Author Topic: The Essence Topicality of Thomism (Read 962 times)

Geremia · « **on:** September 10, 2013, 08:14:16 PM »

The Essence & Topicality of Thomism
by Fr. Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.

Fr. Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., explains why Thomism is the solution to the present crisis of Modernism in the Church.

The problem:
The indications of the current crisis in the Church have “been not of a crisis of faith, but of a very grave malady of the intellect, which conducts itself on the tracks of liberal Protestantism and through relativism to absolute skepticism.”

Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange’s solution: Thomism.
“Thomism corresponds to the profound needs of the modern world because it restores the love of truth for the sake of truth itself. Now, without this love of truth for itself, it is not possible to obtain true infused charity, the supernatural love of God for the sake of God Himself, nor to arrive at the infused contemplation of God sought for Himself, that is, at the contemplation that proceeds from the living faith enriched by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, first of all, knowledge and wisdom.”

Geremia · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2013, 11:49:26 PM »

As I posted on another forum:

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I have all of his works which have been translated into English (and am seriously considering De Virtutibus Theologicus) but I had never ever heard of this one! Thank you so much!
It seems he wrote it for his students at the Angelicuм because it originally only appeared in Italian.
See his bibliography here. He wrote many lesser-known, short works, like one on the heroic virtues of children.
See also this e-book collection of many of his works in various languages.
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ANd what an adorable photograph of the great man himself!
See some others photos of him here. These are some rarer photos:
I love the first one. Look at that bookshelf and those old books! He look like a warrior here, too (he did indeed fight some huge battles in the Church: read Fr. Albert, O.P.'s article "The Last Battle of Lagrange"):
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I have been reading Priesthood and Perfection recently, which is just incredible.
Have you heard of The Priest in Union with Christ? It also treats of the present-day crisis of Modernism and how the priest must equip himself to battle it.