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5 days ago · The Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas for Purity. Dear Jesus, I know that every perfect gift, and especially that of chastity, depends on the power of Your providence. Without You, a mere creature can do nothing. Therefore, I beg You to defend, by Your grace, the chastity and purity of my body and soul. And if I have ever sensed or imagined anything
2 days ago · 'Natural law'). Aquinas argues that because human beings have reason, and because reason is a spark of the divine (see: image of God), all human lives are sacred and of infinite value compared to any other created object, meaning all humans are fundamentally equal and bestowed with an intrinsic basic set of rights that no human can remove.
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3 days ago · Thomas Aquinas went on to study theology at the University of Paris which made him an expert in Philosophy and in the works of Aristotle Conceptions of Justice: He argued that 'Law is chiefly ordained to the common good", and that the intention of the law-maker should be to "lead men to virtue".
1 day ago · If we accept Aquinas’ assertion quoted above that a creation that includes an array of creatures that reflect the divine in different ways is an overall better reflection of the divine—and thus a better creation—than one with a limited number of types of creatures, then the grounds for valuing biodiversity are clear.
2 days ago · The world in becoming kinder—benefiting from the teaching of Jesus, as it does so, as noted at the end of the last chapter—has been finding more and more ways to help the blind, the poor, the widowed, the orphaned. And there is of course every reason to think that a loving and all-good God would be on the side of human beings who find ...
5 days ago · The Powers serve as a compelling chapter in the broader study of the celestial hierarchy, revealing the essential mechanics of divine law and cosmic balance. I encourage you to continue exploring the celestial hierarchy further. Each angelic order, from the Seraphim down to the common Angels, offers unique insights into the workings of the divine.
3 days ago · René Descartes ( / deɪˈkɑːrt / day-KART or UK: / ˈdeɪkɑːrt / DAY-kart; French: [ʁəne dekaʁt] ⓘ; Latinized: Renatus Cartesius; [note 3] [11] 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) [12] [13] [14] : 58 was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and ...
