St. Thomas Aquinas - The Inner Life - January 28, 2025

Fr. Joseph Johnson joins Patrick to discuss Thomas Aquinas (3:09) Who was St. Thomas Aquinas? How did St. Thomas Aquinas debate others? (9:50) How does the intellectual mind play an important role in our Faith? Where do we see the love of God in St. Thomas Aquinas’ life? 11:19 Mary -Faith - I don't believe intellect plays into it. God above is in control of all.   (20:47) Break 1     Patrick shares an email about why St. Thomas Aquinas didn’t finish the Summa Theologica? Write to us at [email protected] (28:00) Mary - I read a brief overview about St. Thomas Aquinas. The Uncaused cause. argument for the existence of God. Read an article that said Thomas took it from a Muslim philosopher and got the idea from him. (33:06) Email from Bob – Where do you start with the readings of Saint Thomas Aquinas?   (37:40) Break 2 (39:04) How can St. Thomas Aquinas be a companion to us today? (46:14) Anna - There's an expression of blind faith. Especially when teaching our kids. I'm a faith formation teacher. St. Thomas Aquinas is best.  Any ideas to present Aquinas to kids?   Resources: Thomistic Institute: Aquinas 101 https://aquinas101.thomisticinstitute.org/ Practical Theology by Peter Kreeft https://ignatius.com/practical-theology-prtp/