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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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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.
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Students sing, pray, and celebrate at the news of Pope Francis’ election:
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November 8, 1927 – March 14, 2013
The College mourns the loss of a dear friend and the former Vice Chairman of its Board of Governors, James L. Barrett, who died early Thursday morning.
News of the white smoke above St. Peter’s first reached campus at around 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, and the bells in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel began ringing shortly thereafter. Immediately, some students rushed to St. Ignatius of Loyola Hall — fittingly, it would turn out, given the election of the first Jesuit pope — while others went to Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel for the mid-morning Mass. In the Chapel, they prayed for the new Holy Father, and in Loyola Hall, they watched for him.
Welcoming the election of His Holiness Pope Francis, Thomas Aquinas College President Michael F. McLean offered the following statement:
“The Thomas Aquinas College community rejoices at the election of Pope Francis, and we pledge our fidelity to the new Vicar of Christ and head of the Roman Catholic Church. We join with our fellow Catholics around the world in offering prayers of thanksgiving for our new Holy Father and in asking God to pour forth His graces and blessings upon Pope Francis as he begins his pontificate.”
Viva Il Papa!
Please join the College in praying the following novena, authored by Chaplain Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J., for our cardinals as they prepare to elect a new Holy Father. The novena will begin on Monday, March 4 and run through Tuesday, March 12:
“You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. To you I will give the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.”
Over the weekend, Dominican friars from St. Dominic’s Priory in San Francisco, Calif., visited campus to meet with students who may be contemplating religious vocations. Among those visiting were two recent graduates of the College, Br. Thomas Sundaram (’09) and Br. Mason Peddemors (’12). The friars met informally with students throughout the weekend and hosted a well-attended presentation Saturday morning, at which they described their vocational experiences and answered questions. Photos from that session, courtesy of Annalisa Tombelli (’16), are available in the slideshow below:
Legacy Society Profile
On November 18, 2012, a longtime friend of Thomas Aquinas College and a member of the Legacy Society, Rev. Msgr. Jerome O. Sommer, died at the age of 97. For 72 years, Msgr. Sommer had faithfully lived out his vocation as a priest — a calling that brought him to the far corners of the world during 29 years as a chaplain in the United States Army.