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St. Thomas Aquinas is the protagonist of the July-August issue of the magazine

The July-August 2024 issue of Omnes magazine features St. Thomas Aquinas. The Church celebrates the triple anniversary of Aquinas: 2023 marks 700 years since his canonization; 2024 marks 750 years since his death; and 2025 will mark 800 years since his birth.

Paloma López Campos-July 2, 2024-Reading time: 2 minutes
Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas

The July-August 2024 print journal has St. Thomas Aquinas as its protagonist and features contributions from key authors for the current interpretation of Aquinas' thought. Taking advantage of the occasion of his triple anniversary, the new issue of Omnes aims to show the great influence of this doctor of the Church.

Among the names that sign the collaborations are Lluís ClavellThe event was attended by the following: Lorella Congiunti, former president of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas; Lorella Congiunti, president of the International Society of St. Thomas Aquinas; and Alan Joseph Adami, professor of Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.

The dossier is completed with articles on the axes of Aquinas' thought, his vision of man and his interpretation of Aristotelian thought.

Special for seniors

The summer special of Omnes magazine is dedicated to the elderly, care and the culture of integration. Through the analysis made by specialists such as María Teresa Bazo or Mario J. Paredes, this special sheds light on the situation of the elderly and tries to suggest ideas with which to improve their standard of living and inclusion in society.

Among the articles are also the stories of several elderly people who have decided to continue contributing all they can on a daily basis.

Papal primacy, the Synod and the apostolic journey

Giovanni Tridente, Federico Piana and Ramiro Pellitero write about current events at the Vatican. Among the topics they discuss this month are the new document "The Bishop of Rome" and the "Instrumentum Laboris" for the upcoming Synod session.

In addition, there is a report dedicated to the apostolic journey that Pope Francis will make in September 2024. In what will be his longest tour to date, the Holy Father will visit Indonesia, Singapore, East Timor and Papua New Guinea.

Reasons, Étienne Gilson and the Letter of Barnabas

This month Juan Luis Lorda talks in his article in Reasons about Étienne Gilson, author of one of the most panoramic books on Christian thought of the 20th century. As Lorda explains, Gilson relates in his book how the great themes of knowledge were transformed thanks to the interpretation of Christian authors.

In Reasons there is also an interesting report written by Jerónimo Leal on the "Letter of Barnabas". This article explains the prophecies and prefigurations that refer to Christ.

"Loving always more" and first Christians

As part of Experiences, this issue of Omnes presents the "Amar siempre más" project, a pastoral initiative based on three pillars or areas: family, spiritual and social.

On the other hand, this month's Initiatives correspond to ".Early Christians"The website, created by some university students, gathers information about the first communities of followers of Christ.

Culture, Gospel and books

As every month, the magazine also includes brief meditations on the Gospel; an approach to an important cultural figure, in this case Nobel laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel; and reviews of several books that may be ideal for this summer.

The July-August 2024 magazine is available in digital format for subscribers of the digital and digital and print versions. For those with a print subscription, a copy will be delivered to your home in the next few days.

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