6/11/2013
In an episode of Uncommon Knowledge, Peter Robinson interviews authors Joseph Epstein and Andrew Ferguson on the origin of the liberal arts and what's happened to them.
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6/5/2013
In a rare, exclusive interview, Sister Mary Josefa of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, talks about their chart-topping CD and the role that sacred music and liturgy at Thomas Aquinas College played in her vocation.
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4/28/2013
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will serve as commencement speaker at Thomas Aquinas College's graduation. 91 students - the college's largest class - will be graduating.
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4/24/2013
Thomas Aquinas College reached another milestone last week when it broke ground on the the College's newest permanent building, St. Gladys Hall.
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4/5/2013
"Despite assurances from the Administration to the contrary, this mandate would still insist that every employee at Catholic universities and colleges be enrolled in an insurance regiment that includes abortion causing drugs," said Monsignor Stuart Swetland.
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3/26/2013
Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California, recently hosted many Dames and Knights of Malta for a Lenten one-day retreat.
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3/18/2013
CBS Evening News interviewed students at Thomas Aquinas College about the election of Pope Francis. The segment aired on Sunday.
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3/14/2013
Students and faculty from Catholic universities react to the election of Pope Francis as picture emerges of who the man is.
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3/5/2013
Many Catholic colleges (especially those promoted at TheNewmanGuide.com) frequently bring Church leaders to campus for the yearly commencement exercises. Thomas Aquinas College is no exception.
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2/15/2013
Thomas Aquinas College mourns the passing of former vice president John Blewett, who died on Feb. 8. His funeral is Sat., Feb. 16 in the Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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2/8/2013
Thomas Aquinas College was named one of the nation's 75 "Best Value" private schools according to The Princeton Review's "The Best Value Colleges: 2013 Edition."
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1/31/2013
In anticipation of the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony for St. Gladys Hall, Thomas Aquinas College has unveiled commissioned artist’s renderings of the new classroom building.
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1/30/2013
While official figures haven’t yet been released, organizers estimate that between 500,000 and 600,000 people participated in the Jan. 25 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
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1/24/2013
This week’s 40th anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade ruling is marked by the participation tomorrow of several faithful Catholic colleges and universities in the Washington, D.C., March for Life.
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11/1/2012
Many Catholic colleges and universities are taking part in the “Year of Faith” proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, with spiritual and academic activities aimed at strengthening faith on campus, according to a new report published by The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS).
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10/23/2012
The Cardinal Newman Society today released the 2012-2013 edition of The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College with significant new features, as well as a new companion magazine for Catholic high school students and their parents titled My Future, My Faith.
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10/16/2012
Three colleges that appear in The Newman Guide for their fidelity to Catholic teaching were recently honored by the American Council of College Trustees and Alumni for the strength of their curriculum. Many others received high marks as well.
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10/15/2012
The Cardinal Newman Society has signed and helped organize Catholic college signers for a court brief in support of lawsuits filed against the Obama administration by Belmont Abbey College and Wheaton College.
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10/5/2012
Michael Van Hecke, the headmaster of Saint Augustine Academy in Ventura, California, came to California’s Thomas Aquinas College not to study, not to be a better Catholic, but to learn to surf. That was all. He planned to learn to surf and transfer out.
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9/14/2012
The criteria used in most college rankings, like the ones newly released by U.S. News & World Report, don’t include some of the most important factors for Catholic families choosing a college. These include quality of the core curriculum, study in authentic Catholic theology and philosophy, interdisciplinary study, ethical formation, morality of campus life, and more.
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8/17/2012
How should Catholic families evaluate colleges? Forbes Magazine lists many Catholic colleges high in its annual U.S. college and university rankings, but beware: like most college rankings, Forbes tends to mistake “big” and “popular” for “best.” Six Catholic schools made it into the top 100 out of the 650 schools listed this year including The University of Notre Dame (No. 12), Boston College (No 26), Georgetown University (No. 38), College of the Holy Cross (No. 41), University of Santa Clara (No. 72), and Villanova University (No. 83).
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7/23/2012
On Friday, July 20, Thomas Aquinas College urgently requested prayers for student Andrew Moore who died in an accident earlier that day. Moore was stuck and killed by a passing vehicle while participating in the Crossroads Walk Across America.
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6/12/2012
Thomas Aquinas College’s future chaplain, Fr. Joseph Illo, last Friday delivered the keynote address at the “Stand Up for Religious Freedom” rally in San Francisco. During his talk, Fr. Illo told rally attendees that “we can never adapt to a violation of our foundational right.”
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11/24/2008
Highlights strong liturgical life at Thomas Aquinas College
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10/9/2008
Newman Guide colleges with Adoration mentioned
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8/21/2008
President Dillon: "As a Catholic Institution, we wanted to symbolize our devotion to the church and the teaching of the church."
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8/5/2008
University of Notre Dame students came in second . . .
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