Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices: Aquinas's Practical Principles for Reaching Heaven

By Fr. Basil Cole, OP

Product Code: 9781505129212

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Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices: Aquinas's Practical Principles for Reaching Heaven and Avoiding Hell

Do we really want heaven or are we just trying to avoid hell? The deepest desire of the human heart is to see God as He truly is. However, a lot of people only desire to avoid the suffering in hell, or even worse, they choose immoral pleasures in accordance with our disordered, fallen nature. The way to heaven, according to Our Lord, is narrow, but the road to hell is wide (see Matt. 7:13). Is selecting the path to heaven only an effort to escape suffering, or is it a conscious pursuit of the highest good possible?

Do we opt for the good out of a desire to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, or just out of a simple fear of hell? In these decisions, God never leaves us on our own. He does, after all, offer His grace to us, but in order for us to collaborate with that grace and battle bravely, He also sends spiritual soldiers and guides, among whom Saint Thomas Aquinas is one of the best.

In Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices, Saint Thomas instructs us on how to pursue our actual celestial homes while avoiding rushing to a false heaven. He lists the numerous vices, their more than forty daughters, and provides instructions on how to get rid of them. You will not only want to become a saint after reading this book because you will realise how abhorrent sin truly is, but you will also realise how glorious living a virtuous life for God is.

Hardcover, 288 pages.