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<\/a><\/p>\nIs it better to be ignorant than to be educated? Not at all, says St. Clement of Alexandria. The more you learn, the better prepared you are to understand and defend your faith. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Some people who think themselves naturally gifted don\u2019t want to touch either philosophy or logic. They don\u2019t even want to learn natural science. They demand bare faith alone\u2014as if they wanted to harvest grapes right away without putting any work into the vine. <\/span><\/p>\n We must prune, dig, trellis, and do all the other work. I think you\u2019ll agree the pruning knife, the pickaxe, and the other farmer\u2019s tools are necessary for growing grapevines, so that they will produce edible fruit. And as in farming, so in medi\u00adcine: the one who has learned something is the one who has practiced the various lessons, so that he can cultivate or heal. <\/span><\/p>\n And here, too, I say you\u2019re truly educated if you bring everything to bear on the truth. Taking what\u2019s useful from geometry, music, grammar, and philosophy itself, you guard the Faith from assault.\u00a0<\/span>\u2013St. Clement of Alexandria, <\/span>Miscellany, <\/i><\/span>1.9 <\/span><\/p>\n IN GOD\u2019S PRESENCE, CONSIDER . . . <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n What gifts has my education given me\u2014whether it\u2019s elementary school or multiple doctorates? <\/span><\/p>\n How can I use them to guard the Faith from assault? <\/span><\/p>\n CLOSING PRAYER <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Lord, enlighten my soul to comprehend all that you have taught in your divine and saving oracles, so that I may lead a life of guileless faith and blameless conversation.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Remember to subscribe to my feed so you will not miss a day! This recurring feature at The Catholic Book Blogger is possible through the cooperation of author Mike Aquilina and publisher Saint Benedict Press. To get your own copy of this book, click below.
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