Ne ite ad Thomam, sed ad von Hildebrand

In this paper we posit the question which seems to be the natural implication of von Hildebrand's adherence to Catholicism. Especially, when philosophy is concerned one cannot escape the issue. Hence, we gather materials which help to answer the question what was D. von Hildebrand's stance on metaphysics of St. Thomas. We attempt to show to what extend von Hildebrand was acquianted with philosophy of Aquinas, further, what was his opinion on philosophers who represented the school of Aquinas, and how did he perceive his phenomenology in confrontation with metaphysics. We also present the context of employed by von Hildebrand phrases as „fortress of Thomism” and „narrowness” of integrists. They contribute much to the overall picture. We notice that von Hildebrand kept on loving truth, the Catholic Church and especially the Latin Mass out of the attachment to the philosophical.