What Does Aquinas Say About Happiness? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. J. Budziszewski

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[@ThomisticInstitute]

We're so glad the video helped you! Thanks for taking the time to subscribe, watch, and comment. May the Lord bless you, and please know of our prayers!

[@bernardbuela420]

This is my ideal conversation between two persons who have respectful regard for each other's competence. Imagine a Dominican priest whos is outrightly reputed to be competent in his own right being a Dominican picking up lots of wisdom from Prof. Budziszewski with whom I can relate much being a lay theologian (in my own right...he he). Kudos really, but I find you very profound human beings, much more Christians, and Catholics at that!

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When I needed to make a right decision weeks or months ago, I decided to buy a book on Prudence. I did! And in hindsight, I can say I am happier as a result of heeding the advices in that book.

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[@juanflorenciogonzalezmateo9803]

It was a very interesting conversation. It contains so many things to learn. I think it would be very advantageous even for Father Pine and Professor Budziszewski to hear it two or three times; because that way they could learn more about themselves and then prepare a new conversation, much more consistent, short and beautiful.

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yay!! request granted! Prof Budziszewski!

[@margitrujillo6943]

My experience listening to philosophers have a conversation is EXACTLY like this…it is never concise or brief, because ‘new ideas’ are being formed as they speak! One may reflect on such a conversation and bring it into a written format that will be ‘concise and brief’!! TWO very different ways of enjoying an exploration of such topics… The ‘winding journey’ is the JOY!

[@edinnm8212]

Great conversation and insightful information on happiness. Thanks and God Bless.

[@njahpauline]

Thanknyou so much Prof. You're such a blessing.

[@njahpauline]

Thank you so much Father Pine for this. I have learned so much💖

[@brianw.5230]

Great talk!

[@bernardbuela420]

Beautiful conversation, it makes me happy learning from you both, thanks a lot.

[@j.c.8944]

thank you for this video.

[@LostArchivist]

This is exactly what I needed for a wake-up call. I fell into the trap of seeking primarily by study rather than by living the Good, the True, and the Beautiful for and in Christ.

[@juanflorenciogonzalezmateo9803]

I think that when you looked for this video, you wanted to study and learn something. So, if you are right when you call study a "trap", then you were wrong when you were listening to the conversation. You can never live the good if you don't use your intelligence. Father Pine and Professor Budziszewski themselves say what they learned studying Aristotelian and Thomistic books; which isn't a mistake, but a wise approach. It's only that from time to time they don't realize what they did and what they do. Try not to do the same.

[@LostArchivist]

@@juanflorenciogonzalezmateo9803 I live studying to the detrimate of doing the good. I eat and pontificate, greatly more than I serve this way. I must be better than a book. And the Lord has been calling for detachment from the goods of the world. This was the trap. The good being the enemy of the great. I will not study my way to Heaven, I must participate in the Good. Study is necessary to some extent, but it like all goods, must serve the Will of God else it is an idol. After committing myself to applying this and getting to work, my apologetic work seems to now have the Lord`s favor again and humility renewed. Because of God`s mercy, not my faltering limited intellect. The organ was simply sick and the Divine Physician desired to operate upon it.Thank you for safeguarding me falling off the other side though. God bless you, in Our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, through Our Blessed Mother Mary. Amen.

[@juanflorenciogonzalezmateo9803]

@@LostArchivist , don't forget that your faltering limited intellect is also a work of God. Use it in harmony with your other potencies. Use it, and use it well.

[@LostArchivist]

@@juanflorenciogonzalezmateo9803 Of course. Thank you for your wise advice. God bless you.

[@LostArchivist]

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[@joewidmar835]

Absolutely stellar conversation!!

[@m4641]

How does St. Thomas distinguish the difference between Happiness and Joy?

