Thursday, July 12, 2012

On Lengthy Discernment

Are you in the Perpetual Discerners Club? Have you been thinking about priesthood or the religious life for years and cannot make up your mind? St. Thomas Aquinas has some words for you. You can read the text of his arguments from the Summa here.

 Or you can listen to me: Just do it already!

My favorite part of the argument:
"I respond, it should be said that long deliberation and the counsel of many people are required in great and doubtful things, as the Philosopher says in Ethics III, but counsel is not required in those things which are certain and determined. Now three things can be considered concerning the entrance into religious life. First of all the entrance into religious life according to itself. And thus it is certain that entrance into religious life is the better good, and he who doubts about this insofar as it is in itself, disparages Christ, who gave this counsel."
Like I said, Just do it already! Jesus is waiting!

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