Creation Isn't What You Think It Is! (Aquinas 101)

What is creation? This is an important question, not only for faith, but also for philosophy and for science. Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., a Dominican friar from the Province of St. Joseph, explains St. Thomas Aquinas's answer.


What is Creation? (Aquinas 101) - Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

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This video was made possible through the support of grant #61944 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

[AnthonyKim-yf]

This is exactly why I love the Church. It is backed by highly sophisticated philosophical and logical grounds, which are rarely seen in some fundamentalist denominations. I am lucky enough to know this channel. Keep up the good work!

[richardoyeleke]

This is a whole book read in few for your work

[GilMichelini]

Aquinas 101 production team, the video and lighting of Fr. Legge looks excellent!! Looks like you learned a couple of new tricks in the animation as well. Keep up the good work.

[gerardogarcia]

This has to be the most concise and clearest explanation of Creation I've ever seen. I'm teaching Confirmation right now, and I want to stress that God not only created the universe but keeps all things in existence. I'm going to use the info in this video to explain that to my students. Thank you!

[markmenotti]

Thank you, Thomistic Institute and thank you Saint Thomas Aquinas!

[banquos]

Many claim philosophy has no utility. But everything is based on it. Am glad TI countering the prevalent culture of relativism and liberalism thru this going back to basic videos. Bless you more TI….❤from the Phils

[StevenRud]

This is TRULY one of the best explanation/formulation I have ever heard on this topic… thank you so much for sharing this… it is an eye-opener for me… really.

A shame our religion teacher couldn’t explain it so well 40 years ago…😞

I need to dig deeper into this and think/meditate… or just be silent and listen for god.

Good night everyone, wishing you a blessed new day tomorrow, and stay healthy!

Best wishes❤️
Steven

[edweber]

God cannot "windup the universe and let it be" because this would remove his love from the universe. God is love. God created ... loved ... the universe into being. By removing his love, God would deny himself. And God cannot deny himself.

[PeedyJ]

Very instructive and enlightening, thank you.

[supunfernando]

This is next level... throughout the video, I had to stop it seven to eight times, bcz I had that much ahhaaaa moments.. May God bless Fr Legge n his team... ❤❤❤
Apart from that I loved the new animation tricks which helped to convey the meaning better 😍

[neliborba]

Wonderful. God is present in all things at all times and His power holds all together. His power is out of this world and incomprehensible, He permeates all things.

[RodMartinJr]

*_Brilliant!_* And I'm only halfway through the video. God's act of creation is NOT in the past, but perpendicular to the timeline; just as His cause is from the side instead of behind the past. The Buddhists also have a good handle on the separation of "creaturely" vs. the "divine." The Bible was written in the language of spirit; not human languages. Yet, too many people read only the *_ink_* and miss the *_spirit._* (2 Cor. 3:3-8)

[KeithStrang]

I need to watch this about five more times.

[dysfunctional_vet]

i am reading a book on the history/philosophy of science, which notes that all the sciences currently point to a creator, no exception. this was a timely video to watch

[DistributistHound]

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[lcf]

I prefer a debate instead of a monologue regarding the subjects.

[brazilstreets]

Everything exists here and now. Everything really is the same moment. There is only one moment in creation. And what you call diferent moments, is really the same moment from diferent points of view.

[helpmaboabb]

Did the church sit around for 12 centuries saying "I wish Aquinas would show up early because we can't have classical theology without him"?

[antoniopioavallone]

The difficulty of imagining a supreme spiritual Being creating matter; which is radically different from it made me think recently about Berkeley solution of this problem.

[ulysses_grant]

This is great!! Thank you for that! SUBSCRIBED!