

Summa in a Year
Austin Habash
Hi, my name is Austin Habash, Founder of Think Catholic, and you're listening to the Summa in a Year Podcast, where we study St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae in a way simple & insightful for anyone to understand. The Summa in a Year Podcast is brought to you by Think Catholic. Taking 2 questions of the Summa of a Day; we'll seek to summarize St. Thomas’s responses, discovering the brilliance of Aquinas and his Catholic Faith.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 19min
Day 307: You Made It.
In this episode, we cover question 99 of the Supplement to the Summa, and questions 1 and 2 of the Appendix I & the articles of Appendix 2 which is: Of God's Mercy and Justice towards the Damned & Of the Quality of Those Souls Who Depart This Life with Original Sin Only and Of the Quality of Souls Who Expiate Actual Sin or Its Punishment in Purgatory and Two Articles on PurgatoryLooking for a text to accompany the “Summa in a Year” podcast?Check out the recently updated “Summa Theologica, Complete 5-Volume Set” by @avemariapressGet your set at avemariapress.com/products/summa-theologica, and at a discounted price by typing in the code: Summa10.Help us spread the brilliance of Aquinas, and his Catholic Faith by doing the following:1) Share the "Summa in a Year" podcast with a loved one!2) Leave a rating!3) Write a kind reviewFollow Think Catholic on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/think__catholic/Follow Think Catholic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZtQg8v681X4V1DWoFJB8w#philosophy #summa #summainayear #catholicbooks #catholicauthors #stthomas #summatheologica #summatheologiae

Mar 9, 2026 • 11min
Day 306: A Hellish Abode
A focused look at the nature of punishments and torments in hell, from corporeal fire to darkness and conscience’s gnawing. Discussion of why the damned will willfully choose disordered ends and feel sorrow without true repentance. Exploration of envy, hatred of God as source of pain, and how memory and sight of the blessed intensify torment.

Mar 8, 2026 • 15min
Day 305: Heavenly Crowns
A deep dive into heavenly rewards, parsing metaphors of dowry, crowns, and halos. Short segments map soul adornments to faith, hope, and charity. Special rewards like crowns for virginity, martyrdom, and teaching are explored and compared. Discussion highlights how intensity of merit and specific spiritual victories shape heavenly distinctions.

Mar 6, 2026 • 9min
Day 304: Vision of the Damned
Explores whether saints’ happiness increases after the final judgment and how resurrected bodies affect beatitude. Discusses heavenly mansions and how differing charity leads to varying degrees of reward. Considers if the blessed perceive the damned, whether pity is possible, and how saints relate to divine justice and punishment.

Mar 4, 2026 • 10min
Day 303: New Heavens & Earth
In this episode, we cover questions 91 & 92 of the fifth volume of the Summa, which is "Of the Quality of the World after the Judgment" and "Of the Vision of the Divine Essence in Reference to the Blessed."Looking for a text to accompany the “Summa in a Year” podcast?Check out the recently updated “Summa Theologica, Complete 5-Volume Set” by @avemariapressGet your set at avemariapress.com/products/summa-theologica, and at a discounted price by typing in the code: Summa10.Help us spread the brilliance of Aquinas, and his Catholic Faith by doing the following:1) Share the "Summa in a Year" podcast with a loved one!2) Leave a rating!3) Write a kind reviewFollow Think Catholic on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/think__catholic/Follow Think Catholic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZtQg8v681X4V1DWoFJB8w#philosophy #summa #summainayear #catholicbooks #catholicauthors #stthomas #summatheologica #summatheologiae

Mar 3, 2026 • 13min
Day 302: General Judges
A deep dive into who will stand with Christ to judge humanity and why some are fit for that role. Discussion of poverty, angels, and demons in relation to judgment. Exploration of how the saved and the wicked are assessed and whether angels face judgment. A look at why Christ will judge in his human form and how his seen presence brings inevitable joy.

Mar 2, 2026 • 10min
Day 301: General Judgement
A lively tour of questions about what people will know after rising again and how everyone's deeds will be revealed. Discussion jumps from how quickly actions are perceived to why a public judgment is necessary. The timing and likely location of the final judgment get attention. Theories about whether the verdict is spoken aloud or conveyed mentally add a surprising twist.

Mar 1, 2026 • 7min
Day 300: Clarity & Invisibility
In this episode, we cover questions 85 & 86 of the fifth volume of the Summa, which is "Of the Clarity of the Beatified Bodies" and "Of the Conditions under Which the Bodies of the Damned Will Rise Again."Looking for a text to accompany the “Summa in a Year” podcast?Check out the recently updated “Summa Theologica, Complete 5-Volume Set” by @avemariapressGet your set at avemariapress.com/products/summa-theologica, and at a discounted price by typing in the code: Summa10.Help us spread the brilliance of Aquinas, and his Catholic Faith by doing the following:1) Share the "Summa in a Year" podcast with a loved one!2) Leave a rating!3) Write a kind reviewFollow Think Catholic on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/think__catholic/Follow Think Catholic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZtQg8v681X4V1DWoFJB8w#philosophy #summa #summainayear #catholicbooks #catholicauthors #stthomas #summatheologica #summatheologiae

Feb 28, 2026 • 13min
Day 299: Glorious Subtlety
In this episode, we cover questions 83 & 84 of the fifth volume of the Summa, which is "Of the Subtlety of the Bodies of the Blessed" and "Of the Agility of the Bodies of the Blessed."Looking for a text to accompany the “Summa in a Year” podcast?Check out the recently updated “Summa Theologica, Complete 5-Volume Set” by @avemariapressGet your set at avemariapress.com/products/summa-theologica, and at a discounted price by typing in the code: Summa10.Help us spread the brilliance of Aquinas, and his Catholic Faith by doing the following:1) Share the "Summa in a Year" podcast with a loved one!2) Leave a rating!3) Write a kind reviewFollow Think Catholic on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/think__catholic/Follow Think Catholic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZtQg8v681X4V1DWoFJB8w#philosophy #summa #summainayear #catholicbooks #catholicauthors #stthomas #summatheologica #summatheologiae

Feb 25, 2026 • 8min
Day 298: Heavenly Senses
In this episode, we cover questions 81 & 82 of the fifth volume of the Summa, which is "Of the Quality of Those Who Rise Again" and "Of the Impassibility of the Bodies of the Blessed after Their Resurrection."Looking for a text to accompany the “Summa in a Year” podcast?Check out the recently updated “Summa Theologica, Complete 5-Volume Set” by @avemariapressGet your set at avemariapress.com/products/summa-theologica, and at a discounted price by typing in the code: Summa10.Help us spread the brilliance of Aquinas, and his Catholic Faith by doing the following:1) Share the "Summa in a Year" podcast with a loved one!2) Leave a rating!3) Write a kind reviewFollow Think Catholic on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/think__catholic/Follow Think Catholic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZtQg8v681X4V1DWoFJB8w#philosophy #summa #summainayear #catholicbooks #catholicauthors #stthomas #summatheologica #summatheologiae


