Thank you so much for these videos. I'm teaching Confirmation classes, and these videos give me a very solid grasp of the material, even if I won't dive into them as deep as these videos do. As you could probably tell, my next lesson is on virtue.
Hello! I would first like to thank you for making these videos. They are compact yet do not simplify the concepts at hand. It is an incredible feat for which I ought to congratulate you all. Second, I’m looking to read more Aquinas (all I’ve read so far are the Five Ways and the Treatise on Law). Yet with authors of such monumental intelligence, such as Aquinas, I hazard to buy just any translation of his works as I do not want to read a translation which butchers his ideas. Whose translations of Aquinas would you recommend so that I do not lose what Aquinas himself said? Thank you once more!
The standard English translation that we use is that done by the "English Dominican Fathers." t is also the English translation used in the English-Latin edition of Aquinas's works published by the St. Paul Center. If you sign up for the Aquinas 101 course email (go to Aquinas101.com), you will receive a coupon for 50% off the Latin-English works of Aquinas, including the Summa Theologiae, as published by the St. Paul Center. It's a great deal! And that's the edition of the Summa that I use for my own work.
I think it is a mistake to confine sobriety to a rigid explanation that only views it as a matter of self-control in the matter of drinking alcohol beverages. Most people who hear the term sobriety only see it as a matter of being temperate concerning the amount of alcohol they consume. I don't drink so temperance means more to me than balance in that one area. There can be a sobriety of mind, a being diligent and on guard against sin, the flesh, the world and the devil. Having a presence of mind that keeps one alert to their behavior. I have tried to use the following verse as a standard of my life, Micah 6: 8 (RSV Catholic Ed.)"He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a] and to walk humbly with your God?" (a) "steadfast love", and some translate the Hebrew hessed, as "mercy." That verse seems for me to provide a balance for developing good character.
Drunkenness as used in Christianity applies more broadly than just alcoholism. It applies to any behavior that is capable of clouding one's sense of right judgment.
The account of justice is a straight lift from the Stoics, Cicero on Duties.. (no surprise there), however the "Whole" is at once the Cosmopolis and also Cosmos, which is to say Zeus..
@@aclark903 It is tradition in several Christian groups that Christ saved the good pagans from damnation. Righteous pagans is the name traditionally given to them.
@@ProfessorShnacktime I prefer to call them virtuous pagans (since they practiced a life of virtue). In this thinking, I am influenced by Dante’s depiction of the Virtuous Pagans in Limbo (note I do not actually believe in Limbo). He emphasized that the virtuous pagans were placed in Limbo because they practiced the cardinal virtues which even the pagans could know by human reason alone. The reason he didn’t place them in Heaven was because he believed that the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity were also necessary but that since these virtues are infused upon Baptism, the pagans did not have them. The main thing I take from this is that the practice of the cardinal virtues is sufficient for a well-ordered, harmonious society though to achieve moral perfection, that is to unite oneself with the Ultimate Good, one does need the theological virtues. Cheers!
'Virtue and Pride cannot each other greet; As Youth and Age themselves can never meet; When this one grows the other shrinks, and when The Night is long the Day is not complete." "The one religion is that thou be just To all --- and what religion owneth he That scorns due right? Man cannot lead his soul To virtue, though he lead a host in arms." Al-Ma'arri Poet and Philosopher 973-1057 CE
Faith Hope and Charity are THEO logical virtues because it requires love of THE FATHER, Creator -- source of Faith. HOPE is found in God's ONLY Divine Son, who is our redeemer and source of divine living, and Charity aka LOVE comes from the Holy Spirit who is counselor of the mind and guide of steps of loving GOD and neighbor.
Morality has always been a problem for religion. Whilst individual theists can be moral, they have no way to explain why any act is right or wrong through faith.
Hi. Good as far as it goes, but where is the virtue of HONESTY in your list? JUSTICE depends entirely on HONESTY, "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help us God". God's great day of judgement cannot happen without HONESTY as the measure of genuineness of all other virtues. Even LOVE is of no effect if it isn't first HONEST love. I'd suggest your source material is incomplete. Cheers, P.R.
@@emmanuelcadelina1848 Hi Emmanuel. You're putting the cart before the horse, honesty comes first. Justice is a secondary effect where honesty exists, for the following reasons. 1/ Honesty is very simple and personal. Something is either true or not true, so our choice to tell either tell the truth, or lie, is a basic moral decision which we all make, and we always have that choice available. Half-truths are deemed "untrue". 2/ Once we know who's telling the truth and who's not, only then do we have enough knowledge to create justice. If we lack this knowledge justice isn't possible. The police use polygraph machines (lie detectors) and forensic evidence such as DNA to help identify liars. 3/ As I said in my first post, in a court of law all witnesses are sworn to "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God". Obviously the judge and jury cannot access justice without first accessing honesty and dishonesty. 4/ There's no justice in putting an honest man in prison, or letting a liar go free, it's self-evident. 5/ If you study legal precedent you will not find a single case where justice was decided before the trial, and the honesty (or otherwise) of the witnesses was secondary. I exclude cult-states such as Nazi Germany or the communist dictatorships of course, where they had phony "show trials" where honesty didn't matter, but that kind of justice wasn't "honest justice" because the State was dishonest. No honesty = no justice. 6/ For a biblical perspective, consider Jesus' words in (John 8:31-32). "Know the truth and the truth will set you free". "Knowing the truth" is "knowing truthfulness", which translates to "being honest". Even Jesus had to be honest. What does that tell you? Cheers, P.R.
