(c.1224\u2013March 7, 1274), was a Catholic philosopher and theologian, who wrote Summa Theologica,<\/i> using Aristotelian logic to reconcile faith with reason, proving the existence of God as the logical uncaused cause. His works rank with Saint Augustine in importance.<\/p>\n
In Pange, Lingua,<\/i> a hymn for Vespers on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Thomas Aquinas wrote:<\/p>\n
Sing, my tongue, the Savior\u2019s glory,<\/p>\n
Of His Flesh the mystery sing;<\/p>\n
Of the Blood, all price exceeding,<\/p>\n
Shed by our immortal King.5<\/p>\n
In Verbum Supernum Prodiens,<\/i> a hymn for Lauds on Corpus Christi, Thomas Aquinas wrote:<\/p>\n
O saving Victim, opening wide,<\/p>\n
The gate of heaven to man below,<\/p>\n
Our foes press on from every side,<\/p>\n
Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.6<\/p>\n
In his Summa Theologica,<\/i> 1273, Thomas Aquinas wrote:<\/p>\n
Concerning perfect blessedness which consists in a vision of God.7<\/p>\n
In revealing the fallacy of logic in the view that Jesus was simply a good teacher, Thomas Aquinas stated:<\/p>\n
Christ was either liar, lunatic, or Lord!8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(c.1224\u2013March 7, 1274), was a Catholic philosopher and theologian, who wrote Summa Theologica, using Aristotelian logic to reconcile faith with reason, proving the existence of God as the logical uncaused cause. His works rank with Saint Augustine in importance. In Pange, Lingua, a hymn for Vespers on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Thomas Aquinas wrote: … Continue reading “AQUINAS,
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