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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
Thomas Aquinas College Chaplain Rev. Joseph Illo delivered the following address at the second 2013 Summer Seminar weekend on July 20, 2013:
Each July, Thomas Aquinas College invites members of the President’s Council — the backbone of the College’s financial-aid fund — to one of two Great Books Summer Seminar Weekends. At these weekends President’s Council members get an inside look at the unique education that they so generously help to make possible. They attend a series of classroom discussions about great books led by the College’s president, dean, and other senior members of the teaching faculty.
Each July, Thomas Aquinas College invites members of the President’s Council — the backbone of the College’s financial-aid fund — to one of two Great Books Summer Seminar Weekends. At these weekends President’s Council members get an inside look at the unique education that they so generously help to make possible. They attend a series of classroom discussions about great books led by the College’s president, dean, and other senior members of the teaching faculty.
When the Class of 2013 met to choose a class quotation, its members selected the following observation from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: “The ways of the Lord are not comfortable, but we were not created for comfort. We were created for greatness.”
With students away for the summer recess, Thomas Aquinas College has begun work on its next classroom building, St. Gladys Hall, as well as the renovation of its first classroom building, St. Augustine Hall.
On Friday nights throughout the 2013-14 academic year, the students of Thomas Aquinas College will have the privilege of attending lectures from some of the nation’s most distinguished scholars — covering a wide range of topics from evolution to natural law to Thomistic theology — through the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series.
Thomas Aquinas College’s beloved chaplain, Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J., was recently asked to offer a Mass for the annual installation ceremony of the Adolfo Camarillo Council of the Knights of Columbus. Below are photographs from the Mass, taken by an alumnus of the College, Mr. Leo Raab (’80).
The New Evangelization in an Atheistic Age
The College mourns the passing of Elena Grant Cahir, daughter of College Governor Maria and Richard Grant. A young mother and educator, Mrs. Cahir died on Saturday, June 22, following a lengthy struggle against cancer. She is survived by her husband, Michael, and daughter, Carol.
On Father’s Day, the Stockton Record published an interview with renowned surgeon and philanthropist Dr. Henry J. Zeiter — a member of the College’s Board of Governors and Order of St. Albert, as well as the father of alumna author Suzie (Zeiter ’87) Andres. The interview features several notable anecdotes and insights, such as: