By Dr. Brian T. Kelly (’88)

Note: The following remarks are adapted from Dean Brian T. Kelly’s report to the Board of Governors at its May 15, 2015, meeting. They are part of an ongoing series of talks about why the College includes certain authors in its curriculum.

“The Truth has Power Within Itself”

An Interview with the Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted
Bishop of Phoenix

Note: Bishop Olmsted was Thomas Aquinas College’s 2015 Convocation Speaker.

Thomas Aquinas College officials have responded with optimism to the U.S. Supreme Court’s order — less than a week after hearing oral arguments in the case of Zubik v. Burwell — that both sides file supplemental briefs to aid the justices in their decision. “This is encouraging news,” says President Michael F. McLean.

By Milagros O’Reilly (’16)

Note: The following essay is adapted from comments made before the Thomas Aquinas College Board of Governors at its November 2015 retreat.

What brought me to Thomas Aquinas College — some 6,000 miles from my home in Buenos Aires, Argentina — were two of my high school teachers, who were probably two of my favorite people in the world. Both were graduates of the College.

By John Turrentine (’16)

Note: The following essay is adapted from comments made before the Thomas Aquinas College Board of Governors at its November 2015 retreat.

This morning the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Zubik v. Burwell, in which Thomas Aquinas College and 34 co-plaintiffs, including the Little Sisters of the Poor, challenged the federal government’s HHS Contraceptive Mandate. President Michael F. McLean and the College’s general counsel, Quincy Masteller, witnessed the proceedings inside the Courtroom while, outside, Vice President Paul J.

Remarks by Elizabeth (McPherson ’99) Claeys
Chairman, Washington, D.C., Board of Regents
Thomas Aquinas College
Prepared text from rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court
March 23, 2016

My name is Elizabeth Claeys. I am the Chair of the Washington, D.C. Board of Regents at Thomas Aquinas College, and a graduate of its Class of 1999.

It is an honor to be here today to offer support for my alma mater, for the Little Sisters of the Poor, and for all the plaintiffs.

by Quincy Masteller
General Counsel, Thomas Aquinas College
Comments at Priests for Life Press Conference
National Press Club
March 22, 2016

Tomorrow the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell, a consolidated lawsuit against the HHS Mandate. Thomas Aquinas College, where I serve as general counsel, is one of the 35 plaintiffs in the case, which includes the Little Sisters of the Poor and The Catholic University of America, among others.