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About
Fidelity & ExcellenceThomas Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
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A Liberating Education
Truth MattersTruth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College’s curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
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A Catholic Life
Under the Light of FaithThe intellectual tradition and moral teachings of the Catholic Church infuse the whole life of Thomas Aquinas College, illuminating the curriculum and the community alike.
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Admission & Aid
Is TAC Right for You?Do you enjoy grappling with complex questions? Are you willing to engage in discussions about difficult concepts, with the truth as your ultimate goal?
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Students & Parents
Mind, Body & SpiritThere is always something to do at TAC — something worthwhile, something fulfilling, and something geared toward ever-greater spiritual and intellectual growth.
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Alumni & Careers
What Can You Do with a Liberal Education?Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College’s academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
Benefactors
On the morning of May 2, in the Western Massachusetts town of Northfield, the National Christian Foundation will formally donate to Thomas Aquinas College the single largest gift in the College’s history — the site of its planned New England campus.
By Michael F. McLean
President, Thomas Aquinas College
Address before the American Maritain Association
March 3, 2017
I am grateful for the opportunity to address you today. Thank you to Jim Hanink and the Maritain Association for the kind invitation and for his patience as we worked out an appropriate topic for this talk.
In the newly released, tenth anniversary edition of The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College, the Cardinal Newman Society once again recommends Thomas Aquinas College as one of 29 Catholic institutions nationwide with a strong Catholic identity. The 2017-18 publication lauds the College for its “impressive intellectual rigor” as well as its “commitment to orthodox Catholicism.”
By Dr. Brian T. Kelly (’88)
Dean, Thomas Aquinas College
Note: The following remarks are adapted from Dean Brian T. Kelly’s report to the Board of Governors at its November 12, 2016, meeting. They are part of an ongoing series of talks about why the College includes certain texts in its curriculum.
At its most recent gathering, the Thomas Aquinas College Board of Governors welcomed its newest member, Judy Barrett. Mrs. Barrett is an owner of the historic Chateau Montelena Winery in the Napa Valley. Her late husband, former College Governor James L. Barrett, guided Montelena from its rebirth in 1972 until his death in 2013.
The brief video below features the Franciscan Way of the Cross, as read by Thomas Aquinas College students, accompanied by Chrysostomos, a student choral group. It includes beautiful photography of the College’s Via Dolorosa on the California campus’ lower drive —14 scenes that vividly depict Our Lord’s Passion and death.
On March 23 the Thomas Aquinas College Washington, D.C., Board of Regents hosted an event with His Eminence Raymond Leo Burke at Top of the Town in Arlington, Virginia. More than 125 guests attended to hear Cardinal Burke, Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, discuss the nature of Catholic education, using Pope St. John Paul II’s apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae as his framework.
This winter’s desperately needed rains have somewhat set back construction for the College’s next building, St. Cecilia Lecture and Concert Hall, but work still continues.