Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices: Aquinas's Practical Principles for Reaching Heaven and Avoiding Hell...

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Fr Cole Basil, Op

Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices

Aquinas's Practical Principles for Reaching Heaven and Avoiding Hell

Fr Cole Basil, Op

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Tan Books
07 March 2023

Religion & beliefs; Christian life & practice; Personal Christian testimony & inspirational works

Are we truly striving for heaven or merely avoiding hell?

The human heart's greatest longing is to see God as He is. And yet, many people simply want to escape hell's pain, or even worse, they follow our disordered fallen nature in choosing sinful pleasures. Our Lord said the road to heaven is narrow, but the road to hell is wide (see Matt. 7:13). Is choosing the road to heaven merely wanting to avoid pain, or is it actively pursuing the greatest good beyond imagining?

Do we choose the good because we strive to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, or do we choose the good merely because we fear hell?

God never leaves us alone in these choices. Indeed, He sends us His grace, but--to help us cooperate with that grace and fight valiantly--He also sends spiritual warriors and guides, of whom one of the greatest is Saint Thomas Aquinas.

In Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices, Saint Thomas guides us on how to pursue our true celestial homeland while avoiding running to a false heaven. He outlines the various vices, and their forty-plus daughters, and details how to conquer them.

After reading this work, you will not only desire to become a saint because you will see how hideous vice truly is but also see how splendid and virtuous living for God is.

By: Fr Cole Basil Op
Imprint: Tan Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781505129212
ISBN 10: 1505129214
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 07 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Father Basil Cole, OP, earned his doctorate and licentiate degrees from Le Saulchoir (France). Later, he received his doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, where he taught from 1985 to 1997. Since 1998, he has taught moral, spiritual, and dogmatic theology at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, and has authored several books, including The Hidden Enemies of the Priesthood.