#Thomas February 2
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This February 2025, several of us are participating in the 30-Day Philosophy Coach4aday Challenge. Each day, we choose a quote or concept from a philosopher, past or present, and share it with others. Participating in this activity is actually sharing wisdom with others. My philosopher choice today is THOMAS AQUINAS.
One of my daily habits is to read something on leadership each morning. This month’s challenge has me getting caught up on different philosophical sectors. Today my reading was centered on Thomas Aquinas. He is credited with Thomism. The Roman Catholic Church touts Thomism as its official philosophy. That did not occur until 1917 with the church’s Code of Canon Law. That edition was replaced in 1983 with a new set of laws. In 1917 it contained 2,414 laws which are called Canons. The 1983 edition has 1,752.
Philosophy 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines
- Identify your choice of philosopher, and, if necessary, offer up a brief bio on that individual.
- If you need help here is a link to some famous philosophers
- Provide the quote or concept that is attributed to this philosopher.
- If sharing with others use the #Coach4adayChallenge
February 2nd Philosopher–Thomas Aquinas
Attending a Parochial School from grades K-8 I was exposed to many of the tenets or Catholicism. Despite all of that my readings this morning exposed me to a couple of new facts. Pope Leo XIII made Thomas Aquinas the patron saint of all Roman Catholic Schools. In essence he was the heavenly advocate for all Catholic Education.
Quote or Concept
One thing is clear to me after just two days of studying philosophers. Words and thoughts spoken or written centuries ago still resonate today with the 21st century man. Maybe the reason is they are true. Like Aristotle yesterday Thomas Aquinas has many quotes attributed to him. His guidance on what to pray for struck me as poignant. The quote below is from On Prayer and the Contemplative Life
“Many cry to the Lord that they may win riches, that they may avoid losses; they cry that their family may be established, they ask for temporal happiness, for worldly dignities; and, lastly, they cry for bodily health, which is the patrimony of the poor. For these and suchlike things many cry to the Lord; hardly one cries for the Lord Himself! How easy it is for a man to desire all manner of things from the Lord and yet not desire the Lord Himself! As though the gift could be sweeter than the Giver!”
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