8 Considerations on Whether Christ had Acquired, Infused, or Beatific Knowledge
The knowledge of God’s essence, the infused intelligible species, and the acquired phantasms all flow harmoniously within the knowledge of Christ. The efficient cause of humanity’s perfection maintains his human perfection.
13 Videos from the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph
13 excellent videos from a faithful, young, and vibrant community of Dominican men. St. Dominic, pray for us.
The 2 Books by Cardinal Ratzinger that Will Change Your Life
“Politics is the realm of reason – not of a merely technological, calculating reason, but of moral reason, since the goal of the state, and hence the ultimate goal of all politics, has a moral nature, namely, peace and justice.”
The Commentary of 10 Popes on St. Thomas Aquinas
Pope Benedict XV stated that “the eminent commendations of Thomas Aquinas by the Holy See no longer permit a Catholic to doubt that he was divinely raised up that the Church might have a master whose doctrine should be followed in a special way at all times.”
The 24 Theses of St. Thomas Aquinas with Citations and Commentary
“He (Thomas Aquinas) enlightened the Church more than all the other Doctors together; a man can derive more profit from his books in one year than from a lifetime spent in pondering the philosophy of others." - Pope John XXII (Consistorial of 1318), quoted in Doctoris Angelici
Catholic Countdown: The Top 20 Lists of 2012
The last year was a great one for SPL and the community of listers. From must-know Latin hymns to short stories all Catholics should read, SPL catalogued the best in Catholic thought.
Modern Man Has Lost His Way: 13 Comments on the Western Heritage of Christ and Socrates
"The controversy as to the relations between Pope and Emperor, stripped of its non-essentials, was a controversy as to the end and purpose of life on earth." - J.W. Allen
The Educated Catholic Voter: 10 Lists on the Catholic Citizen
"A kind of cultural relativism exists today, evident in the conceptualization and defence of an ethical pluralism, which sanctions the decadence and disintegration of reason and the principles of the natural moral law." - CDF under Cardinal Ratzinger
The Path to Hell is Paved with the Skulls of Bishops: 8 Quotes and Sources
"The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops." - St. Athanasius, Council of Nicaea, AD 325 attributed.
Lust and Our Common Good: 4 Observations by St. Thomas Aquinas
Listers, a portion of St. Thomas Aquinas’ brilliance is attributed to his ability to state that which we all already know but struggle to articulate. The question Is lust a sin? seems absurd, but by asking these questions and answering them in thomistic fullness the Angelic Doctor is able to lead us into profound observations. Similar...
Let It Be the Armor: 3 Meditations from Aquinas for After Holy Communion
Listers, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Catholic life. However, articulating our gratitude and both intellectual and emotional response to the literal body, blood, soul, and divinity of the Second Person of the Trinity is a daunting if not impossible task for most of us. Thankfully, the gifted mind of the Catholic...
Aquinas: 4 Points of Meditation Before Receiving the Eucharist
Listers, the following is a prayer by the Angelic Doctor St. Thomas Aquinas meant to prepare the soul for reception of the Eucharist. SPL has taken the prayer from the Recommended Prayers chapter of the 1962 Roman Missal and has organized the Common Doctor’s words into four meditations.1 1. I Come to the Physician...
Think Animals and Plants Do Not Have Souls? – 3 Lists to Make You Think Again
The soul is “the first principle of life in those things which live: for we call living things animate, and those things which have no life, inanimate.”
