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In this first part of a meditation on justice, we explore the classic definition given by St. Thomas Aquinas: "reddere unicuique suum"—to give to each person what is due to them. Beginning with powerful scenes from A Man for All Seasons and reflections from Aristotle, Chesterton, and the Christian tradition, this episode examines why justice is rooted in the dignity of the human person created by God. We consider the origin of rights, the meaning of "inalienable," and why justice ultimately begins not with defending our own rights but with giving others theirs. Along the way we reflect on the nobility of the human person, the dangers of societies that deny that dignity, and how justice shapes everything from public life to our interior attitudes toward others. This is the first half of a longer meditation that lays the philosophical and spiritual foundation for understanding justice in our time.
By Fr. James Searby4.9
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In this first part of a meditation on justice, we explore the classic definition given by St. Thomas Aquinas: "reddere unicuique suum"—to give to each person what is due to them. Beginning with powerful scenes from A Man for All Seasons and reflections from Aristotle, Chesterton, and the Christian tradition, this episode examines why justice is rooted in the dignity of the human person created by God. We consider the origin of rights, the meaning of "inalienable," and why justice ultimately begins not with defending our own rights but with giving others theirs. Along the way we reflect on the nobility of the human person, the dangers of societies that deny that dignity, and how justice shapes everything from public life to our interior attitudes toward others. This is the first half of a longer meditation that lays the philosophical and spiritual foundation for understanding justice in our time.

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