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Dr. Mary Catherine Sommers joins us to discuss government restrictions on worship during COVID, as seen through a Thomistic lens. Dr. Sommers is Professor Emerita for Philosophy and past director of the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.0:00 - Introduction2:56 - Aquinas' understanding of the proper responsibilities of religious and civil authorities6:56 - Aquinas' theory of law11:38 - Ensuring compatibility of human law with natural law13:48 - Who may enact laws?15:44 - COVID restrictions - do they actually fit within Aquinas' formula?20:33 - Aquinas' view on restriction of freedoms24:04 - What should faithful citizens do? 28:38 - How do we know when to obey or disobey a law?30:48 - The role of prudence - the "here and now" virtue 35:18 - Complying with COVID restrictions - what are the Doctor's orders?37:03 - Wrap upIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting Crown and Crozier with a tax-deductible donation here: https://missionoftheredeemer.com/crownandcrozier/Documents/Websites referenced Brian Tierney (medieval historian) - Wikipedia pageMartin Luther King Jr. - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963) Pierre Manent - "The Church has the Form of a City", Public Discourse (July 26, 2020)Canadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsJohn Locke - "Letter Concerning Toleration" (1689) Thomas Aquinas - Summa Theologica, 1st part of the 2nd part: Q90Please note that this podcast has been edited for length and clarity.Support the show (http://missionoftheredeemer.com/crownandcrozier/)
EPISODE NOTES “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God, or the requesting of good things from God.” - St. John Damascene “Late have I loved Thee, O Beauty so ancient and so new; late have I loved Thee! For Behold, Thou were within me, and I outside, and I sought Thee outside and in my unloveliness fell upon those lovely things that Thou hast made. Thou were with me and I was not with Thee. I was kept from Thee by those things, yet had they not been in Thee, they would not have been at all. Thou didst call and cry to me and break open my deafness, and Thou didst send forth Thy beams and shine upon me and chase away my blindness, Thou didst breathe fragrance upon me, and I drew in my breath and do not pant for Thee, and now hunger and thirst for Thee, Thou didst touch me, and I have burned for Thy peace.” – St. Augustine, Confessions St. Thomas Aquinas’ “Summa Theologica” https://www.amazon.com/Summa-Theologiae-Saint-Thomas-Aquinas/dp/1623400147/ref=asc_df_1623400147/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312114918153&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6608980805320404512&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027720&hvtargid=pla-425752472804&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58874700661&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312114918153&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6608980805320404512&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027720&hvtargid=pla-425752472804 “And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.” Matthew 17:20 The Trouble with Yoga - https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-trouble-with-yoga Formed.org talk by Francis Cardinal Arinze on the Catechism of the Catholic Church: https://watch.formed.org/videos/catechism-of-the-catholic-church-a-sure-guide-for-the-modern-world-by-francis-cardinal-arinze Check out our website: www.laymentalitypodcast.com Email us at: info@laymentalitypodcast.com Follow our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/laymentality/?__tn__=%2CdkCH-R-R&eid=ARB7JmZNfkd5jJbqtq_eNYZRVg5yvq0Kj637Em9YXU0XWkemRcI1qRa4cFB847Rrq-PTjAVcK0qf6dVH&hc_ref=ARTMuPhTq-VsfupBxmnkkoUzjGhE3RAxDsUp8SegDrlD6uRkhMwscY69dpxSzPyVa1Y&fref=nf&hc_location=group
In this week's episode of Bookish @ Bethel, Philosophy Professor Carrie Peffley and History Professor AnneMarie Kooistra discuss Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica.
This past week we dealt with the simplicity of God. Today we are going to examine God’s perfection. Many of the principles found in this past week’s discussion will provide background for today. Let’s begin with Question 4, Part 1 of St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica. First Article Whether God Is Perfect Thomas is quite … Continue reading "The Perfection of God"
By Kin Easter Chemistry, biology, and physics. These we think of as sciences. Strange to the modern ears, however, is that theology too was often referred to as a science. In the first question of part one in St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, the Dominican friar not only defends theology (sacred doctrine or sacred science) … Continue reading "The Nature and Extent of Sacred Doctrine"
Lecture Series "Unbelievers deserve not only to be separated from the Church, but also... to be exterminated from the World by death." - Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologica, 1271). Christian civilization, by virtue of its exclusivist heresy and monotheism, became the self-justifying destroyer of all non-Christian culture. 5 part lecture series, delivered in New Westminster, BC, based on two books written by K. Annett, Hidden From History: The Canadian Genocide and Love and Death in the Valley. To learn more go to hiddenfromhistory.org
Lecture Series "Unbelievers deserve not only to be separated from the Church, but also... to be exterminated from the World by death." - Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologica, 1271). Christian civilization, by virtue of its exclusivist heresy and monotheism, became the self-justifying destroyer of all non-Christian culture. 5 part lecture series, delivered in New Westminster, BC, based on two books written by K. Annett, Hidden From History: The Canadian Genocide and Love and Death in the Valley. To learn more go to hiddenfromhistory.org
Lecture Series "Unbelievers deserve not only to be separated from the Church, but also... to be exterminated from the World by death." - Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologica, 1271). Christian civilization, by virtue of its exclusivist heresy and monotheism, became the self-justifying destroyer of all non-Christian culture. 5 part lecture series, delivered in New Westminster, BC, based on two books written by K. Annett, Hidden From History: The Canadian Genocide and Love and Death in the Valley.