Summa Theologica - 08 Pars Prima Secundae, Treatise on Habits, Virtues and Vices


Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

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The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) although it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners and a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time. It summarizes the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West, which, before the Protestant Reformation, subsisted solely in the Roman Catholic Church. The Summa's topics follow a cycle: the existence of God, God's creation, Man, Man's purpose, Christ, the Sacraments, and back to God. (Summary adapted from the Wikipedia)

This selection of the Summa Theologica covers questions 49-89 of the Prima Secundae ("First-half of the Second Part"), a Treatise on the Habits, Virtues and Vices: the habits in general (questions 49-54), and in particular (questions 55-89), whether expressed as virtues (55-70) or as vices (71-89). (24 hr 19 min)

Chapters

Question 49 - OF HABITS IN GENERAL, AS TO THEIR SUBSTANCE (In Four Articles) 34:31 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 50 - OF THE SUBJECT OF HABITS (In Six Articles) 42:45 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 51 - OF THE CAUSE OF HABITS, AS TO THEIR FORMATION (In Four Articles) 25:53 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 52 - OF THE INCREASE OF HABITS (In Three Articles) 27:44 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 53 - HOW HABITS ARE CORRUPTED OR DIMINISHED (In Three Articles) 21:42 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 54 - OF THE DISTINCTION OF HABITS (In Four Articles) 24:40 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 55 - OF THE VIRTUES, AS TO THEIR ESSENCE (In Four Articles) 28:36 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 56 - OF THE SUBJECT OF VIRTUE (In Six Articles) 38:10 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 57 - OF THE INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES (In Six Articles) 43:23 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 58 - OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES (In Five… 33:23 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 59 - OF MORAL VIRTUE IN RELATION TO THE PASSIONS (In Five Articles) 29:21 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 60 - HOW THE MORAL VIRTUES DIFFER FROM ONE ANOTHER (In Five Articles) 36:09 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 61 - OF THE CARDINAL VIRTUES (In Five Articles) 33:59 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 62 - OF THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES (In Four Articles) 22:50 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 63 - OF THE CAUSE OF VIRTUES (In Four Articles) 25:16 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 64 - OF THE MEAN OF VIRTUE (In Four Articles) 24:36 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 65 - OF THE CONNECTION OF VIRTUES (In Five Articles) 36:13 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 66 - OF EQUALITY AMONG THE VIRTUES (In Six Articles) 43:50 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 67 - OF THE DURATION OF VIRTUES AFTER THIS LIFE (In Six Articles) 42:41 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 68 - OF THE GIFTS (In Eight Articles) 1:03:31 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 69 - OF THE BEATITUDES (In Four Articles) 35:25 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 70 - OF THE FRUITS OF THE HOLY GHOST (In Four Articles) 27:35 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 71 - OF VICE AND SIN CONSIDERED IN THEMSELVES (In Six Articles) 41:16 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 72 - OF THE DISTINCTION OF SINS (In Nine Articles) 57:54 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 73 - OF THE COMPARISON OF ONE SIN WITH ANOTHER (In Ten Articles), part… 31:11 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 73 - OF THE COMPARISON OF ONE SIN WITH ANOTHER (In Ten Articles), part… 33:44 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 74 - OF THE SUBJECT OF SIN (In Ten Articles), part 1 31:25 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 74 - OF THE SUBJECT OF SIN (In Ten Articles), part 2 33:03 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 75 - OF THE CAUSES OF SIN, IN GENERAL (In Four Articles) 24:14 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 76 - OF THE CAUSES OF SIN, IN PARTICULAR (In Four Articles) 28:36 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 77 - OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, ON THE PART OF THE SENSITIVE APPETITE (In Ei… 51:29 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 78 - OF THAT CAUSE OF SIN WHICH IS MALICE (In Four Articles) 27:07 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 79 - OF THE EXTERNAL CAUSES OF SIN (In Four Articles) 25:56 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 80 - OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, AS REGARDS THE DEVIL (In Four Articles) 24:40 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 81 - OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, ON THE PART OF MAN (In Five Articles) 36:53 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 82 - OF ORIGINAL SIN, AS TO ITS ESSENCE (In Four Articles) 24:13 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 83 - OF THE SUBJECT OF ORIGINAL SIN (In Four Articles) 25:56 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 84 - OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, IN RESPECT OF ONE SIN BEING THE CAUSE OF ANO… 28:59 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 85 - OF THE EFFECTS OF SIN, AND FIRST, OF THE CORRUPTION OF THE GOOD O… 41:16 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 86 - OF THE STAIN OF SIN (In Two Articles) 11:06 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 87 - OF THE DEBT OF PUNISHMENT (In Eight Articles) 53:45 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 88 - OF VENIAL AND MORTAL SIN (In Six Articles) 45:33 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Question 89 - OF VENIAL SIN IN ITSELF (In Six Articles) 39:21 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC