Current Students

This year’s celebration of St. Thomas Day ended, as always, with a beloved College tradition — Trivial and Quadrivial Pursuits, a campus-wide game famous for its extravagant costumes and over-the-top displays of creative gamesmanship. Three teams, each drawn from members of all four classes, vied in a competition to answer questions drawn from the College’s classical curriculum. A panel of tutors devised and posed the questions.

The Superior General of the Sisters of Life in New York, Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV, has accepted President Michael F. McLean’s invitation to serve as Thomas Aquinas College’s 2017 Commencement Speaker.

“We are honored and grateful that Mother Agnes Mary has agreed to join us for Commencement and to share her words of wisdom with our students,” says Dr. McLean. “For more than 25 years she has been a tireless servant of mothers and their babies — a true testament to the Culture of Life.”

by Rev. Paul Raftery, O.P.
Head Chaplain
Thomas Aquinas College
Homily from St. Thomas Day 2017
Streaming / downloadable audio

There is a great ignorance these days of Christ’s doctrine, and Our Lord, as we hear in this Gospel passage, has handed over to us the crucial work of making this doctrine known. We are the ones He is depending on to pass on His divine teaching. You are the light of the world, and the salt of the earth.

“Vessels of Grace”
By Dr. Brian T. Kelly
Dean, Thomas Aquinas College
Dedication of Founders Plaza
March 7, 2017

As a measure of gratitude to the men who established Thomas Aquinas College — as well as to their wives and families, whose sacrifices made their work possible — the College has officially dedicated, in their honor, the plaza just to the north of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel. At a ceremony this morning, President Michael F. McLean presided at the unveiling of a plaque, affixed to the Chapel’s southern wall, declaring the area “Founders Plaza.”

Four seasoned members of Thomas Aquinas College’s teaching faculty, an Admissions counselor, and their families have agreed to be among the “pioneers” who will settle the College’s forthcoming New England campus.

On Tuesday evening students gathered for “Open-Mic Night,” a semi-annual, informal showcase of musical talents.

Due to unusually cold weather, this semester’s event took place in St. Joseph Commons, rather than under the stars. Students had such a good time, however, that the women of St. Monica’s continued the festivities back in their residence hall after curfew.

On Tuesday, in between Don Rags sections, Thomas Aquinas College students made their way over to St. Augustine Hall for the semi-annual campus blood drive. United Blood Service set up a makeshift clinic in one of the classrooms, and students dropped by throughout the day.

The students of Thomas Aquinas College celebrated Mardi Gras a few days early this year with a dance in St. Joseph Commons on Saturday night. The event, which had the Chinese New Year as its theme, included student-produced entertainment, costumes, feasting, and much swing dancing: