknowledgement), one runs across this … Continue reading →

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Wisdom is about causes

Posted on January 1, 2013 by marklangley

Forgive me for having skipped what I think is the most obvious characteristic of wisdom – namely that it is a knowledge of causes. Therefore we now have three characteristics of wisdom- to wit: It is a knowledge about causes … Continue reading →

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Wisdom is Liberal

Posted on December 30, 2012 by marklangley

Well I hate to say it, but the second (or third) characteristic of wisdom is that it is liberal. But of course we don’t mean ‘liberal’ as in ‘Teddy Kennedy liberal.’ We mean liberal as opposed to servile or what … Continue reading →

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The first Characteristic of Wisdom

Posted on December 28, 2012 by marklangley

Speaking of wisdom, perhaps it would be good to review four characteristics that will help us to distinguish the kind of knowledge that it is. I do but merely transcribe from the fading memory of a certain lecture these humble … Continue reading →

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