[@iqgustavo]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎙️ Introduction to the podcast episode with Fr. Gregory Pine and Prof. J. Budziszewski. 01:14 📚 Prof. J. Budziszewski's admiration for clear and direct speaking. 02:38 🤔 Exploring the challenges of assessing and verifying happiness. 03:47 🧠 Happiness related to the intellect's highest activity: beholding truth, and the connection to love. 06:18 👥 Differentiating between rational living and intellectual reflection, and the role of virtues in happiness. 09:06 🤔 Reflection on how theory and practice relate in experiencing happiness. 13:19 📖 Wisdom and love intertwined, knowing God as the lover and beloved. 16:09 🧘‍♂️ Contemplation, knowing God, and the personal nature of truth. 18:07 📚 Incorporating humanities disciplines into happiness discourse as extended conversation. 20:55 📖 Learning from wise thinkers, past conversations, and understanding our own knowledge. 21:52 🗣️ Conversations with the dead are often more comfortable than with contemporaries due to emotional barriers. 22:32 🌍 Bridging gaps in discourse amid non-convertibility of terms and emotivism is challenging. 23:12 💬 Genuine bonds and happiness require shared conversations and mutual contributions. 23:26 🧠 Many contemporaries today have given up on learning and resist open conversations. 24:07 📚 Engaging with texts from different times and places helps bridge conversational gaps. 25:07 ⚖️ Rational arguments and reminders from the past can help shift perspectives in conversations. 26:46 🤰 Using concrete examples, like pregnancy conversations, can help reveal hidden truths. 28:11 🌌 Encouraging not to settle for incomplete happiness and aiming for complete fulfillment. 31:11 🙏 Engagement with religious aspects can lead to deeper understanding and fulfillment. 32:26 🎙️ Effective dialogue involves asking questions, breaking through smoke screens, and genuine listening. 36:07 🧠 Listening with empathy, prayer, and love while asking meaningful questions is key in apologetics. 37:43 🛡️ Socratic method of asking questions helps uncover deeper thoughts and connect with individuals' truths. 38:10 💡 The natural law is ingrained within, though it can be suppressed or denied for various reasons. 40:17 🔑 To be effective in apologetics, approach conversations with love and genuine care for the person. 42:52 🚺 Compassionate communication is essential, especially for women discussing sensitive topics like abortion. 43:20 🧐 Recognize that people's true beliefs might be submerged, requiring careful conversation to bring them to the surface. 43:47 🌟 Living authentically according to one's values can influence and trouble others positively, leading them to address their own beliefs. 44:13 🤝 Meaningful conversations can help people explore their beliefs and values, even in academic and evangelical settings. 44:28 📚 Prof. Budziszewski's recent publications include "How and How Not to Be Happy" and a commentary on Aquinas' treatise on happiness. Made with HARPA AI

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What is a good hard cover edition of the the Summa Theologica?

[@vernferns.8711]

More nuns have become saints and stigmatists because there must be something in the contemplative life that enables humans to behold bits by bits, God, through His Divine Inspirations, where the inspirations may be the connecting dots that allowed them to link one experience to a cascade of experiences towards a non terminal end, or one throught to a series of events in their lives whereby the connection was established by way of Grace and they become bit by bit,the face of God which these saints beheld in their mortal lives or shall i say, bits of Heaven slash happiness.

[@tonyhayes9827]

It would take a whole book to respond to this of course and even then only pose more questions. But someone once said any philosophy not based on the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is a dead end and I agree. There seems to be a strange comfort about `non existence after death' in the atheist spirit these days and it fascinates me. Its like the other extreme of religion being the opiate of the people. `YOLO' and `FOMO' and `get the most our of life while you can' I think are the children of this atheist spirit. But by definition these children of our age tell us that if we miss out on life through sickness, starvation, death, malice, war, accident etc. then `yes our life really was a waste of time and no life at all. Tough titties.' I cant help think `Truth' must transcend all these accidents of life and when I know this `Truth' then I receive the kind of peace the world cant offer because it's not the worlds to give. The world can only give what it has. There's no secrets here. We might need to settle for the fact that happiness is ours and it does await us but we're still on the journey to it and haven't arrived yet. Jesus called this journey a narrow road but it's worth it if the destination is worth it. If there is no destination the journey is meaningless. I like Buddha's walk which became a journey. He was raised in the `good life' in his parent's palace and presumed that's how life was. But one day he went out for a walk and saw something he never knew existed, old age, sickness and death. He didn't simply shrug his shoulders and say `Tough titties'. Rather he simply realized that his own life wasn't the `Truth' about life at all. And so he set out to find it. Where did that spirit of `seek' come from I often wonder.

[@francescos7361]

Immenso Tommaso D'Aquino , per fortuna che il mondo non mi vede che mi nascondo.

[@1960taylor]

Title was misleading.