Jul 8, 2025
This is the first in a series of episodes (accompanied by
articles) surveying the most important encyclicals of Pope Leo
XIII. His third encyclical, Aeterni Patris (1879), on the
restoration of Christian philosophy, famously called for a revival
of the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Links
Thomas’s article on Aeterni Patris, “Leo XIII and the
restoration of Christian philosophy”
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/leo-xiii-on-restoration-christian-philosophy/
Pope Leo XIII, Aeterni Patris
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_04081879_aeterni-patris.html
The Great Encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII: Volume Two – The
Spiritual Letters
https://clunymedia.com/products/the-great-encyclicals-of-pope-leo-xiii-volume-two-the-spiritual-letters
Russell Hittinger, On the Dignity of Society: Catholic
Social Teaching and Natural Law
https://www.cuapress.org/9780813238234/on-the-dignity-of-society/
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