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Turning their thoughts to the needs of others before leaving campus for Christmas break, students at Thomas Aquinas College, California, gathered last Wednesday with the goal of making and packaging 1,000 sandwiches for a local food bank. Sophomores Luke Connelly (’27) and John Paul Deering (’27) organized the event, inviting their fellow students to give a little bit of time and effort with a lot of love to help out their neighbors at Christmastime. 

“We thought it would be great for the community to be able to participate in this Corporal Work of Mercy and serve Christ not only intellectually, but also tangibly,” said Luke.

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In St. Joseph Commons, tables were loaded with tubs of peanut butter, jars of jam, and loaves of bread. The students got to work joyfully, playing music, singing together, and chatting while spreading toppings on bread and sealing sandwiches in plastic bags. “With finals ahead of us, this is a great way to boost campus morale, and for a really good cause as well,” said Nora Downey (’27) as she assembled sandwiches. Students worked until they ran out of supplies, quickly making around 1,200 sandwiches to be dropped off at the food bank early the following morning. 

Knowing that their project was only a small gesture of love toward those in need, the students were humbled to be reminded of their many blessings and to be able to give to others. Said John Paul, “Life’s only good when you’re giving!” 

 

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About Thomas Aquinas College

With campuses in California and Massachusetts, Thomas Aquinas College has developed over the last half century a solid reputation for academic excellence in the United States and abroad. It is highly ranked by secular organizations, such as The Princeton Review and U. S. News, as well as Catholic guides, including the Cardinal Newman Society and the National Catholic Register. The college offers one, four-year, classical curriculum that spans the major arts and sciences. Instead of reading textbooks, students study the original works of the greatest thinkers in Western civilization — the Great Books — in all the major disciplines. Rather than listen to lectures, they work through these texts in small, rigorous classroom discussions. The academic life of the college is conducted under the light of the Catholic faith and flourishes within a close-knit community, supported by a vibrant spiritual life. Alumni consistently excel in the many world-class institutions at which they pursue graduate degrees in fields such as law, medicine, business, theology, and education.