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The Lesson Every Christian Needs to Learn from St. Thomas Aquinas

January 27, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Tomorrow the Western Church commemorates St. Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274). What should we learn from this Doctor of the Church? A lot. For generations he was required study for Roman Catholics preparing for priesthood — no small influence there. He was also the whipping boy of the Reformation — Luther and Calvin disliked him a lot, […]

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