None but Thyself, Lord...

"Thou hast written well of Me, Thomas.  What reward wilt thou have? ...None but Thyself, Lord."

Yesterday was the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas and when your husband/theologian is a "Thomist of the strictest observance" that's pretty much like the superbowl of feast days. 

First, I had the kids color a St. Thomas coloring sheet replete with a short narrative of his life from A Year with God.  Then, I ventured to prepare a tasty Italian meal in honor of this Holy Doctor of the Church.

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Ricotta Gnocchi in Marinara Sauce

Cauliflower Florets in Red Wine Vinaigrette

Chicken Marsala

And, for dessert:

Italian Cream Cake with a Cream Cheese Frosting

You can't really tell from this angle, but their IS a swirly sun on the top because the sun is St. Thomas's symbol.  Why a sun, you ask? 

As Pope Pius XI said, the sun is St. Thomas' symbol because, "he both brings the light of learning into the minds of men and fires their hearts and wills with the virtues."  More recently, Bl. Pope John Paul II noted the special place of St. Thomas in the tradition of Christian thought, for St. Thomas "had the great merit of giving pride of place to the harmony which exists between faith and reason.  Both the light of reason and the light of faith come from God, he argued; hence there can be no contradiction between them."  

Everything turned out extremely well and the Professor was practically swooning at the dinner table.  

"To one who has faith no explanation is necessary.  To one without faith, no explanation is possible."  St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us.