A poster that uses the screen name of Dumb Ox explained to me that his screen name was chosen from the book title of the same name. It is a short biography of Aquinas by G. K. Chesterton and should be read by anyone wanting a short detailed introduction to the importance of this man in the history of Christendom.
The reconciliation of science and greek thought (logic) to religious belief is first done in a systematic manner by this great soul. The importance of this is still in need of constant introduction to our youth.
-— A poster that uses the screen name of Dumb Ox explained to me that his screen name was chosen from the book title of the same name -—
It actually goes all the way back to Aquinas’ seminary days. He was fat, taciturn, and rarely spoke. His classmates thought he was stupid, and called him the “dumb (mute) ox.”
When his teacher, Church Doctor, Albertus Magnus heard this, he prophesied, “someday this ox will fill the world with his bellowing.”