What is a Thomist? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine

Fr. Pine tells us what a Thomist is.



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[tollermaus]

Back in the days when I was for a few years a friar of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, we were taught that Thomists "Never deny; seldom affirm; always distinguish." I've carried this wisdom now for over thirty years.

[matthewfarrelly]

Thanks for the helpful episode! Really loved that quote from Edith Stein and I thought I would share that I am reading "Mont Saint Michel and Chartres" by Henry Adams (1904), and he has some glorious passages on St. Thomas in his chapter, "St. Thomas Aquinas." Cheers!

[iqgustavo]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:00 🤔 *Father Gregory Pine, a Dominican Friar, discusses the concept of Thomism in relation to Saint Thomas Aquinas' thought.*
01:01 📜 *Thomism involves both the content of what Saint Thomas says and his methodology of theologizing.*
02:37 🚫 *Overemphasis on Saint Thomas Aquinas' authority without proper engagement can hinder genuine theological discourse.*
05:07 💡 *Thomism is not solely about synthesis but also about the wise ordering of knowledge.*
06:29 🔄 *Insistence on synthesis in Thomism can lead to trivializing the content of Saint Thomas' teachings.*
08:09 📚 *Being a Thomist involves engaging with both the content and methodology of Saint Thomas' thought.*
10:31 🎓 *Saint Thomas Aquinas is referred to as the "common doctor" due to his balanced approach to theology accessible to all.*
12:36 🌱 *Thomism corresponds to reality and aids in understanding human nature and the truths of existence.*
14:41 💭 *Saint Thomas' philosophy offers a sober grasp of truth, aiding in making right choices with ease and confidence.*
15:51 📖 *Further exploration on Thomism can be pursued through scholarly articles and resources like "Nova ET Vedra" and Father Gregory Pine's book "Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly."*

[patrickparris]

Do any make you chuckle:

The ideal priest is an O.P. Thomist.
My outlook on life is O.P. Thomistic
I prefer my priests to be O.P. Thomists
The world needs more O.P. Thomis(m/ts)
I prefer my preaching from an O.P. Thomist
O.P. Thomism can solve all of life’s problems
I like my priests like I like my outlook... O.P. Thomistic
I'm an O.P. Thomist. Don't believe me? What proof do you want?
Pessimists dislike arguments ; Realists accept arguments ; O.P. thomists win arguments
The Pessimist (insert Matt's face) ; The O.P. Thomist (insert Fr. Gregory's face) ; The Realist = (Pints with Aquinas Logo)

[jeffreykalb]

Various levels of "Thomists" in increasing adherence to Saint Thomas:
1) Those who say they are Thomists because they are Catholic, but really know nothing about him or his doctrine.
2) Those who are fans of Saint Thomas, and are more interested in Team Aquinas being victorious than that truth be served.
3) Those who study Aquinas and understand his doctrine, but feel free to disagree on various points if they do not appear to serve the Faith.
4) Those who adhere to the 24 theses outlined by Pope Saint Pius X as being essential to Thomistic teaching.

[zipppy]

I am really enjoying your recent videos, Fr. Pine.

[oswaldomaldonado]

This is outstanding. I love Saint Thomas, but we can't quote him as if he were a Pope. I love him for everything. But a great example of the first time he made me take pause was when he argued that not All Dogs go to heaven. lol It's the one area I hope he is wrong about. :)

[hglundahl]

2:06 Correction.

His biology, we know to be incomplete. I don't think any part can be shown to be false, unless the part where the father is providing the formal and the mother the material principle (the mother in fact does that by nutrition, even, but mother as well as father provide the genome).

His cosmology, as to cosmic spheres, that part was proven false by Tycho Brahe. BUT, Earth in the centre, not rotating, concentric spheres of whatever material (though no _complete_ spheres of _solid_ material) being moved from Primum Mobile by the Primus Motor inward toward Oceanic currents, angels moving individual celestial bodies within their "spheres" (like an angel moving the Sun eastward around the zodiac each year), all of that has by contrast _not_ been proven false.

[FlexCathedrafromIG]

I wouldn't call myself a strict Thomist per se, but Saint Thomas Aquinas was my confirmation saint and I will say that Thomism tends to be the most consistent in many areas. There are various schools of thought in holy mother Church but the teachings of Aquinas are definitely nourishing and much-needed in today's starving and depraved Society.

[marcondespaulo]

Where is your beard, father? It looked so epic 😁

[ms.booklover]

Fr Pine, could you prevail upon Matt to interview Eleanor Stump-if indeed you know such an interview to be a possibility?

[lauries]

I enjoy a respectful discourse in the SaintThomasMoore debate style. My life would be so much easier if I were monosalabic

[MBarberfanlife]

I've seen some contemporary philosophers and theologians condescendingly joke about Aquinas being all the rage these days. I don't know what they're talking about because Aquinas has always been influential. And judging by many of the papers and books I come across, people should be reading him more.

[thisgirl]

Theologians speak in a higher level of language. They communicate meaning using uncommon expressions and words. Which take a while to sink in...

[bradleymarshall]

I identify as a Protestant Thomist (although I think Scotus might have gotten a couple things right that Aquinas might have missed)

[realDonaldMcElvy]

Louis de Molina would like to know your location.

[sartorilaurent]

I can't find the book cited by Edith Stein here (13mn) is it possible to find out more about this edition please ?

[benedictchinweuba]

Is it cool that some of us as patristics?

[AllanJohnson-nn]

He drunk something to me come down one time Holly York events but he wasn't good

[ChrisMusante]

Can we talk... I think I found something 'new'... and have 'the' "Theodicy".

Thanks.