The Passions in General (Aquinas 101)

⭐️ Donate $5 to help keep these videos FREE for everyone!

As the Psalmist sings, "My heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God."

Rather than disturbances of the soul, the passions are the building blocks of love and the energy which motivate human flourishing. The question is not whether they are good or bad, but rather whether they are formed well or ill.

The Passions in General (Aquinas 101) - Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

Subscribe to our channel here:

--

Aquinas 101 is a project of the Thomistic Institute that seeks to promote Catholic truth through short, engaging video lessons. You can browse earlier videos at your own pace or enroll in one of our Aquinas 101 email courses on St. Thomas Aquinas and his masterwork, the Summa Theologiae. In these courses, you'll learn from expert scientists, philosophers, and theologians—including Dominican friars from the Province of St. Joseph.

Enroll in Aquinas 101 to receive the latest videos, readings, and podcasts in your email inbox each Tuesday morning.

Help us film Aquinas 101!

Want to represent the Thomistic Institute on your campus? Check out our online store!

Stay connected on social media:

#Aquinas101 #ThomisticInstitute #ThomasAquinas #Catholic

[truefreedom]

The best part of this video was when Fr. Gregory is talking about desiring cookies. I could swear that I saw him blush after saying “mmm… delicious!” and then he can’t resist smiling when he talks about desiring the cookie locked up in the tower. 😂😂😂

[uaenami]

I never knew someone could be so passionate about chocolate chip cookies

[kristindreko]

Thank you for this video!
May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you!

[FatherJoel]

The way that stick figure was walking, he got no chance getting that cookie in the tower.

[SUZMIC]

Excellent!! Cleared up some persistent confusion 😊thanks!’

[iqgustavo]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:00 🌊 Emotions, like a river, can be both beneficial and destructive; they play a role in human perfection.
02:01 🧠 St. Thomas distinguishes between antecedent and consequent passions; virtues act as a dam to channel passion's energy for flourishing.
03:55 🍪 Passions originate in the sense appetite, split into concupiscible and irascible powers, responding to sensible goods or evils.
04:45 💞 Love is the root of passions; it recognizes fittingness to certain goods, driving desire, pleasure, and union with the good.
05:40 🤝 Love has two movements: concupiscence (love of the good) and friendship (love of the person); passions are building blocks of love and human flourishing.

Made with HARPA AI

[savedbygrace]

Romans 10:13
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

[kevinroque]

Please make an episode about Natural Law.

[JakeRichardsong]

The stoics were not about apathy, they were philosophers. Marcus Aurelius was very involved in his community.

[fojedaquintana]

Great video! I think a few more examples would have made it esaier to follow

[bebetonguga]

Pope Benedict XVI reflected on this subject in Deus Caritas est. I strongly suggest its reading. Long live Master Thomas, the author I've chosen as my guide in the pursuit of wisdom!!!

[alexpanagiotis]

Emotions are human but true christians are above "emotions"

[bobpolo]

Not to complain, but there's a noticeable lack of Christology in your moral videos. Not a rejection of it but rather a lack thereof. I get the impression that some enthusiastic viewer would see these videos, gain interest in your moral prescriptions, and then proceed to live it out on their own strength - not realizing the uphill climb ahead of them. It would be nice to see consistent expositions on how Christ is the one who incarnated into our ruined humanity in order to fix it from the inside out through His life, death, resurrection, and ascension. This seems like essential information if you're going to continue to advocate your views on what it looks like to be truly human. At some point, the ultimate, true Human Being has to be mentioned, right? Lest, we assume viewers will pick that up via implication

[taylorthatwriter]

Me, being stupid, and watching this video… what did he say?? 😂

[shalinjames]

What does it means of higher and lower faculties

[thrownness]

Is Platonic / Aristotelian philosophy simply *a* philosophy, or is it *the* philosophy? I think JPII or some other pope said that the Christian faith cannot be bound in just one philosophical school because it is a revelational religion and doesn't rely on philosophy to attest to its truth. But many Thomists seem to think that this is *the* perennially true philosophy and thus it is a kind of revelation in itself.

Can you do a video on this question? For example, how often do Thomists question their own foundations in comparison to the foundations of other philosophical schools (like the work of Kant or Derrida, for example).

[antoniomoyal]

Passions are inheringtly good because they were created by God. And God does not do idle things, because being true good and beautiful, that would be repugnant to His nature

[nixx]

0:38 Christianity and stoics 🤯🥴 2:18 consequent passions hmmm🤔