Statement of President Thomas E. Dillon on the Death of
Pope
John Paul II
(April 8, 2005)
All of us associated with Thomas Aquinas College mourn the
passing of our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, who, in the
midst of great turmoil in the world and challenges from within
the Church, stood fast, teaching and expounding upon the perennial
truths of the Catholic faith. We have been edified by his
courageous efforts to help bring about a culture of life,
and by his example of prayerful perseverance even in the midst
of great suffering. Engaged as we are in the work of Catholic
higher education, we are particularly grateful to him for
emphasizing throughout his pontificate the importance of opening
the minds of the young to Christ who is the Truth.
We pray for the happy repose of the soul of this great pontiff,
who traveled far and wide to bring the light and love of Christ
to the world, appealing always to our higher nature. May he
rest in peace.
About Thomas Aquinas College: Thomas Aquinas College offers
a unique, four-year program of Catholic liberal education
that begins in wonder and aims at wisdom. The curriculum consists
exclusively of the Great Books, and the college uses only
the Socratic method of dialogue in all of its classes. There
are no textbooks, no lectures and no electives. Instead the
college offers an entirely integrated curriculum using only
the original texts of the greatest thinkers who have helped
shape Western Civilization. These authors include St. Thomas
Aquinas, St. Augustine, Aristotle, Plato, Shakespeare, Euclid,
Dante, our American Founding Fathers, Adam Smith, Copernicus,
Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and Einstein, to name a
few.
Thomas Aquinas College graduates consistently excel in the
many world-class institutions where they pursue graduate degrees
such as law, medicine, business, theology and education. They
distinguish themselves in these professions, serving as headmasters,
business owners, lawyers, priests, doctors, military service
men and women, professors and college presidents.
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