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St. Thomas Dedicating His Works to Christ by Santi de Tito (1593) |
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Sts. Gregory, Jerome, Augustine, and Dominic listen while St. Thomas teaches. | ||
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The Aquinas Catechism A Simple Explanation of the Catholic Faith by the Church's Greatest Theologian by St. Thomas Aquinas Foreword by Ralph McInerny $17.95 336 pgs ppbk | If you trust the Popes, then turn to St. Thomas himself in this catechism he prepared for laymen like you. In it, Thomas explains the five conditions necessary for proper prayer * why we ask the Lord not to lead us into temptation * "Thy kingdom come": what we're really asking for when we pray this * the three ways in which Mary is full of grace, and why they're so important today * why Jesus descended into Hell * how we are to respond to God's Word * defenses against heresies that are still held * why Christ's judgment is to be feared (and four ways to prepare for it) * the marks of the Catholic Church * the qualities of the bodies of the blessed and of the damned * the nature of eternal life and of eternal death *four things we should desire and pray for * the effect of each Sacrament * how we can hinder their graces without realizing it * who really administers the sacrament of Matrimony * how Holy Orders changes the recipient * the sin that's most dangerous to the sinner himself * how "Thou shalt not kill" applies to the death penalty and the killing of animals * the crucial differences between divine and human law * God's rewards for honoring our parents (and His punishments for failure to do so) * others we must honor besides our parents * how we can bear false witness unknowingly * four ways we can overcome sinful desires * and much more to help us all grow in wisdom and holiness! |
Other popes who urge you to turn to St. Thomas: Pope Nicholas V • Pope Pius IV • Pope St. Pius V • Pope Sixtus V • Pope Clement VIII • Pope Paul V • Pope Alexander VII • Pope Innocent XI • Pope Innocent XII • Pope Benedict XIII • Pope Clement XII • Pope Benedict XIV • Pope St. Pius X • Pope Benedict XV • Pope Pius XI • Pope Pius XII • Pope John XXIII • Pope Paul VI • Pope John Paul II • Pope Benedict XVI • and scores of other popes.
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The Ways of God $4.95 96 pgs ppbk | |
The Aquinas Catechism $17.95 336 pgs ppbk | Aquinas's Shorter Summa $22.95 432 pgs ppbk |
Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was both a scholar and a saint. Educated in Naples, he entered the Dominican Order in 1244 and devoted the rest of his life to comprehending God’s Revelation --- through reason, contemplation, and prayer --- and to living in conformity with that Revelation. In the course of a brilliant career, he preached widely throughout Europe and wrote over 100 volumes. St. Thomas died in 1274, was canonized in 1323, and was proclaimed a Doctor of the Universal Church in 1567. |
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