Fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino, OP discusses self-abandonment to God and the role of divine providence in achieving desired outcomes. He explores the historical shift in perception of the cosmos and its impact on intellectual thought. The concept of divine Providence is examined, including the contributions of different creatures to the common good of the universe. The role of law and freedom in God's providence is also discussed.
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Act While Trusting Providence
Do act responsibly to provide for bodily needs while trusting divine providence.
Avoid expecting God to miraculously supply what you can reasonably obtain by your own action.
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Human Effort Is Within Divine Causality
God orders both our efforts and their uncertain outcomes because divine causality pervades every created action.
Our attempts to help ourselves are themselves effects of providence, so human initiative and divine governance cooperate.
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Worry About Actions, Not Outcomes
Do be solicitous about tasks that are your responsibility and perform them well.
Avoid anxious worry about outcomes that depend solely on God's providence after you've done your part.
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This lecture was given on September 15, 2023, at the Thomistic Circles Conference at the Dominican House of Studies
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About the speaker:
Serge-Thomas Bonino is the dean of philosophy at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. From 2011 to 2020 he served as general secretary of the International Theological Commission. Since 2011 he has served as consultant to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). He has been an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas since 1999 and has served as its president since 2014. He studied philosophy at the École normale supérieure de Paris (ENS) and joined the Order of Preachers (OP), commonly known as the Dominicans, in 1982 in Toulouse. He completed his PhD in theology in Fribourg, specializing in the thought of Thomas Aquinas, under the direction of Jean-Pierre Torrell. He completed a second PhD in philosophy at the University of Poitiers under the supervision of Pierre Magnard. For nearly 15 years before moving to Rome, he taught at the Catholic University of Toulouse. His publications include Saint Thomas au XXe siècle : Actes du colloque du Centenaire de la "Revue thomiste" (1993), a translation of De la Vérité, Question 2 (2015), discussions such as Je vis dans la foi au Fils de Dieu : Entretiens sur la vie de foi (2000) and Il m'a aimé et s'est livré pour moi : Entretiens sur le Rédempteur en sa Passion (2013), and studies including Brève histoire de la philosophie latine au Moyen Age (2015), Dieu, 'Celui qui est' (2016), Les Anges et les Démons (2007), Etudes thomasiennes (2018) and Saint Thomas d'Aquin lecteur du Cantique des cantiques (2019).
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