Sam Harris needs to read saint thomas Aquinas. I laugh at the new atheist. They seem to be lacking in real understanding when it comes to theology and philosophy.
I looked up Christian virtues and found this video. Only problem is there is zero Scripture in this video. Reminds me of the catholic religion. It is not Christian. It is filled with its own human traditions and tendencies.
@@johnmarston2918 yes. Scripture is the inerrant, infallible word of God. Everything outside of Scripture of from man and is fallible. Do you believe you can find God's grace anywhere outside of Scripture?
@@treyclark9412 God's grace can be found in various aspects of life, such as nature, relationships, community, acts of kindness, and personal experiences.
Check out our website for Aquinas 101 (Aquinas101.com). Each video there has some excerpts from the Summa Theologiae on the subject of the video. You can find the readings for this video here: aquinas101.thomisticinstitute.org/the-moral-virtues
St thomas Aquinas was an intellectual giant. This is amazing!!!
We agree!
thank you for the transcript brother! Do you know where i can get transcripts of other Aquinas 101 vids?
Prudence - Justice - Fortitude - Temperance. Salve Regina. Thank you Father.
Cheers!
This is great....same with the Stoic Virtues.... Thank you St. Thomas Aquinas....
Thank you so much for these videos. I'm teaching Confirmation classes, and these videos give me a very solid grasp of the material, even if I won't dive into them as deep as these videos do. As you could probably tell, my next lesson is on virtue.
Thank you for sharing this wisdom with us. Never too old to learn. Thank you, again.
Thank you, Thomistic Institute! Excellent instruction on St. Thomas Aquinas' work.
A well delivered ,important video content,to guide us .Temperance being one of the important virtue to live by or attain. Thanks Fr.
These podcasts are awesome -- you guys are doing great work!
Glad you like them!
Thank you Aquinas 101, may God bless you!
Thank you Friars for these excellent videos.
Thank you
Thank you so much for making these videos! I’m learning so much and it truly helps clarify these very important topics!
We're so glad to hear it! Thanks for watching, and may the Lord bless you!
The best channel on YT. Thank you!
Thanks so much for your kind words, and for taking the time to watch and comment! May the Lord bless you!
Well said. Thanks for this lesson Father.
Thanks to you!
Thank u
These videos are excellent!
Amazing! Thanks, TI.
Our pleasure! May the Lord bless you!
These videos are a fantastic primer as I wade into the Summa.
Hello! I would first like to thank you for making these videos. They are compact yet do not simplify the concepts at hand. It is an incredible feat for which I ought to congratulate you all. Second, I’m looking to read more Aquinas (all I’ve read so far are the Five Ways and the Treatise on Law). Yet with authors of such monumental intelligence, such as Aquinas, I hazard to buy just any translation of his works as I do not want to read a translation which butchers his ideas. Whose translations of Aquinas would you recommend so that I do not lose what Aquinas himself said? Thank you once more!
The standard English translation that we use is that done by the "English Dominican Fathers." t is also the English translation used in the English-Latin edition of Aquinas's works published by the St. Paul Center. If you sign up for the Aquinas 101 course email (go to Aquinas101.com), you will receive a coupon for 50% off the Latin-English works of Aquinas, including the Summa Theologiae, as published by the St. Paul Center. It's a great deal! And that's the edition of the Summa that I use for my own work.
Very informative. God bless
Well explained 👏👏
Thanks for this!
Our pleasure!
It would be nice for you to define each virtue
I think it is a mistake to confine sobriety to a rigid explanation that only views it as a matter of self-control in the matter of drinking alcohol beverages. Most people who hear the term sobriety only see it as a matter of being temperate concerning the amount of alcohol they consume. I don't drink so temperance means more to me than balance in that one area. There can be a sobriety of mind, a being diligent and on guard against sin, the flesh, the world and the devil. Having a presence of mind that keeps one alert to their behavior. I have tried to use the following verse as a standard of my life, Micah 6: 8 (RSV Catholic Ed.)"He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a] and to walk humbly with your God?" (a) "steadfast love", and some translate the Hebrew hessed, as "mercy." That verse seems for me to provide a balance for developing good character.
Drunkenness as used in Christianity applies more broadly than just alcoholism. It applies to any behavior that is capable of clouding one's sense of right judgment.
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The account of justice is a straight lift from the Stoics, Cicero on Duties.. (no surprise there), however the "Whole" is at once the Cosmopolis and also Cosmos, which is to say Zeus..
Good ol righteous pagans inform a lot of catholic intellectual tradition.
@@ProfessorShnacktime Only God is truly righteous.
@@aclark903 It is tradition in several Christian groups that Christ saved the good pagans from damnation. Righteous pagans is the name traditionally given to them.
