See these online texts and ebooks (I) by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI and (II) about him and his thought, previously indexed on the Project.
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Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide, by Prof. Edward Feser, Ph.D. (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2009). Available at Amazon for the discounted price* of US$0.99 (as of 19 June 2022).
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“Conscience and Truth”, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). Keynote address presented at the 10th Workshop for Bishops, February 1991, in Dallas, Texas.
Manual of Patrology, 3rd edition, by the Very Rev. Bernard Schmid, OSB, with the approbation of the Bishop of Freiburg, freely translated from the 5th German edition by a Benedictine, revised with notes and additions for English readers by Msgr. V.J. [Victor Januarius] Schobel, with Preface by the Right Rev. Bishop J.C. Hedley of Newport (St. Louis, Freiburg, London: B. Herder, 1911). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive. An earlier edition (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1899) is available at Open Library and Internet Archive (linked by the Free Traditional Catholic Books page of Traditional Catholic), with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive (front pages missing) and a 3rd copy at Internet Archive.
[Note: What distinguishes this book from the likewise erudite works of Dr. Otto Bardenhewer and Dr. Joseph Tixeront is the fact that its historical overview of the Fathers is preceded by a general introduction to the field of patrology, as well as a detailed “Introductory and Propadeutical Part” discussing the methodology of patristics: the authority of the Fathers and the way their works are examined, used, and understood.]
“[The Gospel’s] saving truth and rules of conduct… are contained in the written books and in the unwritten traditions… received by the Apostles… dictated either orally by Christ or by the Holy Ghost, and preserved in the Catholic Church in unbroken succession… [N]o one… shall, in matters of faith and morals pertaining to the edification of Christian doctrine, distorting the Holy Scriptures in accordance with his own conceptions, presume to interpret them… contrary to the unanimous teaching of the Fathers.” (Council of Trent, Session IV)
“Christ the Lord in whom the full revelation of the supreme God is brought to completion (…), commissioned the Apostles to preach to all men… [T]he Apostles left bishops as their successors, “handing over” to them “the authority to teach in their own place.”… And so the apostolic preaching… expressed in a special way in the inspired books, was to be preserved by an unending succession of preachers until the end of time… The words of the holy fathers witness to the presence of this living tradition…” (Second Vatican Council, Constitution on Divine Revelation)
[This is mainly an introduction to the philosophy of the Angelic Doctor. Please see the works listed below for his theology and spirituality, which are distinct yet inseparable from his work as a philosopher.]
[N.B.1, This work reproduces the arguments of the Summa in question-and-answer format, with references to the relevant sections of that work. We submit that it is best read after reading an introductory work like The Spirit of Thomism by Etienne Gilson or the essay “Faith and Reason in the Theology of St. Thomas” by Victor Flanagan, O.P.; and it should be read with a copy of the Summa on hand.]
[N.B.2, This book appears to be in the public domain under the law of the United States. However, as we do not know the year of the passing of the translator, we do not know if it is in the public domain in other countries. Please check the relevant laws.]
The first edition (Oxford: John Henry Parker; London: J. Rivington, 1843) is also available in 2 parts: Part I may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive. Part II may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive.
Contra Errores Graecorum [Against the Errors of the Greeks], by St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P., translated by Fr. G.H. Duggan, S.M., and Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, OFM. Conv. In Ending the Byzantine Greek Schism; Containing: The 14th c. Apologia of Demetrios Kydones for Unity with Rome & the ‘Contra Errores Graecorum’ of St. Thomas Aquinas, edited by James Likoudis (New Rochelle, NY: Catholics United for the Faith, 1992), with Imprimatur, which may be purchased on this page of James Likoudis’ page and at Amazon. An incomplete English translation of the first 10 headings of the work, translated by Antoine Valentim, may be read online at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (linked by Wikipedia). The Latin text may be read online on this page of Corpus Thomisticum (linked by Wikipedia). [Note 1. Despite the polemical title of the text, it has an irenic tone and content. Rather than directly assailing the ideas of the schismatic Eastern churches, it demonstrates that the pre-Photian sources of Eastern theology affirm the teaching of the Catholic Church on points disputed by the schismatic Eastern churches. See James Likoudis’ essay “St. Thomas Aquinas, Defender of the Papacy and the Unity of the Church”.] [Note 2. In his essay “St. Thomas Aquinas, Papal Supremacy, and the Witness of the Eastern Churches in the First Millennium”, James Likoudis discussed objections to St. Thomas’ citations of the Fathers.]
“Dulles and Aquinas on Revelation”, by Dr. Thomas Hughson, S.J., Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review, Vol. 52, Iss. 3 (Jul 1, 1988): 445-471. Available in pdf format on this page of Marquette University.
The Future of Thomism, edited by Deal W. Hudson and Dennis W. Moran (Mishawaka, Indiana: American Maritain Association; Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 1992). Proceedings of the American Maritain Association’s 1990 Annual Meeting held on October 25-27, 1990 at Fordham University, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York. The individual chapters in pdf format are available through this page of the American Maritain Association at the Jacques Maritain Center.
