Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks: Recent Episodes
Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“Ways of Seeing: Experience of Lower Methods as Prior to Divine Science” by Dr. John McCarthy (Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Thomas Aquinas’s Philosophical Doctrine of Creation” by Dr. Brandon Zimmerman (University of St. Thomas, Houston). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Plotinus: Omnipresence and Transcendence of the One in VI 5 [23]” by Rev. Gary Gurtler, S.J. (Boston College). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Two Distinctions of the Same Realities: Movement and Activity vs. Transitive and Immanent Action” by Dr. John Francis Nieto (Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Aquinas on Simplicity and Analogy: A Problem in Natural Theology” by Rev. David Paternostro, S.J. (Creighton University). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Privatizing the Good: The Metaphysical Roots of Envy in St. Thomas Aquinas” by Dr. Michael Wahl (Providence College). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“‘Let One the Ruler Be, One the King’: The Many Gods of Aristotle’s XII.8” by Dr. Joshua Lo (Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“The Treatise on the Divine Essence within Sacra Doctrina: Its Importance and its Properly Theological Character” by Dr. John O’Neill (Holy Apostles College and Seminary). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“The Order of the Universe as the Greatest Good Intrinsic to It” by Dr. Daniel Gutschke (Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Substance and Form in Human Being” by Dr. Herbert Hartmann (Lyceum Institute). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Aquinas in the Western Tradition of Divine Simplicity” by Dr. Brett Smith (Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Hans Urs von Balthasar and St. Thomas Aquinas on Divine Suffering and Theological Predication,” by Dr. Taylor O'Neill (Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College's 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“How to Start Metaphysics,” by Dr. R. Glen Coughlin (Thomas Aquinas College, California). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College's 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Analogica Entis, Abstraction via Seperatio, and the Subject Matter of Metaphysics,” by Dr. Steven Long (Ave Maria University). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College's 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“St. Thomas the Hopeful Romantic,” by Dr. Michael Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College's 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
by Rev. Reginald Lynch, O.P. (Blackfriars, Oxford). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College's 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.
, by Rev. Andrew M. Beauregard, F.P.C.Vocations Director, Franciscans of the Poor ChristBaccalaureate Mass of the Holy SpiritCommencement 2026Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Class Speaker Liam O'Brien's Address to the Thomas Aquinas College, New England, Class of 2026: “The Madness of Our Chase for Wisdom” (May 23, 2026)
“Become Peacemakers in an Age of Confusion” by The Honorable Brian F. Burch IIUnited States Ambassador to the Holy SeeCommencement 2026Thomas Aquinas College, California
“This Wisdom Is a Grasping of God; Its Fruit Love and Joy” by Gregory Haggard (CA’26)Senior AddressCommencement 2026Thomas Aquinas College, California
Concert Series. Choir and orchestra organized and conducted by Matthew Santos (NE’26).-00:11 — “Adagio for Strings in G Minor” | Albinoni-07:03 — “Stabat Mater” | Pergolesli-11:11 — “Ave Verum Corpus” | Mozart-14:19 — St. John’s Passion, BWV 245, No. 39, Chorus: “Ruht Wohl” | Bach-24:21 — Membra Jesu Nostri, No. 3: “Ad Manus” | Buxtehude | Soloists: Rose Reilly (NE’27), Helena Krestyn-34:32 — Membra Jesu Nostri, No. 7: “Ad Faciem” | Buxtehude-43:02 — Easter Oratorio, BWV 249, Chorus: “Kommt Eilet und Laufet” | Bach | Soloists: Samuel Livingston (NE’26), William Rosa (NE’27)-48:14 — Christ Lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, Versus 2: “Den Tod Niemand Zwingen Kunnt” | Bach | Soloists: Maureen Shields (CA’30), Eleanor Stoutz (NE’26)-52:13 — “The Messiah”, Part 2, No. 44: “Hallelujah” | Handel-56:24 — “The Messiah”, Part 3, No. 53A: “Worthy Is the Lamb” | Handel
In the latest installation of the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture Series, Thomas Aquinas College, California, welcomed Rev. Dr. Isaac Morales, O.P., Associate Professor of Theology at Providence College in Rhode Island. His lecture, titled “The Bible and Baptism,” was given on March 20, 2026.
, a Tutor Talk given by tutor Dr. John McCarthy at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on March 18, 2026.
, a lecture given by Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on February 27, 2026. Part of Thomas Aquinas College's St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series.
