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VIDEO: A STUDENT SAYS THANK YOU
Mirjana Coccia (’14)
At one point this summer, Mirjana Coccia (’14) of Randolph, N.J., feared that she would not be able to return to Thomas Aquinas College for her junior year. Having hit upon hard times, her family could not pay for the upcoming semester’s tuition. Fortunately she was able to qualify for a new financial aid package and, thanks to the generosity of the College’s benefactors, she is now back on campus, delighting in the blessings of a Catholic liberal education. On behalf of the nearly 80 percent of Thomas Aquinas College students who receive financial aid, Mirjana expresses her gratitude.
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THE COLLEGE PRAYER BOOK
Pray for the College, and pray with the College, in word and in spirit!
The College has released a new, elegant book of prayers that have long been part of the College’s spiritual life. Among the devotions are the Prayer to the Holy Spirit said at the beginning of each class, a Prayer for Vocations that has helped draw so many alumni to the priesthood and religious life, and the prayers offered in the Chapel each day for Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Alongside these and other devotions are beautiful photographs from the College — Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, campus statuary, and scenes from the Mass and Adoration.
To read this small book is to gain an insight into the spiritual life of the College; to pray these prayers is to partake in it — a precious gift for alumni, parents, benefactors, and all friends of Thomas Aquinas College.
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GOOD NEWS FROM DR. McARTHUR
College’s Founding President Recovering
The family of Thomas Aquinas College’s founding president, Dr. Ronald P. McArthur, reports that he “has made astounding progress,” and that his prospects for a recovery are quite good. Taking full advantage of his improved condition, Dr. McArthur has written two letters — one to the College’s faculty and staff, and one to the alumni — expressing his deep gratitude for all of the prayers they have offered in his behalf. He continues to offer up his suffering in return, and asks that all continue to keep him in prayer.
Dr. McArthur’s Letter to Faculty & Staff
Dr. McArthur’s Letter to the Alumni
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THE COLLEGE IN THE NEWS
A Round-Up of Recent Stories
In a recent column, James Tonkowich of ReligionToday.com writes about how liberal education cultivates the “wisdom and virtue without which freedom, democracy, and prosperity are impossible.” Moreover, he adds, “graduates of philosophy-heavy Great Books schools such as Thomas Aquinas College … have been pleased to discover that they possess extremely marketable skills.”
Meanwhile, the Ventura County Star has interviewed tutor Dr. Carol Day about her passion for the Faith, science, and the outdoors — and her explanation that three are interrelated. “There’s more than one approach to the beauty and complexity of nature,” says Dr. Day, “more than one approach to the wisdom of the Creator.”
Finally, in his blog, the College’s newest chaplain, Rev. Joseph Illo, has posted his homily from the Feast of Christ the King, in which he discusses how the College's work-study program is in keeping with the Church’s teaching on subsidiarity.
James Tonkowich column
Dr. Carol Day profile
Fr. Illo's homily
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