What Is Faith? (Aquinas 101)

Faith is central to human life. The scientific project couldn't function without it.

What Is Faith? (Aquinas 101) - Fr. James Brent, O.P.

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[margpeterson]

"Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld." Heb. 11:1

[ianf]

“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible”.
St. Thomas Aquinas

[zacariaspedraza]

This is excellent! Thank you Father Brent! And thanks to everyone at the Thomistic Institute.

[santiagolgb]

Impecable! Crystal clear, as always. Thank you, Father.

[EcclesiastesLiker-pyts]

You explain this very well. You help me consider my own faith.

[nista]

Clear, concise. Less than 10 minutes. Excellent presentation. Thank you.

[aiantenor]

Thank you Fr Brent. May God bless you and TI more.

[wilfredocultura]

Faith is a genuine ascent of the intellect to truth which we received through hearing from an outside source.

[niccolosalvador]

Thank you Father Brent for this informative and meaningful video🙏🙏

[Juanchooo]

This is the type of material I will pay for 🙏🏽🙏🏽 thank you Thomistic Institute for this investment that is good of our souls and minds!

[antoniomoyal]

Please we need this videos to better vertebrate our faith and spread the Gospel.

[samuelmeek]

This is beautiful. I've developed grrat skepticism about media outlets since I cannot verify their testimonies with my own eyes, but I never conceived of how that realization speaks to the very nature of faith. Wonderful, practical teaching.

[Topazdemonia]

The bible describes faith in Hebrews 11:1, as
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."
The original Greek work for " do not see" is βλεπομένων (blepomenōn) which is used in bible both as physical sight and as a synonym for discern. It's hard to say what it means exactly, but most likely it's talking about discerning not physical sight

[microbroadcast]

That was brilliant. Also great production values. Thanks for sharing.

[maryjohnstone]

Beautifully explained n succinct, thanks for you sharing Fr,

[LMD]

Thanks Fr James, it was a profound explanation of what Faith is. Faith is a lens in which we see everything around us. With eyes of faith, we see the world as God sees us with love, compassion and mercy.

[pawollatounenmoun]

The level of clarity and precision in your videos (and in Aquinas, of course) is so exciting, comforting, and beautiful.

[Intrepid_Insomniac]

I just discovered this channel and I’m loving it! I’m devouring all the knowledge now, thank you!! Peace be with you all. 🙏🏻🕊️

[classicalliberalarts]

These videos are excellent. Thank you!

[patricksee]

Thanks Father, this is very clear and important video