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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.
Another Class of 2016 Seminarian!
From as far back as he can remember, Ryan Truss (’16) has sensed a vocation to the priesthood. “For a time I considered entering seminary right after high school, but I decided to come to the College first,” he recalls. “I thought the education offered here would be a really good grounding for a priest and also a good way to discern if that was what God was calling me to. I came here and met a lot of great friends who supported me in my discernment and showed me what it’s like to live a joyful, authentically Catholic life. And the chaplains were amazing examples of holiness.”
On August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, Mr. Truss will enter Kenrick-Glennon Seminary for his native Archdiocese of St. Louis. He is the Class of 2016’s second seminarian to date: On August 6, classmate Edward Seeley entered St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California, for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
“Studying theology draws the students here into a closer friendship with God and helps us to prioritize what is important in life,” reflects Mr. Truss. As such, he adds, his time at the College “helped me to see the need for the priesthood, and how much priests are needed in the world to bring people the sacraments so that they can love God, grow closer to Him, and inherit eternal life.”
At Kendrick-Glennon, Mr. Truss hopes to study under a fellow alumnus, Dr. John Finley (’99), a professor of philosophy. By God’s grace, he will be ordained to the priesthood in 2021. Please keep him in your prayers!