The Summa in Verse, or Why You Should Read All of Dante’s Divine Comedy
This is the first of the series The Summa in Verse. One of the tragedies of modern education is that many people have read Dante’s Inferno, but few have ascended to the heights of the rest of that...
View ArticleThe Inferno and the Gravity of Desire
This is the second of our series The Summa in Verse. During Easter time our priory is inundated with a whole host of delicious treats. Since many have abstained from sweets for Lent, it is a delight to...
View ArticleThe Purgatorio and the Attainment of True Freedom
This is the third of our series The Summa in Verse. Dante’s Purgatorio graphically illustrates the principles of St. Thomas’ treatise on the moral life (the enormous Secunda Pars of his Summa...
View ArticleThe Paradiso and the Fulfillment of Our Final End
This is the fourth of our series The Summa in Verse. Thinking is hard work, especially when it’s about lofty and abstract things. It’s the last thing that comes to mind when we want to relax. More...
View ArticleDante’s Roadmap to Paradise
This is the fifth of our series The Summa in Verse. Dante’s vision of the afterlife centers upon two features: order and motion. The world is truly ordered and orderly, and yet within it there is great...
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