The James Miguez Homepage

Who is James Miguez?  Born in 1956, the son of Roland Joseph Miguez and Eve Rodriguez Miguez, James is a Cathlolic scholar and Thomist philosopher, a scientific observer who views world events and theories under the higher light of Catholic theology and Christian philosophy.  Mr. Miguez received a Catholic education and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a degree major in English and a minor in Philosophy.  In 1993 he recieved -- after changing over from a diocesean seminarian to a lay student -- a Master's degree in systematic theology from Notre Dame Seminary and Graduate School of Theology at New Orleans, La.  Since that time, Mr. Miguez has spent almost 15 years in advanced research into the field of Thomistic Studies.  He has studied closely the original Latin texts of St. Thomas Aquinas and has done a detailed study of the various branches of thomistic tradition.  Several years of post-graduate work was also spent in studying the Catholic theologies of Cardinal Henri de Lubac, Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) and cardinal-designate Hans Urs von Balthasar.  Other work included inter-disciplinary studies such as history, politics, economics and the history of philosophy.  Mr. Miguez can read several different European languages.

His parents both come from Louisiana.  His father, Roland Joseph Miguez, grew up in New Iberia, La., the same town his ancestors help found in 1779.

The ancestors of James and his parents are Louisianians of many generations.  Mostly Spanish and Cajun French, his lineage also includes some Rhineland German, Portuguese, and a touch of Irish.

Mr. Miguez owns and moderates the yahoo groups discussion list "thomism" and is currently writing a book on the history of Thomism.

For a list of some of his postings on this discussion forum, click James' writings on the Thomism list.