Thomas Griffin 1/28/25 (For Busted Halo)
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St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) is one of the most well-known saints, but also one of the most misunderstood. In my experience teaching high school theology, students often summarize him as an out-of-touch theologian because of the style of his writing. However, investigating the man behind the writings has helped me to gain better clarity and inspiration from my namesake.
I have been studying theology and philosophy for 15 years. I have taught religion to young people for eight years. In my journey of studying and teaching, I often come across St. Thomas in a quote or a footnote. When a contemporary writer is attempting to explain something, they will frequently reference Aquinas as their resource. For too long, I was intimidated by his writings. For too long, I wrote him off as someone who I was not smart enough to understand or appreciate.
All of this changed when a priest recommended that I should get to know Aquinas the man before studying St. Thomas, the theologian. He suggested reading a historical novel called “The Quiet Light” by Louis De Wohl. The work has much to do with the family of St. Thomas, but it also has so many stories that help reveal the personality of Aquinas. Ultimately, behind the man who wrote over eight million words in his life is a person of deep prayer and conviction.
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Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and two sons. He has a masters degree in theology and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine. He is the author of Let Us Begin: Saint Francis’s Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World.
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