The Thomistic Institute Faith, Reason, and Reasonable Belief: Part 2 | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP
Nov 10, 2015
Fr. Dominic Legge, a Dominican friar and theologian, explores the relationship between faith, reason, and supernatural belief. He discusses the essence of the Christian life, emphasizing growth in faith, hope, and love, and the role of mystical experiences.
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Faith Orients You Toward Divine Simplicity
- Faith's goal is knowing God who is perfectly simple rather than accumulating complex truths.
- Dominic Legge explains spiritual growth as shedding complexity so God becomes the primary focus of life, not more practices.
Make Small Daily Acts To Actualize Faith
- Grow the theological virtues by repeatedly making acts of faith, hope, and love in daily life.
- Legge urges regular short prayers and frequent acts of faith beyond Sunday Mass to actualize baptized gifts.
Reason And Faith Share God As Their Source
- Aquinas holds that reason and faith share a single source in God, so properly used reason cannot contradict faith.
- Legge points out this view undergirds the Church's positive stance toward science and philosophical inquiry.