“Grace and Charity: Participation in the Divine Nature and Union with God: The Surpassing Contemporary Significance of Thomas Aquinas’s Doctrine of Divinization”, by Reinhard Hütter, Espíritu, Year 65, Issue 151 (January-June, 2016), pages 173-199. Available in pdf format on this page of Espiritu, and in pdf format of Dialnet.
L’Interpretazione di San Tommaso delle Dottrine di San Paolo: Atti della IX Sessione Plenaria, 19-21 giugno 2009 / Saint Thomas’s Interpretation on Saint Paul’s Doctrines: Proceedings of the IX Plenary Session, 19-21 June 2009, in Doctor Communis: Rivista della Pontificia Accademia di San Tommaso d’Aquino / Review of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas (Vatican City: Pontificia Academia Sancti Thomae Aquinatis, 2009). Available in a single pdf file on this page of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas and at the Holy See.
Chapter 11, “The Ordo Rationis and the Moral Species”, in the Josephinum Journal of Theology, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2010): pp. 80-125. [Note that the last may not be an exact translation, as the author states that: “This essay was developed from the eleventh chapter”.]
[N.B. *The title is supplied for the Project, as a translation of the original Portuguese title of the dissertation.] [N.B.2, The original Portuguese text has an Imprimatur and is available through this page at Etica e Politica. To our knowledge, its Introduction and Conclusion have not been translated into English.]
One Hundred Years of Thomism: Aeterni Patris and Afterwards: A Symposium, edited by Victor B. Brezik, C.S.B, Houston, Texas: Center for Thomistic Studies, University of St. Thomas, 1981). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format at the University of St. Thomas Houston. Includes articles by Vernon J. Bourke and Ralph McInerny.
A Tale of Two Wonderworkers: St. Nicholas of Myra in the Writings and Life of St. Thomas Aquinas, by Peter A. Kwasniewski, International Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, Gaming, Austria [Footnote 1 states: “This article was developed from a lecture given at the International Theological Institute on December 6, 2002.”]. Available in PDF format at DeSales University.
Towards A Biblical Thomism: Thomas Aquinas and the Renewal of Biblical Theology, edited by
Piotr Roszak and Jörgen Vijgen (Pamplona, España: Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, S.A. (EUNSA), 2018). Available in pdf format on this page of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Repository, which states: “Except where otherwise noted, this item’s license is described as CC0 1.0 Universal”.
[Note: According to the text, ‘Most of the essays in this volume are revised versions of papers delivered at the international conference “Thomas Aquinas and the Renewal of Biblical Theology” (April 24-26, 2017), sponsored by the Faculty of Theology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland and the Thomistic Institute in Warsaw.’]
“[I]n order that they may illumine the mysteries of salvation as completely as possible, the students should learn to penetrate them more deeply with the help of speculation, under the guidance of St. Thomas, and to perceive their interconnections.” (Second Vatican Council, Decree “Optatam Totius” on Priestly Training)
“In those schools dependent on her [the Church] intends that… individual subjects be pursued according to their own principles, method, and liberty of scientific inquiry, in such a way… that, as… investigations [are] carefully made according to the example of the doctors of the Church and especially of St. Thomas Aquinas, there may be a deeper realization of the harmony of faith and science.” (Second Vatican Council, Decree “Gravissimum Educationis” on Christian Education)
“A Metaphysics of the Logos in St. Thomas Aquinas: Creation and Knowledge / La Metafísica del Logos en Sto. Tomás de Aquino: Creación y Conocimiento”, by Professor Alice Ramos, Ph.D., Cauriensia, Vol. 9 (2014): pp. 95-111. Available in pdf format at Cauriensia: Revista Anual de Ciencias Eclesiásticas, and at DEHESA.
O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster. (Antiphon in Vespers, text from Fr. Z’s Blog)
Selections from Three Works: A Treatise on Laws and God the Lawgiver; A Defence of the Catholic and Apostolic Faith; A Work on the Three Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope, and Charity, by Francisco Suarez, S.J., translated by Gwladys L. Williams, Ammi Brown, and John Waldron with certain revisions by Henry Davis, S.J., edited and with an Introduction by Thomas Pink (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2015). First published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1944). May be read online, and available in pdf format, at the Online Library of Liberty.
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Thinking Together about the Common Good: The Political Implications of Thomas Aquinas’s Theory of Conscience, by Dr. Angela Concetta Miceli. LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 252 (2013). Available in pdf format on this page of LSU Digital Commons.
“Bonaventure’s Three-Fold Way to God” by Professor R.E. [Rollen Edward] Houser, Ph.D. in Medieval Masters: Essays in Memory of E.A. Synan, edited by R.E. Houser (Houston: University of St. Thomas – Center for Thomistic Studies 1999): pp. 91–145. Available in pdf format at the University of St. Thomas.
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