St. Thomas Aquinas

“EVERY systematic science, the humblest and the noblest alike, seems to admit of two kinds of proficiency; one of which may be properly call...

“NO EVIL as such can be desirable, either by natural appetite or by conscious will. It is sought indirectly, namely because it is a conseque...

“NOT every love has the quality of friendship. In the first place it is reserved to that love for another which wills his well-being. When w...

“EVERY human person has the right to make his own decisions with regard to his personal destiny, whether it be a question of choosing one’s ...

The structure of the Summa theologiae is beautifully described by the Cambridge theologian Nicholas Lash, who writes: “We might almost sa...

“ST. PAUL instructs us that our entire perfection is contained at present under three concise headings: and now there remain faith, hope, ch...

43. A quite special place in this long development belongs to Saint Thomas, not only because of what he taught but also because of the d...