“The most dramatic jump in the National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings,” write the editors of U.S. News & World Report, “came from California’s Thomas Aquinas College, which rose 29 spots from a tie at No. 82 to a tie at No. 53” — the top third of the top tier.

Construction continues apace on the College’s newest building, the St. Cecilia Lecture and Concert Hall. Ventura County has approved the building’s design plans, and the retaining wall is now completed. Workers have also begun to drill the shaft for the elevator’s hydraulic cylinder.

Members of the Thomas Aquinas College community celebrated Pope Francis’ canonization of St. Teresa of Calcutta on Sunday, recalling fondly her visit to campus nearly 35 years ago.

As Thomas Aquinas College looks forward to His Holiness Pope Francis’ canonization of Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta on Sunday, members of the community recall fondly her visit to campus nearly 35 years ago. Having received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, Mother came to the United States in 1982 to give three Commencement Addresses — at Harvard, Georgetown, and Thomas Aquinas College. “It was a singular privilege to have among us this ‘Saint of the Gutters,’” recalls President Michael F. McLean.

Kudos Include “Best Classroom Experience”
& “Most Religious Students”

Complementing its high rankings in the latest editions of various college guides, Thomas Aquinas College has earned a spot among the nation’s Best Colleges and Universities, according to Washington Monthly. The magazine, which rates schools “based on what they are doing for the country,” has named just 239 institutions (out of a possible 1,863) to its newly published 2016 list. Among those, Thomas Aquinas College ranks in the top 100, at no 56.

Introduction for Bishop Robert E. Barron

by Dr. Michael F. McLean
President
Thomas Aquinas College
Matriculation Ceremony
Convocation 2016

“This Great Unfolding of Truth Under the Guidance of the Holy Spirit”

by the Most Rev. Robert Barron
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Homily from the Mass of the Holy Spirit (transcript)
Convocation 2016
 

Once again, a very pleasant good morning to everybody, and thank you, President McLean, and to the whole faculty and to all the Board of Governors, for inviting me to this wonderful occasion. Thank you for having me.