Dr. Adam Seagrave ('05) gives the annual President's Day lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, California, on February 20, 2026, entitled “God Willing: How the Idea of Divine Providence Shaped the Careers of John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and Abraham Lincoln”.
by Dr. Thomas West of Hillsdale College. Given for President's Day 2026 at Thomas Aquinas College, New England.
Can artificial intelligence really think, understand, or know anything at all?And if not, what does our relationship with AI reveal about who we are as human beings?In this tenth and final episode of The Mind and the Machine: Aquinas on AI, philosopher Dr. Michael Augros (Thomas Aquinas College) brings the series to a close by exploring the deeper human and philosophical implications of artificial intelligence.Building on the conclusions of the previous nine videos, this episode argues that AI does not truly think, understand, or perform any real cognitive act. From there, it asks five crucial follow-up questions that shape how we should live with and use AI:• How should we talk about what AI does?• Are human beings superior or inferior to AI?• Is AI a tool, assistant, teacher, or something else entirely?• What can comparing AI to ourselves teach us about human cognition?• Will AI ultimately promote or suppress human goods like wisdom, creativity, freedom, friendship, art, and science?Drawing on Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas, Dr. Augros explains why human beings are essentially and permanently different from AI systems, even the most advanced large language models. He clarifies why AI is best understood as an instrument and extension of human intelligence, not a new kind of living or thinking being.This episode also examines:• Why AI can outperform humans in speed, precision, and data processing without possessing intelligence• The dangers of anthropomorphizing AI as a “friend” or “teacher”• Why human creativity, wisdom, and genuine understanding cannot be automated• How AI may ultimately clarify what is truly human rather than replace itWhether you are interested in AI ethics, philosophy of mind, Aquinas, Aristotle, technology and humanity, or the future of artificial intelligence, this final lecture offers a rigorous and deeply human framework for understanding AI without hype or fear.This concludes the full lecture series: The Mind and the Machine: Aquinas on AI.
a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Goforth, produced by Douglas Cummins and executive producers Chris Weinkopf and John Goyette. Watch the series at ThomasAquinas.edu/Mind
a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Goforth, produced by Douglas Cummins and executive producers Chris Weinkopf and John Goyette. Watch the series at ThomasAquinas.edu/Mind
a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Goforth, produced by Douglas Cummins and executive producers Chris Weinkopf and John Goyette. Watch the series at ThomasAquinas.edu/Mind
a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Goforth, produced by Douglas Cummins and executive producers Chris Weinkopf and John Goyette. Watch the series at ThomasAquinas.edu/Mind
a production of Thomas Aquinas College, original score composed by Richard Goforth, produced by Douglas Cummins and executive producers Chris Weinkopf and John Goyette. Watch the series at ThomasAquinas.edu/Mind
Why does Thomas Aquinas believe that thinking and understanding require life itself? And what does that imply about the limits of artificial intelligence?In this ninth episode of The Mind and the Machine: Aquinas on AI, philosopher Dr. Michael Augros (Thomas Aquinas College) develops a causal explanation—rooted in Thomistic metaphysics—for why AI systems cannot truly perform cognitive acts such as thinking and understanding.Building on the previous episode’s deductive arguments, this lecture goes deeper by asking why, in principle, cognition must belong only to living beings. Drawing on Aquinas’s philosophy of life, unity, immanent action, and cognition, the video argues that genuine thought cannot arise from machines because machines lack the kind of substantial unity and self-movement proper to living things.This episode explores:Aquinas’s definition of a living thing as a self-moving beingWhat it means for something to be “one being absolutely” rather than an aggregateWhy living beings possess a unity machines lackThe difference between immanent operations (like thinking) and transitive actionsWhy cognition presupposes life, not mere computationWhy AI systems, even highly complex ones, are not genuine subjects of thoughtUsing examples from biology, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind, Dr. Augros shows that cognition is not something that can emerge from collections of parts acting together, but must belong to a single, unified, living subject.This episode is a key installment in the series, connecting intelligence, life, and being, and preparing the ground for the final conclusions about why artificial intelligence can simulate thought without ever truly thinking.Whether you’re interested in AI consciousness, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, neuroscience, ethics, theology, or the future of artificial intelligence, this lecture offers a deep and rigorous account of what it truly means to be a thinking being.
“The Eucharist and Typology,” the 2026 St. Thomas Day Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, by Dr. Matthew Levering
, a lecture given by Dr. Thomas Cavanaugh of the University of San Francisco, for Thomas Aquinas College on St. Thomas Day 2026.
