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Press Room
Photos and Audio for Publication/Broadcast
Thomas Aquinas College makes the following images
available for print or web media, provided that they are not
used in advertising, in promotion of products, or in other
sales materials. Please credit these images with "Courtesy
of Thomas Aquinas College." For other photographs or
images, or for more information, please contact Anne Forsyth,
Director of College Relations, at either 805-525-4417, ext.
371 or media@thomasaquinas.edu.
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Dr. Michael F. McLean, fourth president of Thomas Aquinas (October 2009)
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Dr. Brian Kelly, Dean of the College (January 2010)
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Quebec will be the Thomas Aquinas College
2009 Commencement Speaker.
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Mr.
Peter L. DeLuca III, Interim President, takes the oath of fidelity
on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
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Mr. Peter L. DeLuca III, Interim President
Appointed April 20, 2009
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Over
500 benefactors and friends attended the Dedication Mass of
Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel on March 3, 2009.
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Our
Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, Thomas Aquinas College
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Façade
of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel featuring Doctors
of the Church (l) St. Augustine (r) St. Thomas Aquinas
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Dr.
Thomas E. Dillon welcomes guests to the Dedication Mass
on the plaza of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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Mrs.
Maria Grant, Chairman of the Board of Governors, greets and
thanks benefactors prior to the Dedication Mass.
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Design
Architect Duncan Stroik addresses the guests.
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Thomas
Aquinas College chaplain Rev. Cornelius Buckley, S.J., having
been handed the keys to the building by Cardinal Mahony, officially
opens the doors to Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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The
Colleges four founders (from L to R) Peter L. DeLuca,
Ronald P. McArthur, Marcus Berquist, and John W. Neumayr
process into the Chapel with the relic of St. Thomas Aquinas
that was later placed by Cardinal Mahony in the Chapels
new altar during the Dedication Mass.
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From
L to R: Deacon John Bingham, O.P. (Thomas Aquinas College Class
of 2000), Cardinal Roger Mahony, Msgr. Marc Trudeau (priest-secretary
to Cardinal Mahony), Bishop Salvatore Cordilone (auxiliary of
the Diocese of San Diego), Bishop Thomas Curry (auxiliary of
Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara region)
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Cardinal
Roger Mahony blesses the congregation and the nave of the new
Chapel with holy water at the beginning of the Dedication Mass.
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The
Honorable William P. Clark, Co-Chair, Comprehensive Campaign,
was in attendance.
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Mass
of Dedication
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Cardinal
Mahony blesses lecters President Thomas E. Dillon and Dean Michael
McLean.
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Dr.
Thomas E. Dillon read the first reading of the Dedication
Mass from the book of Nehemiah.
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Cardinal
Roger Mahony preaches at the Dedication Mass.
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Cardinal
Roger Mahony preaches at the Dedication Mass.
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Cardinal
Mahony places a relic of St. Thomas Aquinas in the new altar
of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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Cardinal
Roger Mahony prepares to anoint the new altar of Our Lady of
the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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Cardinal
Roger Mahony prepares to incense the newly anointed altar of
Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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The
archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony, was the principal
celebrant of the Dedication Mass.
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Following
Holy Communion, Cardinal Mahony places a ciborium in the new
Chapels tabernacle for the first time.
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Dr.
Thomas E. Dillon receives a certificate of dedication
from Cardinal Roger Mahony at the end of the Dedication Mass.
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Student
acolytes lead more than 40 visiting priests (including 14 of
the Colleges 45 alumni priests) at the conclusion of the
Dedication Mass.
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Cardinal
Roger Mahony greets Dr. Thomas E. Dillon following the
Dedication Mass.
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Inspired
by the flooring in several of Europe's most magnificent churches,
Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel's Italian marble floor
is exquisitely arrayed in an intricate pattern.
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From
the sanctuary one can see the clerestory, where arched windows
fill the building with warm, natural light.
