Thomas
Aquinas, one of the Church's most scholarly and significant saints,
may seem unapproachable: hard to understand and even more difficult
to study. In this new volume of the Saints by Our Sides series, the
13th century Dominican priest becomes more than a wise and mysterious
mystic. His story becomes an accessible and fascinating picture of
sainthood.
Author
Sr. Marianne Lorraine Trouvé, well known for her blog Thomas for
Today, has spent years studying the Angelic Doctor and his writings,
making her the perfect guide to help the reader understand and
appreciate how he became such a stellar figure in Church history
through this warm telling of his life's story. Readers who may have
been intimidated by Thomas Aquinas now have the chance to learn about
the struggles of his life and how they fueled his writings and life
mission-and thereby glean an entry-point for reading his work. This
narrative explores St. Thomas' spiritual legacy and why it's
meaningful to study his writings nearly 800 years later.
The
book also includes reflection questions, a prayer to St. Thomas, and
a step-by-step guide on how to read an article of the Summa. For
anyone looking for an engaging and attainable biography of a complex
saint, or for the student hoping to gain insight on the works of
Thomas Aquinas by understanding his life, this book presents those
opportunities in a clearly written and compact form.
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