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Legatus Brings Catholic Business Leaders to California Campus
Members of the Ventura-North Los Angeles chapter of Legatus — the international organization of Catholic business executives — made their way to Thomas Aquinas College, California, last Saturday for the Legatus-Aquinas Forum. The annual gathering, which has been running for some 30 years now, marked a time for prayer, fellowship, and contemplation, including a seminar discussion about St. Thomas Aquinas’s writings on merit and grace.
The day began with a light breakfast in the Board Room of St. Bernardine of Siena Library, after which Dr. Paul J. O’Reilly, president of Thomas Aquinas College, led a 90-minute seminar conducted in the Discussion Method, as are all classes at the College. Participants grappled with such questions as “Is it possible to merit anything from God?” and “Can one merit eternal life without grace?” — drawing upon the writings of the Angelic Doctor as their guide.
Following the seminar, the Legates, who included members of the Thomas Aquinas College Board of Governors, Boards of Regents, and alumni, attended Mass in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel. They then made their way over to lunch in the Dumb Ox Café (named for Aquinas himself), where Dr. O’Reilly offered some insights into the seminar’s readings, while also discussing the College’s program of Catholic liberal education. To conclude the event, Legate and TAC alumnus Anthony Grumbine (’00) — principal at Harrison Design and architect for the Pope St. John Paul II Athletic Center — gave a tour of the campus.
“It was a great day,” said Robert Bagdazian, the College’s gift-planning manager and the administrator of Legatus’s Ventura-North Los Angeles chapter. “The members said the reading brought back memories about their education — high school or college — especially with the prayer we said at the beginning. They enjoyed it.”
Legate Bob Berry echoed this sentiment. “I want to pass on my thanks to Paul O’Reilly and the TAC staff for putting on a special day for us,” he said. “Everything worked well — intellectual stimulation, spirituality, good food in a beautiful place. Makes me want to return next year.”
