New England

Grace & Sanctification in New England

Thomas Aquinas College and the Sacra Doctrina Project are co-hosting a conference this summer, Grace and Sanctification: Divine Causality, Human Action, and Supernatural Glory.

In the waning days of Lent and at the opening of Holy Week, the students of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, prepared for the Easter Triduum — Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Holy Saturday. The Easter Triduum holds a special place in the liturgical year, marking the memorial of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

“You have been well-formed, and you know what a well-educated Catholic looks like; so, I need you to come be the leaven, the salt, to show what that looks like for students and other teachers,” said Jessica McGibbon, head of the lower school at Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Connecticut.

“All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” chanted Cecilia Alvarez (’24) in front of a packed Moody Auditorium as she prophesied that the play’s title character, portrayed by Nathanael Cassidy (’22), would be the next king of Scotland.

With the NCAA National Championship looming on the big stage, the women of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, held a championship game of their own on Sunday. Students crowded into Meany Gymnasium to watch the “Margaret Showdown,” as sophomore Margaret Duffy and senior Margaret Short led their teams in a dramatic conclusion to the season.

Early in the opening stanza, Miss Short broke away for a few easy buckets, racing off to a 10-0 lead, but Margaret Duffy nailed two deep 3-pointers to shrink the gap to 10-6 before the end of first half.

“The Woman Caught in Adultery, John 7:53–8:11”

by Dr. Brian T. Kelly
Tutor
Thomas Aquinas College, California
March 25, 2022