In this episode of The Mind and the Machine, philosopher Dr. Michael Augros explores what Thomas Aquinas can teach us about artificial intelligence, consciousness, and human thought.Can AI truly think or understand, or does it merely simulate intelligence? Drawing on Aquinas’s philosophy of mind, Aristotle’s theory of cognition, and careful analysis of cognitive acts vs computational processes, this video examines whether machines can ever possess real understanding, awareness, or consciousness.We investigate:Whether thinking is fundamentally different from computationWhy sensation and understanding may require life itselfThe difference between cognitive acts and mechanical processesHow medieval philosophy sheds new light on modern AI debatesThis lecture is part of a 10-part series on artificial intelligence, philosophy, and the nature of mind, produced in collaboration with Thomas Aquinas College.If you’re interested in AI ethics, philosophy of mind, consciousness, cognition, neuroscience, and classical philosophy, this series offers a rigorous and thought-provoking exploration of what it truly means to think.
“The Noble Due: Aquinas and Debitum Morale,” a lecture by Rev. Patrick Carter, O.S.B. (’05), given at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on November 21, 2025.
This series examines the nature and limits of artificial intelligence through the lens of classical philosophy, with special attention to the thought of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. Its purpose is to illuminate what AI is, what it is not, and what its development reveals about the structure and meaning of human understanding.Thomas Aquinas College: thomasaquinascollege.edu The Mind and the Machine: thomasaquinas.edu/mind
“How Scripture Requires All Christians to be Catholic,” a tutor talk presented by Dr. Brett Smith of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on December 3, 2025.
by Dr. Thomas Hibbs (J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy and Dean Emeritus at Baylor University). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College's 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“At the Heart of Sexual Ethics: Reflections on Aquinas and Wojtyla,” by Dr. Mathew D. Walz, given at Thomas Aquinas College, California, on November 7, 2025.
Dr. Daniel McInerny of Christendom College presents the November lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, “Art as Imitation: An Aristotelian Re-Activation.”
by Dr. Patrick Gardner (Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College, New England). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College's 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“A Dumb Ox's Prayer to Bellow,” by Dr. Michael Pakaluk (Catholic University of America). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Homosexuality, a Corrupt Complexio and Brutishness,” by Dr. Janet Smith. Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Aquinas vs Scotus vs Aquinas on the Intrinsic Divisibility of Dimensive Quantity,” by Jordan Raum (Catholic University of America). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Aquinas, Boethius, and the Art of Commentary,” by Dr. Anthony Andres (Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College, California). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Aquinas’s Application of the Essence-Energy Distinction to the Divine Attributes in the Summa Theologiae,” by Dr. John Froula (St. Paul Seminary at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“The Best Praeambulum Fidei,” by Urban Hannon (University of Fribourg). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Edith Stein, the Perennial Philosophy, and the Problem of Women,” by Suzie Andres. Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
“Analogy in Aquinas: Development or Consistency?” by Shane Dowell (University of St. Thomas, Houston). Presented at Thomas Aquinas College’s 2025 Thomistic Summer Conference.
Magistri Est Ordinare, or, “It is for teachers to order,” a tutor talk by Dr. Steven Cain at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on October 8, 2025.
