WOF 037: St. Thomas Aquinas, The Theologian
The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
Brandon Vogt
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šļø 23 August 2016
ā±ļø 28 minutes
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Summary
We are taking the next few episodes of the show to discuss each of the great men and women featured on Word On Fire's epic new film series, Catholicism: The Pivotal Players. TheĀ focus of this episode is Saint Thomas Aquinas. Widely considered one of the greatest minds in the history of Western Civilization, Thomas angelically and definitively articulated ourĀ Catholic understanding of God in his famous Summa Theologica. OurĀ listener question asks about Thomas' argument of God as the "unmoved mover."
*In this episode we include a limited time Word on Fire Show discount on Catholicism: The Pivotal PlayersĀ withĀ CouponĀ Code: DumbOxĀ
Click on www.PivotalPlayers.com to purchase and act now because this offer expires soon!
Topics Discussed
- 1:30 Ā -Ā Bishop Barron discusses his meetings with local ministries
- 2:47Ā - Who was Saint Thomas Aquinas?
- 5:16Ā - Why was Saint Thomas nicknamed Dumb Ox?
- 6:50Ā - What can Thomas teach us about who God is?
- 11:16Ā - How does a misunderstanding of God form modern atheism?
- 12:3oĀ - What light does Thomas shed on who we are as humans?
- 16:25Ā - What makes Thomas Aquinas a saint?
- 18:46Ā - What was the most poignant part of filming Thomas' history?
- 20:24Ā - What is the connection between Aquinas and Chesterton?
- 23:30Ā - Listener Question: How can God be the "Unmoved Mover"?
BonusĀ Resources
- Calendar and Prayer Cards
- Ā Pivotal Players Calendar (Bishop Barron)
- Pivotal Players Prayer CardsĀ (Bishop Barron)
- Books
- Praying with the Pivotal PlayersĀ (Bishop Barron)
- Aquinas (A Beginner's Guide) (Edward Feser)
- Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual MasterĀ (Bishop Barron)
- Study Guides
- Catholicism: The Pivotal Players - Leader's GuideĀ (Bishop Barron)
- Catholicism: The Pivotal Players - Study GuideĀ (Bishop Barron)
- Catholicism: The Pivotal Players - Leaders Kit (Bishop Barron)
- DVDs
- Catholicism: The Pivotal Players (Bishop Barron)
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Find bonus links and resources for this episodeĀ at http://WordOnFireShow.comĀ and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Word on Fire show. |
| 0:04.8 | I'm Brandon Vottom. |
| 0:05.8 | I'm excited to be here with you. |
| 0:06.9 | I'm the content director here at Word on Fire. |
| 0:09.6 | And joining us as he does every week |
| 0:11.8 | is the great Bishop Robert Barron, Bishop Barron. |
| 0:13.9 | Welcome. |
| 0:15.4 | Brandon, it's good to be with the great Brandon Vottom. |
| 0:18.5 | Hey, we are continuing our series today on the Pivotal |
| 0:21.6 | Player. |
| 0:22.2 | So this, of course, comes from your new film series, |
| 0:24.6 | Catholicism, The Pivotal Players, which is just |
| 0:27.6 | on the cusp of being released. |
| 0:28.9 | It comes out on September 1st. |
| 0:30.8 | So it's right around the corner here. |
| 0:32.2 | I'd encourage anyone listening to this. |
| 0:33.7 | If you haven't already, be sure to go to pivotalplayers.com |
| 0:37.5 | and order your series today. |
| 0:39.4 | Now I'll tell you what, we have a special code for you, too, |
| 0:42.0 | just for the listeners of this show. |
| 0:44.0 | If you use the coupon code dumbox. |
| 0:47.1 | D-U-M-B-O-X. |
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