Well, the other day I was talking to a budy of mine who checked out this blog the other day and came back to me saying how he had honest-to-gosh thought that my name was Angelo Faquino. I excused the mistake, but realized how odd my screen name may seem to some. My screen name is supposed to be pronounced Angel of Aquino, although I have to admit, the mistake has a nice ring to it.
I chose this name after this prayer book that my mother gave to me for confirmation. It was a hand-me-down from my grandfather, whom I never knew. I was flattered, because my confirmation saint was Thomas Aquinas, who would be the "Angel of Aquino" in question, and I thought it was cool to have this connection with a family member I never got the chance to meet. We both shared a devotion to this really incredible saint. I wish I could go into detail why Thomas Aquinas is so awesome, but I just simply don't have the time. So, to make up for it, I'm going to put a link to a really good site on the guy. If you wanna check out some good biographies on the man, G.K. Chesterton has the best that I know of. I was really impressed with it myself. But what I will say about the man is that I was so impressed with his humble intelligence. Thomas Aquinas is one of the greatest philosophers the world has ever known, and his contributions to the Faith can't be overvalued. Basically, he had a lot to do with the wedding of Faith with Reason. In other words, having Faith didn't make one a dummy, or stupid, or foolish. Becuase, according to Thomas (and JP II, for that matter) Faith makes sense.
Anyway, I guess you could say I wanted to dedicate this blog to him. He's up there in heaven right now lookin' out for me like a little brother. And I see him as my role model, because I, too, have the gift of a great intelligence. I want to use it, just like he did, to the glory of God. But sometimes that seems like an undertaking too great for my strength. Thank God God is omnipotent! So, that would be the origin of my screen name and the title of my blog. I hope that clears some things up!
I chose this name after this prayer book that my mother gave to me for confirmation. It was a hand-me-down from my grandfather, whom I never knew. I was flattered, because my confirmation saint was Thomas Aquinas, who would be the "Angel of Aquino" in question, and I thought it was cool to have this connection with a family member I never got the chance to meet. We both shared a devotion to this really incredible saint. I wish I could go into detail why Thomas Aquinas is so awesome, but I just simply don't have the time. So, to make up for it, I'm going to put a link to a really good site on the guy. If you wanna check out some good biographies on the man, G.K. Chesterton has the best that I know of. I was really impressed with it myself. But what I will say about the man is that I was so impressed with his humble intelligence. Thomas Aquinas is one of the greatest philosophers the world has ever known, and his contributions to the Faith can't be overvalued. Basically, he had a lot to do with the wedding of Faith with Reason. In other words, having Faith didn't make one a dummy, or stupid, or foolish. Becuase, according to Thomas (and JP II, for that matter) Faith makes sense.
Anyway, I guess you could say I wanted to dedicate this blog to him. He's up there in heaven right now lookin' out for me like a little brother. And I see him as my role model, because I, too, have the gift of a great intelligence. I want to use it, just like he did, to the glory of God. But sometimes that seems like an undertaking too great for my strength. Thank God God is omnipotent! So, that would be the origin of my screen name and the title of my blog. I hope that clears some things up!
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