News:

Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender. —St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Main Menu

Recent posts

#51
Catholic Resources / Re: Writings of the saints and...
Last post by kerrysky - December 25, 2023, 03:17:01 AM
Book of the day (Monday, 25th of December 2023)

Merry Christmas everyone!  :)

The Little Catechism by St John Marie Vianney

https://disk.yandex.com/i/LeXy0pSsXxXmgg

Source: https://freecatholicebooks.wordpress.com/
#52
Theology / According to sedeprivationism,...
Last post by Geremia - December 19, 2023, 05:21:35 PM
According to sedeprivationism, does a material pope have temporal authority?

Update: John of St. Thomas (CURSUS THEOLOGICUS In Summa Thelologicam D. Thomas, Tomus VII, IN SECUNDAM SECUNDÆ DIVI THOMÆ, Quæstio I, DE FIDE, DE AUCTORITATE SUMMI PONTIFICIS, Parisiis Ludovixus Vivês, Editor, 1886, p. 207, sq.) seems to think a heretical pope can exercise (albeit illegitimately/tyrannically) temporal power:
Quote from: John of St. Thomas[The Church] may defend itself, not by deposing him [a heretical pope], but by repelling him with force if he proceeds with violence or tyrannically, if, for example, he wished to do something against justice by the force of arms, one could repulse him with arms ; and similarly, if he were to establish something against good morals he is not to be obeyed, because an unjust law does not oblige.
#53
Catholic Resources / Re: Martyn Swain's complete au...
Last post by Geremia - December 19, 2023, 04:58:44 PM
Faster links should be working now:
Volume 1 2 3 4 5
#54
Catholic Resources / Re: Martyn Swain's complete au...
Last post by Wenura - December 09, 2023, 02:43:40 PM
Works! Thank you.
#55
Philosophy / Re: Prudence Question
Last post by tacf - November 26, 2023, 03:00:22 PM
Nice. Follow up question- how is inconstancy under imprudence then?
My understanding:
Solicitude- due promptness of the will, contained under foresight (ii-ii q48 a1 repl obj 5)
Negligence- failure of command due to lack of promptness of the will to the act itself
Constancy- continuance of the reason directing the will despite external obstacles
Inconstancy- failure of reason to direct the will from external obstacles
Effeminacy- failure of the will from external obstacles
Endurance- virtue of the will continuing despite evils

I will probably change all this once I read the relevant sections more.


St Thomas's direct answer is "
Reply OBJ 1: The good of prudence is shared by all the moral virtues, and accordingly perseverance in good belongs to all moral virtues, chiefly, however, to fortitude, which suffers a greater impulse to the contrary."
Ii-ii q53 a5 repl obj 1
But if he was here in person I would ask how the virtue is under fortitude and vice under prudence
#56
Philosophy / Re: Prudence Question
Last post by Geremia - November 26, 2023, 02:00:52 PM
Priest's sermon today mentioned prudence in the context of the parable of the 10 virgins (Gospel for yesterday's feast of St. Catherine of Alexandra and Wednesday's of St. Cecilia).

Fr. McNabb, The Church and the Land p. 149:
Quoteit is imperative that Catholics, who alone have the ultimate principles of solution, shall also have the proximate principles of solution.
This is prudence: knowing what means to chose to achieve a given end.
#57
Catholic Resources / Re: Martyn Swain's complete au...
Last post by Geremia - November 25, 2023, 10:11:44 AM
Quote from: Wenura on November 25, 2023, 04:49:56 AMNo audiobook links
That link does not download "Summa Theologica (vol. 1)_ Par - Aquinas, St. Thomas & Shapcote_9410.m4b" for you?
Try this link (albeit not as fast).
#58
Philosophy / Re: Prudence Question
Last post by Geremia - November 25, 2023, 09:57:23 AM
Constancy is an integral part of fortitude, not prudence.
#59
Catholic Resources / Re: Martyn Swain's complete au...
Last post by Wenura - November 25, 2023, 04:49:56 AM
No audiobook links
#60
Philosophy / Re: Prudence Question
Last post by tacf - November 24, 2023, 07:26:04 PM
Ok. I have since read the relevant section in Fr Chad Ripperger's book "Introduction to the Science of Mental Health". It seems everything can be categorized if you ask "where along the course of an act of prudence (going through subordinate acts counsel, judgement and command sequentially) does a particular part become necessary for a subordinate act to succeed?" Anyways, the categorization is following Q53A2 strictly, as that is where he lists all explicitly in categories, which I assume would mean that is where he is speaking most strictly about categorizations.

Anyways, here's a table using Fr. Ripperger as a counsel for understanding the relevant section of the Summa:
Prudence picture.PNG