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St. Thomas Aquinas argues that sanctifying grace transforms the very essence of the human soul (Summa Theologica, I-II, Q 110, a. 4). This essence is […]
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by Dr. David Fleischacker Some say men all start with a female body, however this is only partially true as far as I can tell. […]
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by Dr. David Fleischacker The oocyte (the unfertilized egg) has an interesting formation. Before a little girl is born, all of the oocytes that she […]
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by Dr. David Fleischacker In the first part of the Summa Theologicae, question 30, article 2, St. Thomas is presenting the intelligible grounds for the […]