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Pondering the Wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas On Immigration, by John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Detail from "Saint Thomas Aquinas" (1605) by Adam Elsheimer [WikiArt.org]

By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., Catholic World Report, Oct. 8, 2025

John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) was former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. He publishes regularly in the National Catholic Register and in theological journals. All views expressed herein are exclusively his own.

The Angelic Doctor distinguishes three kinds of foreigners and three kinds of treatment.

Leo XIII became pope in February 1878. Within 18 months of his election, he issued his encyclical Aeterni Patris, recommending St. Thomas Aquinas as bearing “golden wisdom” and promoting the renewal of Thomistic studies as the standard for Catholic philosophy. Alongside Rerum Novarum, Aeterni Patris is among the Leonine encyclicals with the most lasting influence.

Serious study of St. Thomas has, however, seen its ebbs and flows. Like Humanae vitae, more people have likely talked about the Angelic Doctor’s works than actually read them….

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