October 13, 2016 Vol. 3 Issue 40 St. Jude Catholic Church Catholic Heroes Grand Rapids, MI This week we continue our focus on seeking Catholic Heroes. Last Sunday. we viewed Catholicism Pivotal Players: St. Thomas Aquinas, the Theologian. On Sunday, October 16, we will watch Volume III - Bl. John Henry Newman, The Convert. \ Volume II - Summary of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Theologian St. Thomas was radical of his time in two ways: 1) he had an interest in Aristotle and 2) his Dominican affiliation. Aristotle was denounced and thought to be off-limits to Christians because he was a pagan philosopher. The Dominican Order was in its infancy then, and many were appalled at the radical lifestyle demanded through its vows. Dominicans were committed to poverty as mendicants, who had to beg or receive charity for their needs. To get this FREE newsletter e-mailed to Most in the thirteenth century considered mendicants shameful. The ways of Christ are you, contact Mary Ellen at the Parish not the ways of the world, so a true, practicing Christian will often be seen as a radical. Office by calling (616) 363-6897 or by According to Christian belief, God is the Creator, sustainer, and sanctifier of all that exists. email to
[email protected] He is eternal, unchangeable, immaterial, and infinite, and is a mystery. St. Thomas brought additional insight to the Christian doctrine of God by explaining how God is not one being From the Director of Faith Formation among many or even the Supreme Being. He is being itself, or as Thomas said, “ipsum esse subsistens.” Jesus Christ is the fullest revelation of God on earth because Jesus always This Sunday, October16, we continue with existed as the second Person of the Trinity.