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THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE E-LETTER
DECEMBER 2011
 
 
 
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  CAMPUS LIFE SLIDESHOWS
 
Section Dinner

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Schubertiade

Thanksgiving Dinner
 
Turkey Bowl
Turkey Bowl
2011
 
  UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Chrysostomos Christmas Concert 
December 8
 
First Semester Exams 
December 12 – December 16 
 
Christmas Recess 
December 17 – January 8
 
Lecture: Dr. Marc Guerra  
Ave Maria University
“The Church and Modern Democracy on Justice in Human Affairs”
January 13
 
Tutor Talk: Dr. John Finley
“A Consideration of the Gender Distinction According to Thomistic Anthropology in Light of Modern Biology” 
January 18
 
Walk for Life West Coast 
January 21
 
40th Anniversary Celebration for Students & Faculty n for Students & Faculty 
January 28
 
All-College Seminar 
February 10
 
President’s Day  Lecture 
Dr. Joseph Bessette
Claremont Graduate University
February 24
 
Don Rags 
February 28 - March 1
 
Solemnity of Chapel Dedication 
March 7
 
Tutor Talk: Dr. Kevin Kolbeck  
“O’Connor’s Everything that Rises
 March 7
 
St. Thomas Day (observed) 
Campus holiday
Lecture: Rev. Lawrence Dewan, O.P.
Dominican College
 “Faith and Reason: Creation and Metaphysics”
March 9
 
San Francisco Reception  
In Honor of Fr. Buckley’s Golden Jubilee
March 14
 
Lecture: Dr. Bainard Cowan 
University of Dallas
“The Novel as Literary Form”
March 30
 
Easter Recess 
April 4-11
 
New York Reception 
Guest Speaker: William McGurn
April 10 
 
Admissions is Coming to Colorado! 
April 23 
 
Commencement 2012 
May 12
 
Thomas Aquinas College Golf Classic  
Sherwood Country Club
May 21 
 
High School Summer Program 
July 22 - August 4 
 
 
VIDEO: Fr. BUCKLEY’s  JUBILEE
Scholarship Launched in Chaplain’s Name

On July 31, 2012, Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J., will mark the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. To celebrate his golden jubilee and to honor his life of service, Fr Buckley’s family and friends are establishing a scholarship fund in his name at Thomas Aquinas College. 

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Rev. Cornelius Buckley, S.J.
 
LINCOLN, AQUINAs, MOZART & mORE
Audio, Text & Photos from Two Recent Talks

At the College’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner, President Michael F. McLean spoke about Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation and its evocation of the “Our Father,” drawing upon St. Thomas’ sermons about the Lord’s Prayer.

Also in November, as part of the St. Vincent de Paul Concert and Lecture Series, Dr. Peter Kalkavage of St. John’s College delivered a talk entitled “Passion and Perception in Mozart’s Magic Flute.” It was a spirited presentation, complete with musical accompaniment and a vigorous question-and-answer session. Both talks are available on the College’s website.


Passion & Perception in Mozart’s Magic Flute   
Thanksgiving and the Lord’s Prayer  

 
  
 
Dr. Michael F. McLean
Dr. Michael F. McLean

Dr. Peter Kalkavage
Dr. Peter Kalkavage
 
THE COLLEGE IN THE NEWS
Stories from Heritage Foundation,
Ventura County Star


Praising the College for its devotion to classical liberal education, the Heritage Foundation’s Ryan Messmore recently praised Thomas Aquinas College as “A Different Kind of ‘Liberal’” in a post on the think tank’s official blog.

Echoing these themes, in November the Ventura County Star ran a front-page story about the Colleges 40th anniversary. The article noted the College’s reputation for academic excellence and the strong moral and spiritual life of its students.


More from the Heritage Foundation  
Ventura County Star story  
 
 
 
The Heritage Foundation

Ventura County Star
 
THE LATEST ON OUR ALUMNI
The Faith in Action Blog

The new Faith in Action blog on the Thomas Aquinas College website chronicles all the latest news from the College’s alumni, with a focus on their good works for the Church and society. Recent dispatches include the news of two upcoming ordinations among alumni Norbertines; appearances by Dr. Pia de Solenni (’93) and Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. (’94), on the Catholic Answers Live radio program; alumna newswoman Mary Rose (Bacani ’03) Valenti hanging up her microphone in favor of motherhood; and prayers for a faithfully departed alumnus, Matthew Wise (’06).

Faith in Action blog 

 
  
 
Mary Rose Bacani
Mary Rose
(Bacani ’03) Valenti


Matthew Wise ('06)
Matthew Wise (’06), RIP
 
DOUBLE OR TRIPLE YOUR GIFTS!
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Many employers match the charitable contributions that employees, retirees, and their spouses and widows make to 501(c)3 organizations. That means your gift to Thomas Aquinas College could be doubled, or even tripled, at no expense to you, while providing tremendous assistance to the College’s students and the cause of authentically Catholic liberal education. Unsure whether your employer matches gifts, or how to proceed if it does? The searchable matching-gift database on the College’s website can help you find the answers you need.

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