Aquinas’s Shorter Summa by Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint by Name_Pope St. John Paul II

Aquinas’s Shorter Summa by Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint by Name_Pope St. John Paul IIThe essentials of Catholic doctrine clearly and succinctly presented Two years before he died, St. Thomas Aquinas probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever known was asked by his assistant, Brother Reginald, to write a simple summary of the Faith of the Catholic Church for those who lacked the time or the stamina to tackle his massive Summa Theologica. In response, the great saint quickly set down in language that non scholars can understand

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