Prominent software entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael Ortner visited with students of Thomas Aquinas College on Monday, presenting a talk entitled, “How to Connect Your Liberal Arts Education with IT Software & Business.”

Charity Forms all the Virtues — and Saves

By the Most Rev. Daniel E. Flores
Bishop of Brownsville, Texas
Homily from St. Thomas Day 2019 (transcript)
January 28, 2019
Audio | CC | Podcast

After the close of classes on Friday, some 230 Thomas Aquinas College students met up behind St. Joseph Commons to begin their pilgrimage to San Francisco and the Walk for Life West Coast. They heard some encouraging words from Dean John J. Goyette, then received a blessing from chaplains Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J., and Rev. Paul Raftery, O.P., before boarding four buses and numerous cars for the voyage north.

Their seven-hour, 350-mile journey is now under way. Please pray for their safe travels and their witness!

On Tuesday the WASC Senior College and University Commission granted its final approval to Thomas Aquinas College’s plan to launch a branch campus in Northfield, Massachusetts. With accreditation now secured, Thomas Aquinas College, New England, is one step closer to opening its doors to its first students this fall.

Each year, when seniors read Russian novels as part of the seminar curriculum, Thomas Aquinas College’s librarian hosts a soirée, like those portrayed in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. The centerpiece for these gatherings, which take place in St. Bernardine of Siena Library, is an elegant vessel: a century-old Russian samovar.

The Most Rev. Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, has accepted President Michael F. McLean’s invitation to serve as Thomas Aquinas College’s 2019 Commencement Speaker.

“We are grateful that Bishop Barron, who has been a faithful friend and champion of the College ever since he became our regional bishop in 2015, has agreed to join us for our 45th Commencement exercises,” says Dr. McLean. “We are honored that he will be part of this important day in the life of the College and for the members of the Class of 2019.”

It’s finals week at Thomas Aquinas College, and the signs are everywhere. Students can be found scattered across the California campus, reading under arches, studying in small groups on the quadrangle, and strolling beside tutors as they take their oral Seminar examinations.

Finals end tomorrow, and then Christmas vacation begins!

By Geoff Zwemke

I remember when Thomas Aquinas College first came onto our family’s radar. It seemed like a mythical, faraway land where giants still walked the earth. From its first days in trailers to today’s beautiful California campus, nestled in the hills, with its masterfully crafted curriculum built on great books and Socratic dialogue, its impressive alumni and supporters — it loomed large in our imaginations and hearts.