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Passing
from the loggia into the nave, one sees above the Chapel's bronze
doors a bas relief of Our Lady at her Coronation, surrounded
by the three Persons of the Most Holy Trinity.
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The
arches in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel are supported
by 14-foot, Botticino marble columns. Their Corinthian capitals
are adorned with acanthus leaves and doves, symbolizing the
Holy Spirit.
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A
baldacchino, or permanent canopy, rises above Our Lady of the
Most Holy Trinity Chapel's white, marble altar. The baldacchino
is surmounted by golden angels and a gold crucifix.
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Masons
install the 765-pound limestone cornerstone of Our Lady of the
Most Holy Trinity Chapel, October 27, 2008. The cornerstone
was blessed in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI on September 3, 2008.
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The
Thomas Aquinas College Choir, under the direction of Daniel
Grimm (graduate of the Class of 1976), sings the Litany of the
Saints and other hymns while the cornerstone is laid in place.
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Rev.
Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J., Chaplain, offers the invocation
at the laying of the cornerstone of Our Lady of the Most Holy
Trinity Chapel, October 27, 2008.
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Dr.
Thomas E. Dillon and Scott Turicchi, member of the Board
of Governors, pose with the newly laid cornerstone of Our Lady
of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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Mrs.
Maria O. Grant, Chairman of the Board of Governors, shares her
reflections of the Holy Father's blessing of the cornerstone
at the close of his General Audience on September 3, 2008.
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The
inaugural ringing of the bells of
Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel
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Following
his General Audience of September 3, 2008, at the Vatican, Pope
Benedict XVI gave his blessing to the cornerstone of Our Lady
of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel at Thomas Aquinas College. The
college's delegation for the blessing included Mrs. Maria Grant,
Chairman of the Board of Governors (second from right); her
husband, Richard, Executive Director of the Dan Murphy Foundation
(third from right); Dr. Thomas E. Dillon (far right);
and (with their backs to the camera), Governors of the College,
Mr. James Barrett (left) and Mr. R. Scott Turicchi (right).
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In
the evening of September 3, 2008, following Pope Benedict XVI's
blessing at the Vatican of the cornerstone of Our Lady of the
Most Holy Trinity Chapel, a dinner was held honoring three princes
of the Church and dear friends of Thomas Aquinas College: Archbishop
Raymond Burke (left), Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura; Francis
Cardinal Arinze (third from left), Prefect of the Congregation
for Divine Worship; and Francis Cardinal Stafford (second from
right), Apostolic Penitentiary. Also pictured is James Barrett
(second from left), a member of the Board of Governors, Dr.
Thomas E. Dillon (third from right), and Lannette Turicchi,
benefactor of the college.
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Following
his General Audience of September 3, 2008, at the Vatican, Pope
Benedict XVI blessed the cornerstone of Our Lady of the Most
Holy Trinity Chapel at Thomas Aquinas College. (Translation
of inscription: "For the greater glory of God and the Blessed
Virgin Mary, in the year of Our Lord, 2008.")
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Cornerstone
blessed by Pope Benedict XVI on September 3, 2008, at the Vatican.
(Translation of Latin: "To the greater glory of God and
the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the of our Lord 2008)
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Our
Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel
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His
Eminence George Cardinal Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney, Australia,
awarded diplomas to 80 graduates from 22 states and five countries
on May 10, 2008.
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His
Eminence George Cardinal Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney, Australia,
delivered the commencement address on May 10, 2008.
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Dr.
Thomas E. Dillon and Mrs. Terri Dillon receive Pope John
Paul II's blessing on the design plans for Our Lady of the Most
Holy Trinity Chapel during Easter week, 2003.
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The
campus of Thomas Aquinas College,
Santa Paula, California.
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Michael
F. McLean
Dean, Thomas Aquinas College
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Thomas
E. Dillon, Ph.D.
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Maria
O. Grant
Chairman, Board of Governors
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