A holy Pope recommends all Catholics (in general; I suppose those not yet properly catechized or who truly have no time or aptitude for reading would be the exception) make the study of Christian Philosophy, especially that of classical Thomism, part of their intellectual and thus spiritual life.
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I give you the Papal Encyclical Aeterni Patris by Pope Leo XIII. I double dog dare all readers to read this Magisterial and enlightening teaching.