Catholicism: The Pivotal Players — Season 1, Episode 2: St. Thomas Aquinas: The Theologian

Episode synopsis

Thomas Aquinas’ contribution to the Church and to Western culture in general has been so massive that it is exceedingly difficult to get a grip on him. He was a philosopher, a scientist, a scripture commentator, a theologian, a mystic, and in all things, a saint. It is this last description that is, at the same time, the most overlooked and the most illuminating. When one interprets Aquinas merely as a rationalist philosopher, one misses the point of everything he wrote, for Thomas was a saint, deeply in love with Jesus Christ. He was a spiritual master, and his writings were designed to lead people on the road to Christ.

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More episodes from Season 1

• E1St. Francis of Assisi - The Reformer
• E3St. Catherine of Siena: The Mystic
• E4Bl. John Henry Newman: The Convert
• E5G.K. Chesterton: The Evangelist
• E6Michelangelo: The Artist
• E7St. Augustine of Hippo: The Teacher
• E8St. Benedict of Nursia: The Monk
• E9Fulton J. Sheen: The Communicator
• E10Flannery O’Connor: The Storyteller
• E11St. Ignatius of Loyola: The Founder
• E12Bartolomé de las Casas: The Activist