Aquinas! Aquinas! Aquinas!

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With all due respect to the good Doctor, might he be a bit challenging (and perhaps, dry?)
 
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There has already been a book chosen for this round. Divine Mercy in My Soul, St. Faustina. Perhaps this could be considered for the next title.
 
Maybe if you get the Philosophy Forum, you can do it there
 
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mommyof4 said:
Please come over and join us for the DM discussion - we will begin sometime next week.
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I may not be there for the beginning since I am moving at the end of the week. I should have my DSL connection on Saturday
 
Anne_Carmel said:
There has already been a book chosen for this round. Divine Mercy in My Soul, St. Faustina. Perhaps this could be considered for the next title.
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OK. Thank you. St Faustina is a good choice.
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I would be more interested in Aquinas, so I’ll pass on the Divine Mercy book. I’ll be lurking in the book club forum to see what the next book is.
 
Hi, everyone. In case the Aquinas book eventually gets under way, I would recommend either G.K. Chesterton’s book (available online) or Peter Kreeft’s “A Shorter Summa,” which contains the original sources (selected), but also a whole bunch of very helpful explanatory notes.

I’m so new at this, I don’t even know which Catholic authors are considered “essential” and which are okay and which are so-so. I will go along with whatever is chosen.
 
Why don’t all of you Thomas Aquinas people come on over to the St. Faustina’s Diary: A Discussion thread and apply Thomistic insight to St. Faustina’s writings, especially on the subject of mercy? In the movie Faustina a priest commented on St. Faustina’s ideas on mercy comparing to those of Aquinas and Augustine (whose works she had apparently never read). Comparisons from the Aquinas side might be interesting.
 
TOO DEEP! I can’t even understand the Summa of the Summa! :nope: Heck, I can’t even spell summa! 😉

Sorry, I am going with “mommyof4” and St. Faustina! 😃

Come and join us! 👍 You know you want too! 😛
 
Convert_in_99 said:
TOO DEEP! I can’t even understand the Summa of the Summa! :nope: Heck, I can’t even spell summa! 😉

Sorry, I am going with “mommyof4” and St. Faustina! 😃

Come and join us! 👍 You know you want too! 😛
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Check out Summa of the Summa by Peter Kreeft. It is a great summary and is very understandable.
 
I’m with the whole Divine Mercy thing.

Thomas is more of a study. I love his works and everything. But it may be more enlightening to hold an online seminar on Aquinas featuring the chosen text, and applying it to different situations; more of a practicum.

God bless
Aaron
 
cpayne said:
Hi, everyone. In case the Aquinas book eventually gets under way, I would recommend either G.K. Chesterton’s book (available online) or Peter Kreeft’s “A Shorter Summa,” which contains the original sources (selected), but also a whole bunch of very helpful explanatory notes.

I’m so new at this, I don’t even know which Catholic authors are considered “essential” and which are okay and which are so-so. I will go along with whatever is chosen.
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I agree. I propose reading Peter Kreeft’s Summa of the Summa. His commentaries are very helpful. I’m looking forward to the discussion whatever the topic 🙂
 
A compromise but not negligible solution could be read some selected parts of Summa Theologica, e.g.:
God as ultimate end and supreme bliss of the man (part of Summa I-II)
Theological virtues (part of II-II)
Jesus Christ the Saviour (part of III)
The sacraments, e.g. the Eucharist (part of III)
or whatever you prefer, selecting theme and lenght.
 
Ani_Ibi said:
Is Kreeft’s summa online? Another route would be to read Chesterton’s summa of the Summa which is online.
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With due respect to Chesterton and whatever Aquinas’ scholar (Maritain, Gilson, Edith Stein, Fabro are great ones) I would prefere read few pages but directly by S.Thomas.
It’s not only to slightly differ from your opinion, but mainly to bring in again this great thread. 😉
All the best!
Aurelio
 
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