St. Thomas Aquinas: Faith and Reason Are Two Wings

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St. Thomas Aquinas is one of the greatest minds in the history of the Catholic Church. On his feast day we reflect on the life, teaching, and spiritual legacy of the Angelic Doctor, whose work continues to shape Catholic theology, philosophy, and apologetics even centuries later. A Dominican friar, priest, and Doctor of the Church, St. Thomas Aquinas harmonized faith and reason, showing that the truths revealed by God never contradict the truths discovered by human reason. His synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy and Christian theology laid the intellectual foundations for much of Western thought. In this reflection, we explore the enduring relevance of Thomistic thought in a world increasingly influenced by relativism, skepticism, and the denial of objective truth. Drawing from the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas and the teaching of Pope St. John Paul II in Fides et Ratio, we see how faith and reason together lead the human soul to the contemplation of truth. We also remember the profound humility and mystical life of St. Thomas Aquinas, who near the end of his life declared that everything he had written seemed like “so much straw” compared with the divine mysteries revealed to him. May the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas help us grasp the truth with our minds and live it faithfully in our lives. St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us. 0:00 Opening Prayer 0:24 Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas 0:49 Patron of the Institute of Christ the King 1:06 The Mass Collect for St. Thomas Aquinas 1:36 The Great Mind of the Angelic Doctor 2:03 The Vast Writings of Aquinas 2:18 Aristotle and Christian Theology 2:34 Faith and Reason in Thomistic Thought 3:08 Moderate Realism Explained 3:42 God as the Source of All Truth 4:14 Relevance in the Modern World 4:31 Skepticism and Relativism Today 4:39 Pope John Paul II and Fides et Ratio 5:03 “Faith and Reason Are Two Wings” 5:50 The Role of Faith in Knowing Truth 6:30 The Greatest Act: Faith in God 6:48 The Lasting Influence of Aquinas 7:03 The Mystical Life of St. Thomas 7:18 “You Have Written Well of Me, Thomas” 7:54 “All That I Have Written Is Straw” 8:27 The Mystery of God 8:36 The Eucharist and the Life of Faith 8:44 Closing Prayer For more from this parish please visit https://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons & please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StThomasAquinas #CatholicTheology #FaithAndReason #DoctorOfTheChurch #CatholicSaints #Thomism #CatholicPh

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