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Funny Profundity, or Inane and Profane?” a “Tutor Talk,” presented by Dr. Travis Cooper at Thomas Aquinas College, California, on September 24, 2025
“‘þe best boke of roumaunce’: Form and Meaning in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” a lecture by Dr. Amy Fahey at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, on September 20, 2025
“The Neo-Aristotelian Nature of the Sexes,” a 2025 lecture Dr. Tomás Bogardus at Thomas Aquinas College, California
“The Place of a Knowledge of History in the Well Educated Human Person” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Opening lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, California, for 2025-26: "Why Do We Need Questions," by Dr. Sean Collins
Dr. Sean Cunningham's opening lecture for the 2025-26 Academic Year at Thomas Aquinas College, New England: “Liberal Education and its Rivals”
Rev. Gerald Murray's homily at the the Baccalaureate Mass of the Holy SpiritThomas Aquinas College, New EnglandCommencement 2025
Pedro Da Silva's Student Address at Commencement 2025Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Trust in the Abundant Graces by Michael F. McLean, Ph.D.Fourth President and TutorCommencement 2025Thomas Aquinas College, California
“A Lifelong Mission of Pursuing the Truth and Pursuing God” by Anthony Santine (CA’25)Senior AddressCommencement 2025Thomas Aquinas College, California
A Spirit of Mercyby Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. (’94)Prefect of Studies, St. Michael’s AbbeyBaccalaureate Mass of the Holy SpiritCommencement 2025Thomas Aquinas College, California
“Space and Time in Modern Cosmology”by Dr. Carol DayTutor EmeritusThomas Aquinas College, New EnglandMarch 28, 2025
“Ten Things I Wish I Knew about the ‘Five Ways’ when I was 20”by Dr. Michael AugrosTutor TalkThomas Aquinas College, New EnglandMarch 25, 2025
“What is the Life of the Mind?”Dr. Zena HitzTutor, St. John’s College, AnnapolisLecture given at Thomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaMarch 14, 2025
by Paul D. ClementFounding Partner, Clement & Murphy, PLLC43rd Solicitor General of the United StatesThe 2025 Presidents’ Day LectureThomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaFebruary 21, 2025
“Pascal’s Wager: A Gambler’s Commentary”A Tutor Talk by Brian DragooThomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaFebruary 12, 2025
“The Wisdom of the Teaching of Christ as a Sign of the Truth of the Christian Religion”by Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. (’94)Professor of Philosophy, Abbey of St. MichaelSt. Thomas Day LectureThomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaJanuary 28, 2025
“The Extremity of Love: On Homer’s Achilles” By Dr. Stephen ShivoneTutor at Thomas Aquinas College, New EnglandJanuary 18, 2025
Dr. Angela KnobelGraduate Director and Associate Professor, PhilosophyUniversity of DallasSt. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert SeriesNovember 8, 2024
TAC Webinar: Estate & Financial Planning for Life & Legacy by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
by Dr. Alexander PrussProfessor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate StudiesBaylor UniversityLecture at Thomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaOctober 18, 2024
“Contemporary Catholic Errors About Being ‘Merciful’ and ‘Pastoral’”by Rev. Daniel MoloneySt. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series 2024September 13, 2024
“On the Freedom of a Theologian”by Dr. Paul K. ShieldsTutorThomas Aquinas College, New EnglandSt. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series,August 30, 2024
“The What and Why of Literature”by Dr. Travis CooperTutorThomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaOpening LectureSt. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series,August 30, 2024
by the Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D.Archbishop for the Military Services, U.S.A.President, United States Conference of Catholic BishopsMass of the Holy SpiritConvocation 2024Thomas Aquinas College, California
Dr. Paul J. O’ReillyPresident, Thomas Aquinas CollegeMatriculation AddressCalifornia Convocation 2024
by Rev. Joseph O’Hara (’92)Holy Family MonasteryMass of the Holy SpiritConvocation 2024Thomas Aquinas College, New England
by Rev. Joseph O’Hara (’92)Holy Family MonasteryMass of the Holy SpiritConvocation 2024Thomas Aquinas College, New England
“What Shall We Do?” by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal BurkePrefect Emeritus of the Apostolic SignaturaCommencement 2024Thomas Aquinas College, New England
“Let us go out and do Great Things for God”by Paul Habsburg (’24)Senior AddressCommencement 2024Thomas Aquinas College, New England
The Goal of Today’s Commencement is Eternal Lifeby His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal BurkePrefect Emeritus of the Apostolic SignaturaBaccalaureate Mass of the Holy SpiritCommencement 2024Thomas Aquinas College, New England
“St. Thomas on Scripture”, a lecture by Dr. John Boyle, The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota
"The Multiverse: Science or Science Fiction?" A tutor talk by Dr. Carol Day, Tutor Emerita
“Politics and Happiness”, a lecture by Dr. Walter J. Thompson, Dean of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
“What Does it Mean for Intellect and Intelligible to be Identical?”, a lecture by Dr. Therese Cory
“Monuments and Memory, Made and Unmade”, a lecture by Dr. David Appleby, tutor at Thomas Aquinas College
The Thomas Aquinas College Choir and Orchestra took to the stage for a Christmas concert on Sunday, December 3.
Dr. O'Reilly's Address to the Students, Staff and Faculty of the California Campus, Thanksgiving Dinner 2023
"The Discovery of Entropy and its Significance", A lecture by Dr. Adam Schulman, St. John's College, Annapolis, for the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series
Lecture, "The Gradations of Things in the Realm of Material Living Beings," by Dr. Marie George
“Homer through a Microscope and a Wide-Angle Lens”, a lecture by Dr. Joshua Katz, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
"The Moral Basis of Criminal Punishment: Thomistic and Platonic Reflections", A lecture by Dr. Peter Koritansky, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island
Alumna author Suzie Andrews (’87) presents a talk — “The Dumb Ox, the Little Flower, and the Rest of Us” — to the women of St. Thérèse Hall at Thomas Aquinas College, California.
