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Tag Archives: Aquinas
Slow down, you move too fast!
The lazy hazy days of summer are here and I can’t think of more appropriate advice to give anyone than that which Friar Laurence gave to Romeo: ROMEO O, let us hence; I stand on sudden haste. FRIAR LAURENCE Wisely … Continue reading
“’Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.”: Why we are Tempted
Saint Luke begins the story about Our Lord’s temptation in the desert saying, [1] And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert, [2] For the space of forty days; and … Continue reading
Posted in Aquinas, Catena Aurea, Lord's Prayer, Temptation
Tagged Aquinas, chrysostom, Lord's Prayer, St. Gregory, Temptation
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The Most Important Virtues That No One Talks About.
Sometimes I wonder if the stories that we have all heard concerning saints who did not appear to be intellectually gifted might mislead many people into thinking that sanctity does not require any special focus on the development of the … Continue reading
Get Those Animals Out of My House!
According to the Evangelists, Our Lord cleansed the Temple on at least two occasions. St. John describes the first cleansing as having occurred directly after the remarkable miracle in which He saved the day at the wedding reception at Cana. … Continue reading
Posted in Catena Aurea, Origen, passions
Tagged Aquinas, Bede, Cleanisng the Temple, doves, oxen, righteous anger, sheep
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Did You Know That Drinking Milk Is An Excellent Preparation For Eating Meat?
Sometimes St. Paul seems downright condescending! For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have … Continue reading
Posted in aeschylus, Aquinas, Augustine, catholic education, Heraclitus, Homer, Sacred Doctrine, Socrates
Tagged Aquinas, Chateau Margaux, Greek Literature, Heraclitus, Meat, Milk, On Christine Doctrine, Saint Paul
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Newsflash: Just Because You Know What Virtue is Does Not Mean You are Virtuous.
Now I know that there are many of you who are just naturally charitable. You easily empathize with the suffering of others and you have a spontaneous instinct to do anything you can to help others carry their crosses and … Continue reading
Posted in Aquinas, Augustine, liberal education, Newman, Sacred Doctrine
Tagged Aquinas, Aristotle, John Henry Newman, knowledge and virtue, Mother Teresa
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Do Your Children Know the Ten Commandments?
Every couple of years I have the opportunity to teach a course on the Ten Commandments to High School seniors and juniors. I always try to start the course with a one-question pop quiz that looks like this: Write down the … Continue reading
Did you know that our Lord’s death was a miracle?
After suffering such a terrible passion, I must confess I never thought our Lord’s death was something out of the ordinary course of nature. The question in my mind was why did Jesus not die sooner than he did? The … Continue reading
Posted in Aquinas, Easter, The Passion, Uncategorized
Tagged Aquinas, Crucifixion, Miracles, Saint Mark
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Did Jesus Really Become Sorrowful?
See, O Lord, and consider, for I am become vile… O all ye that pass by the way, attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow: Thus Jeremiah laments at the time of the Babylonian captivity, nonetheless, … Continue reading
Posted in Aquinas, Augustine, Catena Aurea, Sacred Doctrine, Uncategorized
Tagged Aquinas, Augustine, Hillary of Poitiers, Jerome, Palm Sunday, passion, Propassion
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The privilege of teaching The Ten Commandments
Every couple of years I have the opportunity to teach a course on the commandments. I love this course. Happy is the teacher to whom such a task is assigned! As a matter of fact I feel just a little like … Continue reading
Posted in Decalogue, Heraclitus, Wisdom
Tagged Aquinas, Deuteronomy, Heraclitus, Moses, Solomon
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