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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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Students & Parents
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.
California
“That is Why Jesus Has Come,
to Heal Us”
by Rev. Jorge Jesus Lopez
Chaplain
Thomas Aquinas College, California
Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 4, 2024
Among the Dominican friars and sisters who visited Thomas Aquinas College, California, last weekend, were three alumni who have followed the College’s namesake into the Order of Preachers. In between praying, giving talks, and visiting with students, these three alumni reflected on their vocations and TAC memories.
The students of Thomas Aquinas College, California, received a visit last weekend from a contingent of friars and sisters from the Western Province of the Order of Preachers. The guests, who included several alumni, shared how they discovered their Dominican vocations — and gave students a glimpse of mendicant life.
Over the weekend, the students of Thomas Aquinas College, California, welcomed a team of seminarians from St. John’s Seminary in nearby Camarillo for a friendly soccer match.
Last weekend, students from Thomas Aquinas College, California — some 140 in all —dispatched some 300 miles north for the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco.
After a long bus trip on Friday, students unloaded their things and took to the surrounding city to stretch their legs, enjoy some good food, and socialize. When the day saw its close, everyone bedded down for the night in preparation for the main event.
TAC students on EWTN; coverage begins at 16:45 mark.
Immediately after their afternoon classes concluded, the students of Thomas Aquinas College, California, hastened to their rooms, assembled their luggage, and gathered around the three charter buses that, as of this writing, are now carrying 140 young men and women 375 miles north to San Francisco for the annual Walk for Life West Coast.