Theme Thursday - Reason

"Reason in man is rather like God in the world."

Theme Thursday takes me back to one of my favorite places in the Valley, the St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Avondale.

St. Thomas, the "Angelic Doctor",  was a medieval Catholic priest of the Dominican order and is considered the Church's greatest theologian and philosopher. He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology, a branch of theology based on reason and ordinary experience, and the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology.

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Wednesday Doorway - Archabbey

This is the entrance to the chapel at the St Meinrad Archabbey in St Meinrad, IN. I spent several hours here one day in June roaming the beautiful grounds.

Saint Meinrad Archabbey was founded in 1854 by monks from Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland. They came to southern Indiana at the request of a local priest for assistance in addressing the pastoral needs of the growing German-speaking Catholic population and to prepare local men to be priests.


Both of these missions remain part of Saint Meinrad's ministry to the Roman Catholic Church, as Saint Meinrad operates a graduate school of theology and has more than a score of its monks in parish work, chaplaincies, and diocesan assignments.

Sunday Church Tower

A church tower in Litchfield Park. Have a peaceful Sunday.

Wednesday Doorway - Church

Something about church doorways is so welcoming and beckoning.

The stained glass above this doorway is gorgeous.

Christmastime

I couldn't resist posting another picture of the St Thomas Aquinas church in Avondale as it is all decked out in its Christmas lights. I felt a little guilty snapping photos as people showed up for Saturday mass, but no one seemed to mind.

St Thomas Aquinas Church

This beautiful church is located on

West Thomas Road in Avondale.

Wednesday Doorway - Church