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Thomism and Atheism by James V. Schall SJ

Posted by David Mendez in Apologetics, aquinas, Atheism, Books & Bookstores, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Thomism on 08 Feb 2011 | No comments

I just got alerted to this new work. I have not recieved any other information other than this abstract but this should be interesting. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-2005.2010.01370.x/abstract Keywords: Thomism; atheism; acidia; infidelity; pride; self-creation Abstract Atheism, the thesis that God does not exist and Thomism, the thesis that there are “proofs” for the existence of God based…

Dr. Norman Geisler responds to the “Story of Suzie”

Posted by David Mendez in Apologetics, Culture Watch, Dangerous Ideas, Philosophy on 21 Jan 2011 | 1 Comment

From The Christian Post An atheist known for satirical videos on Christianity recently released an update to “The Story of Suzie” video, which depicts Christians as delusional for praying to God for help amid tragedies. The animated video features a devout religious character named Suzie who sees divine love and intervention everywhere while the narrator suggests…

New Book: The Logic of Desire – Aquinas on Emotion

Posted by David Mendez in aquinas, Books & Bookstores, Books and Reviews, Life of Thomas, Philosophy, Theology, Thomism on 13 Jan 2011 | No comments

Nicholas E. Lombardo , O.P. The Logic of Desire Aquinas on Emotion http://cuapress.cua.edu/BOOKS/viewbook.cfm?Book=lold When Thomas Aquinas completed his Treatise on the Passions, it was likely the longest sustained discussion of the emotions ever written. His influence on medieval and early modern philosophy was enormous, overshadowing every other medieval author on the topic of emotion. Although…

Quote of the Day -Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange

Posted by David Mendez in aquinas, Aristotle, Epistemology, Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Theology, Thomism, Truth on 10 Jan 2011 | No comments

Ours is but a borrowed existence, freely given us by God, and He keeps us in existence because indeed He wills it so. Ours is but a goodness in which there is so much infirmity and even degradation; there is so much error in our knowledge. This thought, while serving to make us humble, brings…

Pericope: Luke 4:1-13

Posted by David Mendez in Bible, Exegesis, General, Hermeneutics on 31 Dec 2010 | No comments

The temptation of Christ in the wilderness is a fascinating account of the type of preparatory stage before his introduction into the ministry.