Science tells us that our world is a cosmos, that is, it is a whole which we have found to be remarkably ordered according to mathematical principles that are intelligible to our human minds. This order extends from the inconceivably minute domain of elementary particles through the information-rich phenomena of life to the inconceivably vast domain of clusters of galaxies. Science has helped us see how it all is interconnected in deep ways. Many, if not most, scientists will … [Read more...]
Thomas Aquinas on Wrath or Anger
Thomas AquinasWrath or AngerSt. Paul tells us, Be ye angry and sin not. Anger is a venial sin if it does not proceed to action.Certainly there is a place for righteous anger. Righteous anger hates the sin but not the sinner. Righteous anger is the justifiable detestation and opposition to sin that a man must have in his heart if he is to be saved. This kind of anger is best turned back upon the self. In that place, a man prays for the man whose sin has made him angry. … [Read more...]