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Top News
After the close of classes on Friday, some 230 Thomas Aquinas College students departed for San Francisco and the 15th annual Walk for Life West Coast. They arrived late in the night at North Beach’s Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco, where the Salesian fathers graciously offered them places to sleep. The next morning, they attended Mass and then headed over to the Civic Center Plaza for the Walk.
by Rev. Paul Raftery, O.P.
Head Chaplain
Thomas Aquinas College
Homily from St. Thomas Day 2019
Streaming / downloadable audio
After the close of classes on Friday, some 230 Thomas Aquinas College students met up behind St. Joseph Commons to begin their pilgrimage to San Francisco and the Walk for Life West Coast. They heard some encouraging words from Dean John J. Goyette, then received a blessing from chaplains Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J., and Rev. Paul Raftery, O.P., before boarding four buses and numerous cars for the voyage north.
Their seven-hour, 350-mile journey is now under way. Please pray for their safe travels and their witness!
On Tuesday the WASC Senior College and University Commission granted its final approval to Thomas Aquinas College’s plan to launch a branch campus in Northfield, Massachusetts. With accreditation now secured, Thomas Aquinas College, New England, is one step closer to opening its doors to its first students this fall.
By Dr. R. E. Houser
Professor of Philosophy
University of St. Thomas
St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series
January 18, 2019
Accompanying handout (pdf)
Dozens of Thomas Aquinas College students traveled to Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for OneLife LA — the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual event to promote the beauty and dignity of all human life. Pictures from the event are available in the slideshow below:
Each year, when seniors read Russian novels as part of the seminar curriculum, Thomas Aquinas College’s librarian hosts a soirée, like those portrayed in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. The centerpiece for these gatherings, which take place in St. Bernardine of Siena Library, is an elegant vessel: a century-old Russian samovar.