Author: Kevin Vost
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
ISBN: 1622828313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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Here, Dr. Kevin Vost provides you with 12 essential life lessons, culled from the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. Together these lessons will elevate your mind, enrich your spirit, and teach you how to participate fully in the universal vocation to holiness and happiness. Distilling Thomas's timeless and unparalleled spiritual wisdom, Vost shows you: The things you must believe, know, and desire in order to be saved (and how to thoroughly attend to these in your daily life) Why you must be religious and not merely spiritual How sloth in particular can blind you to the highest meaning of life (and which virtues supply the antidote) The surprising and dreadful effects of wrath in your life How to recognize injustices you may be committing dailyand how to train yourself to fight those impulses
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486122263
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Chesterton's customary wit and engaging storytelling provide a brief but vivid profile. He focuses on the saint's life, rather than on theology, to illustrate Thomas's relevance to modern readers.
Author: Kevin Vost
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
ISBN: 1622825063
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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About St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope John XXII said: “A man can derive more profit in a year from his books than from pondering all his life the teaching of others.” And Pope Pius XI added: “We now say to all who are desirous of the truth: ‘Go to St. Thomas.’ ” But when we do go to Thomas – when we open his massive Summa Theologica or another of his works – we’re quickly overwhelmed, even lost. If we find him hard to read, how can we even begin to “think like Aquinas?” Now comes Kevin Vost — the best-selling author of The One-Minute Aquinas — armed with a recently rediscovered letter St. Thomas himself wrote – a brief letter to young novice monk giving practical, sage advice about how to study, how to think, and even how to live. In this letter written almost 800 years ago, St. Thomas reveals his unique powers of intellect and will, and explains how anyone can fathom and explain even the loftiest truths. Vost and St. Thomas will teach you how to dissect logical fallacies, heresies, and half-truths that continue to pollute our world with muddy thinking. Best of all, you’ll find a fully-illustrated set of exercises to improve your intellectual powers of memory, understanding, logical reasoning, shrewdness, foresight, circumspection, and practical wisdom. You’ll also learn: The four steps to training your memoryHow to know your mental powers – and their limitsWhy critical thinking alone is insufficient for reaching the truthTwenty common fallacies – and how to spot themThe key to effectively reading any bookHow to set your intellect free by avoiding worldly entanglementsHow to commit key truths to memory Pius XI called St. Thomas Aquinas the “model” for those who want to “pursue their studies to the best advantage and with the greatest profit to themselves.” Leo XIII urged us all to “follow the example of St. Thomas.” Over the centuries, dozens of other popes have praised him. Surely it is time to listen to these good men, time to “go to Thomas,” to learn to think like him, and, yes, even to live like him.
Author: Mike Aquilina
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692712818
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Tantum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui Down in adoration falling, Lo! The Sacred Host we hail These words, written by the great theologian St. Thomas Aquinas, have inspired millions over the past seven centuries. St. Thomas's devotion to the Eucharist was profound. His brother Dominicans recalled that he would spend long hours kneeling before the tabernacle. When he faced a particularly difficult problem, he would lean against the tabernacle, as if to rest against the Master's heart as did the Beloved Disciple at the Last Supper. Now St. Thomas's immortal poems of praise - in both their original Latin and stunning translation - have been assembled along with insightful meditations and commentary by Mike Aquilina in Praying in the Presence of Our Lord with St. Thomas Aquinas.
Author: Matt Fradd
Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
ISBN: 164585132X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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What brings us real and lasting happiness? Although just about every marketing firm, self-help guru, and man on the street has an answer, very few, if any, understand true happiness. It doesn’t come from power, pleasure, popularity, or possessions. So what is happiness and how do we find it? In How to Be Happy, author Matt Fradd relies on the help of St. Thomas Aquinas to show what will—and what won’t—bring us happiness in this life. By making the thought of Aquinas utterly accessible for today, How to Be Happy is an invaluable guide to a good life.
Author: Raïssa Maritain
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
ISBN: 1933184477
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Age Range: 4 and up. Initially written for children, but a delight for grownups as well, these pages show the beauty and holiness that belonged especially to Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Author: Marianne Lorraine Trouvé
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780819890269
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Intelligent, wealthy, and well-connected, Thomas left it all behind to become a missionary of God's truth, joining the newly formed Dominicans. This 35th volume in the Encounter the Saints series will introduce children ages 9-12 to the struggles and victories in the life of the brilliant Saint Thomas Aquinas. With great humility, he taught university scholars and preached in town squares to anyone who would listen. Following Saint Thomas Aquinas example, children will be inspired to share their own gifts with others in simplicity of heart and mind.
Author: John Francis McCormick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Faux-titre et titre de la couverture: St. Thomas and the life of learning.
Author: Marianne Lorraine
Publisher: Pauline Books and Media
ISBN: 0819890278
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
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Intelligent, wealthy, and well-connected, Thomas left it all behind to become a missionary of God's truth, joining the newly formed Dominicans. This 35th volume in the Encounter the Saints series will introduce children ages 9-12 to the struggles and victories in the life of the brilliant Saint Thomas Aquinas. With great humility, he taught university scholars and preached in town squares to anyone who would listen. Following Saint Thomas Aquinas’ example, children will be inspired to share their own gifts with others in simplicity of heart and mind.
Author: Sylvia Boorstein
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062111922
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Get away from doing and into being with this lively, down-to-earth guide to your own meditation retreat by beloved mindfulness meditation teacher Sylvia Boorstein. Presenting what Jon Kabat-Zinn has called "endearingly personal mindfulness wisdom," she offers a three-day retreat plan accompanied by timeless lessons -- always grounded in real life -- on how anyone can achieve calm, clarity and joy through meditation practices.
