In his recent book, Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices: Aquinas’s Practical Principles for Reaching Heaven and Avoiding Hell, Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., sets out to make the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas accessible to anyone.
Faith is the basis of life, and charity is the crown; but hope is the greatest need. Most of the difficulties of life come because man is so prone to lose heart.
Over the past months, we have faced a whole variety of difficult challenges. These challenges have laid bare the brokenness of our world, our society, and even ourselves. In the midst of such brokenness, we...