5.22 St. Thomas Aquinas: The Common Doctor

St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) - Aquinas brought the development of Catholic thought and theology to a plateau, navigating the middle path between Augustine and Pelagius; Anselm and Abelard; and even Plato and Aristotle. He's called the Common Doctor because the Church has affirmed that his teaching should be taught, and held up as the standard, in every school, university, and seminary. Links Check out this YouTube clip, How the Summa Replaced the Sentences as the Standard Theology Textbook , w/ Philipp Rosemann: Also, check out this interview that St. Thomas' namesake - Thomas Mirus - did on the Catholic Culture Podcast with Matthew Minerd, about the education St. Thomas received and his responsibilities as a master of theology and his academic milieu: Three of St. Thomas' academic sermons are available as audio books on the Catholic Culture website: Beware of the False Heaven and Earth Will Pass Send Out Your Spirit Mike Aquilina's Praying in the Presence of Our Lord with Thomas Aquinas : The Classics of Western Spirituality volume on Albert & Thomas : The Penguin Classics Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings : The Aquinas Institute Online Complete Works of St. Thomas Aquinas : Pope Leo XIII, 1879 Papal Encyclical Aeterni Patris : Pope Pius XI, 1923 Papal Encyclical Studiorem Ducem : Pope St. John Paul II, 1998 Papal Encyclical Fides et Ratio : SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter: DONATE at: Dr. Papandrea's Homepage: For Dr. Papandrea's take on St. Anselm, Peter Abelard, and St. Thomas Aquinas on the Atonement, see Reading the Church Fathers : Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church : Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed:

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5.22 St. Thomas Aquinas: The Common Doctor is an episode from Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina by Thomas V. Mirus.

This episode is 38:30 long.

This episode was published on Oct 29, 2025.

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