Hurray another great Friday!
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Spirituality–Two Schools of Thought
St. Thomas Aquinas
(The Dominican School)
+Atonement centered
+Jesus seen as expiation for sin
+The Incarnation would not have been necessary without the sin of Adam and Eve
+Pope Leo XIII made this the primary school of theology
St. Bonaventure and Bl. John Duns Scotus
(The Franciscan School)
+The Incarnation of Jesus was always intended by God.
+Came from God’s free desire.
+Love is the reason for creation.
+Path toward humility and poverty is accepted alternate by the Church.
The Dominican School developed from the influence of St. Augustine, St. Anselm of Canterbury and the Doctrine of Salvation.
The Franciscan School developed from the influence of The Eastern or Greek Fathers, Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Nazianus, Pseudo-Dionysius, ruperto of Deutz (a Benedictine), The Penitential Movement in the Church
Diane F. Menditto, OFS
Chair, National Formation Commission
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Peace and blessings,
Dona Gibbons OFS
Regional Formation Director
Juan de Padilla Region
Kansas~NW Missouri~Oklahoma
