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From "On prayer and the contemplative life" by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
S. Thomas Aquinas
The author and main subject of the book, a Dominican friar and renowned theologian.
Core Belief
"Union with God is the ultimate goal of human life, achievable through prayer, contemplation, and adherence to Divine law."
Worldview
The world is a reflection of God's wisdom and goodness, and human reason can be used to understand and appreciate the Divine order.
Personality
Deeply devout, intellectually brilliant, humble, and dedicated to seeking and teaching Divine truth. He is a man of prayer and study, absorbed in Divine things and committed to a life of simplicity and service.
In Their Own Words
"But it is always the case that a faculty or a virtue whose object is a certain end, controls--by commanding--those faculties or virtues which have to do with those things which are means to that end."
"In prayer a man offers to God his mind, which he subjects to Him in reverence, and which he, in some sort, lays bare before Him"
"The Lord will give grace and glory."
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