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About
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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A Liberating Education
Truth MattersTruth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College’s curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
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A Catholic Life
Under the Light of FaithThe intellectual tradition and moral teachings of the Catholic Church infuse the whole life of Thomas Aquinas College, illuminating the curriculum and the community alike.
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Is TAC Right for You?Do you enjoy grappling with complex questions? Are you willing to engage in discussions about difficult concepts, with the truth as your ultimate goal?
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Mind, Body & SpiritThere is always something to do at TAC — something worthwhile, something fulfilling, and something geared toward ever-greater spiritual and intellectual growth.
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Alumni & Careers
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.
Faith and Friendship at Fall Seminar Weekend
This past weekend, some 20 friends and benefactors visited Thomas Aquinas College, New England, to get a taste of campus life, participate in classroom discussions, and enjoy the school they so generously support.
Guests — many of them members of the College’s President’s Council — arrived on Friday afternoon. After a campus tour, cocktails, and dinner, the weekend’s events began in earnest. Their first seminar compared the opening passages of each of the four Gospels, highlighting the tonal differences between the Synoptic Gospels — Matthew, Mark, and Luke — and the Gospel of John. The conversation continued over dessert and coffee at the picturesque Moody Homestead before everyone retired after a day of travel and discussion.
Deepening their examination of the peculiar character of St. John’s Gospel, Saturday’s first seminar considered chapters 2-12. Participants discussed the beginning of Christ’s mission at the wedding at Cana and His following miracles. They finished the morning with Mass in Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel. Rather than return immediately to the classroom after lunch, participants began the afternoon with a Holy Hour, gazing at the Word in person before resuming their study of the Word in Scripture. That study concluded with a seminar on the second half of St. John’s Gospel, which features Jesus’s beautiful Farewell Discourses as well as the narrative of His passion and resurrection.
Over a delicious filet mignon dinner, guests were treated to a musical performance from the student choir. To conclude the evening, Dr. Paul O’Reilly, president of the College, addressed the guests, tying together the themes of their three seminars. Dr. O’Reilly was especially attentive to the Blessed Mother’s role as the new Eve in St. John’s Gospel. “It is said to be written last because of Our Lady and gives us a glimpse at Christ’s divinity,” he said. “Mary is our advocate and an instrument of divine power, and that view of her is prominent in the Gospel of John.”
The weekend ended on Sunday morning with Mass and brunch, after which visitors bid farewell to Thomas Aquinas College, New England, and its burgeoning fall colors to reflect on the fruits of a weekend spent studying the true, good, and beautiful.
