Tag: St. Thomas Aquinas
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Wounded Vessels, Transfigured Soul: Healing through the Imago Dei
Wounded Vessel CallsImago Dei WithinWakens divine light ~ Dr. Thomas Maples “I am forgotten like the unremembered dead; I am like a shattered vessel.” ~ Ps 31:13 (NABRE) What happens when you remove the protective case from your phone, hold it screen-down above your head, and drop it onto concrete? (Please don’t try this at…
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The Architecture of Identity: Mask, Persona, & The Psychology of the Pharisee
Whitewashed tombs aboundWhat lies beneath sacred ground Spring’s faith renewal ~ Thomas C. Maples Introduction Looking back at the last decade, have you noticed the unprecedented focus on narcissism? Have you watched the “selfie generation” delve ever deeper into a hunger for validation—snapping countless daily photos hoping one will finally capture, project, or manufacture an…
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Soma Sancta: Somatic Dissociation and Spiritual Healing
Rain sweeps mud to moldGentle voice calls soul to saySpringtime Spirit’s play ~Thomas C Maples “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us…” ~ John 1:14 Breaking Down the Wall In our foundational inquiry into the Soma Sancta, we confronted a staggering truth: we do not merely inhabit a body like a ghost…
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Soma Sancta: The Sacred Path of Body-Soul Integration
Inhabit SomaSanctifies the Path to SoulSpring Calling Awaits Thomas C. Maples The Theology of the Sancta Soma “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in…
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Inspiration: The Private Door of Faith
Daily Inspiration Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson God enters by a private door into every individual. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Philosopher’s Corner I am not a skeptic in the true power that the simple act of listening can do for the giver and the receive…