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How can Catholics understand the moral life within the framework of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae?

Dr. Michael Dauphinais is joined by Fr. Romanus Cessario, a Dominican priest and the Adam Cardinal Maida Professor of Catholic Theology at Ave Maria University, to explore the moral theology presented in the second part of the Summa. They discuss how Aquinas situates moral theology between God’s creation and Christ’s redemption, emphasizing the pursuit of beatitude, the role of natural law as an imprint of divine providence, and the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.

Fr. Romanus Cessario’s faculty profile at Ave Maria University:
https://www.avemaria.edu/faculty-and-staff/fr-romanus-cessario-s-t-d

Exploring God and Creation in the Summa Theologiae w/ Dr. Daniel Lendman | The Summa for Beginners Pt. 2:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vsITzmSp9MXQcUC6sRail?si=-BF5BMtOR0yqpf5OC4gNUg&nd=1&dlsi=7410abd9cdc24c1a

A Foretaste of Future Glory w/ Fr. Romanus Cessario | Ep. 63:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vsITzmSp9MXQcUC6sRail?si=-BF5BMtOR0yqpf5OC4gNUg&nd=1&dlsi=05d8428a7d154abc

What is Truth? w/ Fr. Romanus Cessario | Ep. 18:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HEV7O8aEuvTbJVHwSCt1N?si=wL0KuBzNROm1_gKpJXbhyA&nd=1&dlsi=610c05c8031543a1

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Episode Chapters
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00:00 - Exploring Aquinas' Moral Life in the Summa
01:45 - Significance of Morality in The Summa
03:51 - Morality as a Path to True Happiness
08:24 - Why God Loves Us
14:57 - The Natural Law: An Imprint of God's Eternal Mind
20:27 - Understanding Natural Law Through the Created Order
26:40 - How Natural Law Guides Rational Creatures and Society
31:17 - God's Providential Plan and the Natural Law
34:16 - Our Call to Share God's Happiness
37:34 - From God's Happiness to the Reality of Original Sin
44:58 - Faith, Hope, and Charity: Foundations of Christian Life
48:47 - The Necessity of Knowledge for Loving God Fully
57:58 - How Faith Illuminates Truth and Breaks Spiritual Chains
01:00:57 - Cultivating Friendship with Christ Through Grace and Mary
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