From the Desk of the President
President Thomas E. Dillon
This is the Time
(Fall 2005 Newsletter)
[Index
of Past Articles by President Dillon]
 “For
everything there is a season and a time for every matter under
heaven,” says the Book of Ecclesiastes. “A time
to be born, and a time to die...a time to plant...a time to
build....”
At Thomas Aquinas College, it is a time to build. The time
has arrived to build the crown jewel of our campus, Our Lady
of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
For years, we have planned for this magnificent Domus
Dei. Now the constant noise of the heavy grading equipment
is music to my ears. Workmen will soon prepare the foundation,
and before long, the structure will begin to take shape.
The construction of the Chapel is the most ambitious project
we shall ever undertake at the College. Completion of the
project is estimated at two and a half years from now, and
its cost will be approximately $20 million—by far the
most expensive structure to be erected on the campus. But
this is fitting: as Cardinal Schönborn told me when he
viewed the plans for Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel
during one of his visits to the campus, “You can never
do too much for the glory of God.” With this remark in
mind, we are now building a Chapel of great beauty that will
withstand the test of time both in its design and in its materials.
From the three Masses offered daily within the Chapel walls
will flow into our students’ souls the graces they need
to fully embrace the truth and to respond generously to the
various vocations to which God calls them. Adoration, the
Rosary, Compline-—these daily devotions will soon take
place in a fitting setting, one that will inspire deeper faith,
reverence, and love of God in generations of students to come.
This is indeed the time to build. But we cannot do it alone.
We need the help of our friends. It is most gratifying that
many at the College are already involved in actively supporting
the Chapel project: the alumni of the College, the parents
of our graduates, the College’s faculty and governing
board. Now we hope for participation in this noble undertaking
by all our friends. With your generosity, we shall be able
to complete Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel ad
majorem Dei gloriam!
-- Qtrly Newsletter, Fall 2005
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