California

“What Does It Mean for Intellect and
Intelligible to Be Identical?”

Dr. Therese Cory
John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies
University of Notre Dame

“Monuments and Memory, Made and Unmade”

Dr. David Appleby
Tutor
Thomas Aquinas College, California

Two weeks into the new academic year, the California campus took a pause Saturday to celebrate with games, food, and fellowship.

Attending College in Plato’s Cave
Catholic Liberal Education as the Key
to Understanding Modern Moral Culture

Reading: The Bridge of San Luis Rey, by Thornton Wilder

One Friday evening night each semester, groups of about 20 Thomas Aquinas College students from all classes — seniors and freshmen, sophomores and juniors — gather in classrooms across both campuses for the semi-annual All-College Seminar. Although separate, these groups engage in a single, common activity, namely, reading, analyzing, and discussing the same text, one that is not part of the College’s ordinary curriculum.

This past Sunday, the seniors of Thomas Aquinas College, California, welcomed the freshmen with a trip to the beach for a well-earned break after a busy first week of school. 

Dr. Adam Schulman
Tutor
Saint John’s College, Annapolis

“Homer through a Microscope and a Wide-Angle Lens”

Dr. Joshua Katz
American Enterprise Institute

Ilya Yakushev
Pianist

Bach - 1st Partita
Haydn - Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI/37 
Rachmaninoff - Three Preludes

Mozart - Fantasia in D minor, K.397
Beethoven - Appasionata