The Essence & Topicality of Thomism

According to the testimonies of several Popes, the doctrine of Saint Thomas is the most perfect philosophical and theological synthesis and the most secure expression of the truth in the order of nature as well as in that of grace.

It is thus necessary to save the intellect, heal it, make it understand that the first principles of natural reason or common sense have an ontological value, that they are laws of being which allow one to arrive at true certainty regarding the existence of God, upon which rests the immutable dogmas of the faith.

The just man experiences the filial affection that the Holy Spirit inspires in him in its own regard, but he does not have experience of the free creation ex nihilo,

all that he believes infallibly because God revealed it, as the Church proposes it

Authentic religious experience—which proceeds from the gifts of science, intellect, wisdom, piety—presupposes the faith, but it is not identified with it.

the principle of efficient causality, and that of finality dominate the order of bodies

immutable affirmations of the Christian Truth cannot be maintained if some immutable notions are not admitted

proper and also the most authentic object of religious experience is very restricted compared to that of the faith that it presupposes

like the first notions of intelligible being, of unity, truth, goodness

The principle of non-contradiction or identity, the principle of sufficient reason