Summa Theologica in Brief

We have discussed the existence of God in a past blog and moved on to His divine essence with discussions on the simplicity of God and the perfection of God. We remain in our discussion on the perfection of God now by examining what goodness in general means before moving on to the goodness of God. … Continue reading "Of Goodness in General"

This week we are going to discuss the simplicity of God. Why does St. Thomas Aquinas deal with this topic here? Last time, we dealt with the existence of God. Now we will deal with the manner of his existence over the next few weeks. During these weeks we will discuss His simplicity, His perfection, … Continue reading "Of the Simplicity of God"

By Kin Easter Does God exist? That’s the question Thomas tackles in today’s blog. It is the ultimate question we ask ourselves because many of us simply want to have hope. We want to have a reason to live. We want to know if there is a heavenly Father above guiding us toward an eternal … Continue reading "The Existence of God"

By Kin Easter Chemistry, biology, and physics. These we think of as sciences. Strange to the modern ears, however, is that theology too was often referred to as a science. In the first question of part one in St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, the Dominican friar not only defends theology (sacred doctrine or sacred science) … Continue reading "The Nature and Extent of Sacred Doctrine"