Aquinas' writings, especially the Summa Theologiae, manifest deep knowledge of Scripture, the patristic tradition, and Greek philosophy. On the topic of body and soul, he begins with the soul in its own right and argues on Platonist-like lines that the human (rational) soul is subsistent (...
The fact of the matter is this, the bodyand soulof unbelievers can and will be destroyed one day. It will be Judgment Day to be exact. This “Day” is spoken about over and over again in scripture. Yes, the process itself will include suffering, but the end result according to the J...
5. Again, only a body or something which has a body can be a local terminus a quo or ad quem, and Scripture speaks of God as a terminus ad quem in Ps.34:5: "They looked unto him, and were lightened," and as a terminus a quo in Jer.17:13: "they that depart from me shall ...
According to Scripture human beings (souls) have three facets — spirit, mind and body. This will become clear as our study progresses. All three of these facets are interconnected though not necessarily inseparable. God designed these facets to function as one unit. The Hebrew and Greek words ...
A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms: 52 Companions for Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul With the warmth and candor of My Life with the Saints by James Martin, S.J., Hendey eloquently links personal stories, scripture, prayer, and simple soul-strengthening exercises into this rich spiritual...
Belief in the Assumption of Mary rests on tradition and on solid theological grounds, although nothing is written in scripture, or otherwise known historically for certain, about it. Theologians over the centuries have all agreed that it was only fitting that the Blessed Virgin Mary joined her ...
This is a wake-up callfor Christian women who want to serve God with their whole heart, mind, body, and soul. This is an invitationto women who have been seduced by the (very right) connection between body care and spirit care offered outside of the Christian context, and who have dri...
I like things in the now not the wait and see. So I went through a few sessions where I just had to hang on and wait. My Scripture mantra comes fromPhilippians 4:6 ,7 . I do have a post somewhere in here that I blogged on these two verses: ...
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and limitation may be an ever-present reality. As we age, we grow in awareness of ourmortalityas our metabolism slows, our bones weaken, and our sight fails. And we each experience the temptations that Scripture and church history associate with the body (“the flesh”), such as lust, sl...