“Advice for Incoming Freshmen” Rev. John Winkowitsch, O.P.'s Matriculation Remarks at Convocation 2023
“Humility, the Foundation of All Other Virtues” Homily at the 2023 Convocation Mass Thomas Aquinas College, California by Rev. John Winkowitsch, O.P. (’04)
“Give Yourself to this Education” President Paul J. O’Reilly’s Matriculation Address at Convocation 2023
Homily by Rev. Miguel Batres, at the Convocation 2023 Mass -- Thomas Aquinas College, New England
“Why G. E. Moore Could Have Used A Few Lessons in Thomistic Psychology” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“Aquinas’s Proof for the Human Soul’s Subsistence” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“The Soul and the Natural Division of Living Things at the Most Universal Level” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“The Soul as Imago Dei: The Image of the Trinity according to Nature and Grace” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Only the Lover Singsby the Most Rev. James D. Conley, D.D., S.T.L.Bishop of LincolnCommencement 2023Thomas Aquinas College, California
“Think so that You May Live”by MaryGrace Brittain (’23)Senior AddressCommencement 2023Thomas Aquinas College, California
“You Go Forth with Everything You Need”by the Most Rev. James D. Conley, D.D., S.T.L.Baccalaureate Mass of the Holy SpiritCommencement 2023Thomas Aquinas College, California
The 2023 Commencement Address by Daniel T. Flatley at Thomas Aquinas College, New England
The Senior Address by John Metilly ('23) at Commencemenet 2023 - Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Homily by Rev. Patrick Seo ('06) at the Baccalaureate MassCommencemenet 2023 - Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Dr. Travis CooperTutor, Thomas Aquinas College, California"How to Read and Appreciate Poetry"Thomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaApril 26, 2023
Pater Edmund Waldstein, O. Cist. (’06)Member of the Institute of Moral Theology, Hochschule Heiligenkreuz"Thomas Aquinas, Spiritual Master and Saint for Our Times"Thomas Aquinas College, New EnglandFebruary 17, 2023
Dr. John McCarthyTutor, Thomas Aquinas College, New England"Liturgy as the Purpose of Creation in the Torah"Thomas Aquinas College, New EnglandMarch 8, 2023
Rev. Michael Sherwin, O.P.Director, Institute of Spirituality at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas"Thomas Aquinas, Spiritual Master and Saint for Our Times"Thomas Aquinas College, New EnglandMarch 7, 2023
James BerquistTutor, Thomas Aquinas College, California"Charity and the Intellectual Life"Thomas Aquinas College, New EnglandFebruary 1, 2023
Dr. Anthony P. AndresTutor, Thomas Aquinas College, California"'In the Beginning was the Word': The Mystery of the Trinity in the Prologue to the Gospel of John"Thomas Aquinas College, New EnglandFebruary 10, 2023
Rev. Stephen BrockUniversity of ChicagoSt. Thomas Day Lecture: "Free Choice: What It Is Not, and What It Is"Thomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaJanuary 27, 2023
Rev. Stephen BrockUniversity of ChicagoHomily from St. Thomas DayThomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaJanuary 27, 2023
Dr. Anthony P. AndresTutor, Thomas Aquinas College, California"The Role of Dialectic in Liberal Education"Thomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaJanuary 20, 2023
Rev. Michael Hurley, O.P. (’99)Pastor, St. Dominic’s Church, San FranciscoHomily at the Funeral Mass for Laurence L. ShieldsThomas Aquinas College, CaliforniaNovember 26, 2022
Dr. Steve Cain Associate Dean, Thomas Aquinas College
Remarks at the 2022 Thanksgiving Dinner Thomas Aquinas College, New England November 20, 2022
Paul J. O’Reilly President, Thomas Aquinas College
Remarks at the 2022 Thanksgiving Dinner Thomas Aquinas College, California November 20, 2022
Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. (’94) Professor of Philosophy, St. Michael’s Abbey
Homily at the Requiem Mass for Marilyn McArthur Thomas Aquinas College, California November 12, 2022
Dr. Michael Pakaluk Professor, Catholic University of America
St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series “Lessons of the Nicomachean Ethics” Thomas Aquinas College, New England November 11, 2022
David Whalen Associate Vice President for Curriculum, Professor of English, Hillsdale College
St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series “Shakespeare’s ‘little Academe/ Still and contemplative in living art.’” Thomas Aquinas College, California October 28, 2022
Dr. Glenn Arbery President, Wyoming Catholic College
Remarks at the Inauguration of Paul J. O’Reilly: “God Blesses Those Faithful to Him” Thomas Aquinas College, California October 22, 2022
Paul J. O’Reilly, Ph.D. President, Thomas Aquinas College
Inaugural Response: "Let Us Re-Dedicate Ourselves to Thomas Aquinas College" Thomas Aquinas College, California Sept. 23, 2022
