Pope Leo XIII on the restoration of Christian philosophy

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”

Pope Leo XIII, Aeterni Patris

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

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