@@ProfessorShnacktime I prefer to call them virtuous pagans (since they practiced a life of virtue). In this thinking, I am influenced by Dante’s depiction of the Virtuous Pagans in Limbo (note I do not actually believe in Limbo). He emphasized that the virtuous pagans were placed in Limbo because they practiced the cardinal virtues which even the pagans could know by human reason alone. The reason he didn’t place them in Heaven was because he believed that the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity were also necessary but that since these virtues are infused upon Baptism, the pagans did not have them. The main thing I take from this is that the practice of the cardinal virtues is sufficient for a well-ordered, harmonious society though to achieve moral perfection, that is to unite oneself with the Ultimate Good, one does need the theological virtues. Cheers!
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Hoje em dia tem!
@@annakareninacamara6580 Obrigado. Deus a abençoe
@@freidanielofmcap2002 De nada! Amém
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'Virtue and Pride cannot each other greet;
As Youth and Age themselves can never meet;
When this one grows the other shrinks,
and when
The Night is long the Day is not complete."
"The one religion is that thou be just
To all --- and what religion owneth he
That scorns due right? Man cannot lead his soul
To virtue, though he lead a host in arms."
Al-Ma'arri
Poet and Philosopher
973-1057 CE
POGCHAMP
LIKED AND SUBBED HOMIE G
Faith Hope and Charity are THEO logical virtues because it requires love of THE FATHER, Creator -- source of Faith. HOPE is found in God's ONLY Divine Son, who is our redeemer
and source of divine living, and Charity aka LOVE comes from the Holy Spirit who is counselor of the mind and guide of steps of loving GOD and neighbor.
A lot of substance hear, very difficult to sum them all up completely but even more difficult is to embody all these virtues.
no subtitles
the deaf community would appreciate subtitles in different languages, indeed...
Morality has always been a problem for religion. Whilst individual theists can be moral, they have no way to explain why any act is right or wrong through faith.
Jesus is the True Way.
@@aclark903 Cool story. Please demonstrate.
@@Ozzyman200 I'm not #Jesus.
Hi. Good as far as it goes, but where is the virtue of HONESTY in your list? JUSTICE depends entirely on HONESTY, "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help us God". God's great day of judgement cannot happen without HONESTY as the measure of genuineness of all other virtues. Even LOVE is of no effect if it isn't first HONEST love. I'd suggest your source material is incomplete. Cheers, P.R.
Virtue of honesty is a part of virtue of justice
@@emmanuelcadelina1848 Hi Emmanuel. You're putting the cart before the horse, honesty comes first. Justice is a secondary effect where honesty exists, for the following reasons.
1/ Honesty is very simple and personal. Something is either true or not true, so our choice to tell either tell the truth, or lie, is a basic moral decision which we all make, and we always have that choice available. Half-truths are deemed "untrue".
2/ Once we know who's telling the truth and who's not, only then do we have enough knowledge to create justice. If we lack this knowledge justice isn't possible. The police use polygraph machines (lie detectors) and forensic evidence such as DNA to help identify liars.
3/ As I said in my first post, in a court of law all witnesses are sworn to "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God". Obviously the judge and jury cannot access justice without first accessing honesty and dishonesty.
4/ There's no justice in putting an honest man in prison, or letting a liar go free, it's self-evident.
5/ If you study legal precedent you will not find a single case where justice was decided before the trial, and the honesty (or otherwise) of the witnesses was secondary. I exclude cult-states such as Nazi Germany or the communist dictatorships of course, where they had phony "show trials" where honesty didn't matter, but that kind of justice wasn't "honest justice" because the State was dishonest. No honesty = no justice.
6/ For a biblical perspective, consider Jesus' words in (John 8:31-32). "Know the truth and the truth will set you free". "Knowing the truth" is "knowing truthfulness", which translates to "being honest". Even Jesus had to be honest. What does that tell you? Cheers, P.R.
Go raibh maith agat.
Sam Harris needs to read saint thomas Aquinas. I laugh at the new atheist. They seem to be lacking in real understanding when it comes to theology and philosophy.
I looked up Christian virtues and found this video. Only problem is there is zero Scripture in this video. Reminds me of the catholic religion. It is not Christian. It is filled with its own human traditions and tendencies.
What? U think God's grace is only found in the bible
And catholics are christians
@@johnmarston2918 yes. Scripture is the inerrant, infallible word of God. Everything outside of Scripture of from man and is fallible. Do you believe you can find God's grace anywhere outside of Scripture?
@@treyclark9412 doesnt mean it is limited in the bible
@@treyclark9412 God's grace can be found in various aspects of life, such as nature, relationships, community, acts of kindness, and personal experiences.
Instructions unclear: Became an aethiest and stabbed several people
Wtf…
priest named aquinas teaching at the thomistic institute haha
It's the name he gave himself, as it is tradition among religious :)
Seems meaningless unless you provide specific references to the Summa or other TJ works....
Check out our website for Aquinas 101 (Aquinas101.com). Each video there has some excerpts from the Summa Theologiae on the subject of the video. You can find the readings for this video here: aquinas101.thomisticinstitute.org/the-moral-virtues
Huh?