St. Thomas Aquinas - The Aquinas Catechism - A Simple Explanation of the Catholic Faith

There is a great little book that is available through Amazon Kindle called The Aquinas Catechism. It is a brief expostion and commentary on the Apostles’ Creed and other Church teachings. 

Aquinas can be quite daunting, but this little piece is written for the ordinary Christian who doesn’t necessarily have a lot of background in philosophy, theology, or Biblical studies. It is quite intense, though with a lot of teaching packed into few words. 

I think that the book can be found free online as well. Here are a couple of quotes from that book. 

We are not left alone to grope around looking for God. He revealed Himself to us in creation, in the written Word, and most specifically in the person of Jesus Christ. 
(Hebrews 1, Romans 1, etc.)

Then, I like the second quote. For those of us who love theology, it is a good reminder. I love theological sparring, though I am just a plain Bible thumper, now Catholic.  

God became man so that we can know God. 

Like my friend TVD - Tom Van Dyke - said, " "Arguing theology in the first place is wrong. Theologizing should be a joint effort to bring each other closer to God, to quiet our minds and our fears. “ 
- TVD
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We are told that a certain philosopher spent thirty years in solitude in the endeavor to know the nature of the bee. If our intelligence is so weak, is it not foolish to be willing to believe about God only what we are able to find out by ourselves alone?

"God did not become man in order that man might become a theologian.”

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The Apostles’ Creed

 I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.