Thomas W. Carroll Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Boston
Remarks at the Inauguration of Paul J. O’Reilly: "The Shining College Upon a Hill" Thomas Aquinas College, California October 22, 2022
Most Rev. William D. Byrne Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts
Remarks at the Inauguration of Paul J. O’Reilly Thomas Aquinas College, California October 22, 2022
Dr. Jeremy Holmes (’99) Wyoming Catholic College
Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, New England: "Shaping a Vessel for Mercy: The Life of Abraham" Sept. 23, 2022
President Paul J. O'Reilly Thomas Aquinas College, California
Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, New England: “What the New Atheists Can Teach Us About Our Program” Sept. 2, 2022
President Paul J. O'Reilly's Remarks at Matriculation 2022 -- Thomas Aquinas College, California
Remarks by Rev. Michael Hurley, at the Matriculation 2022-- Thomas Aquinas College, California
Homily by Rev. Michael Hurley, at the Convocation 2022 Mass -- Thomas Aquinas College, California
Homily by Rev. John Higgin, at the Convocation 2022 Mass -- Thomas Aquinas College, New England
by Most Rev. Robert Joseph McManus, S.T.D. Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts Commencement 2022 Thomas Aquinas College, New England
By Peter McDonald ('22), Class Speaker Commencement 2022 Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Homily by the Most Rev. Robert Joseph McManus, S.T.D., Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, at the Baccalaureate Mass -- Commencement 2022, Thomas Aquinas College, New England
Commencement Address by Carl A. Anderson, former Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, at Thomas Aquinas College's 2022 California Commencement
Class Speaker Jordan Raum's Address at Thomas Aquinas College's 2022 California Commencement
Homily by Rev. John Nicholas Blaha (’02, a priest of the Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas, at the Baccalaureate Mass of the Holy Spirit - California Commencement, 2022.
While on a visit to the East Coast, His Excellency Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, the Hungarian ambassador to the Holy See — and a TAC dad — paid a special visit to Thomas Aquinas College. He joined the students for lunch and later invited them to Dolben Auditorium, where he recounted his journey to becoming an ambassador and his day-to-day tasks in that role.
“The Concept of Person in the Philosophical Thought of John Paul II” a Thomas Aquinas College Tutor Talk By Dr. Karen Zedlick California Campus March 9, 2022
Dr. Brian Kelly Tutor Thomas Aquinas College, California
Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, New England: “The Woman Caught in Adultery, John 7:53–8:11” March 25, 2022
The 2022 Presidents’ Day lecture at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, by Dr. Russell Reno, editor of First Things.
Visiting the New England campus for this week’s Dedication of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel, alumnus priest Rev. Nicholas Callaghan (’96), JCD, is a judge on the Metropolitan Tribunal, the Ecclesiastical Court of the Archdiocese of New York. Ordained in 2004, he earned his doctorate in canon law in Rome after serving as a parochial vicar at two New York parishes. On Tuesday, he offered the midday Mass in Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel. This is a recording of his homily.
The Most Rev. William D. Byrne Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts Homily from the Mass of Dedication for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel Thomas Aquinas College, England March 7, 2022
“The Benefits of a Thomas Aquinas College Education” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“The Double Flame: Thomas Aquinas on the Mystery of Love” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“From His Fullness We Have All Received”: Understanding the Human Knowledge of Christ by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
By Rev. Michael Sherwin, O.P. Professor of Fundamental Moral Theology University of Fribourg
“Toads and Flamingos: Longing, Lamentation, and Love in Lyric Poetry” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Max Tittmann (’22) appears on Ave Maria Radio’s “Mast Appeal” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
President McLean's 2021 Thanksgiving Address by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
St. Thomas Aquinas on Predestination and the Distinction between Operative and Cooperative Grace by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Archbishop Gomez’s Homily at the 50th Anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
President McLean's Remarks at New England Alumni & Parent Day, 2021 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Homily at Alumni & Parent Day Mass Thomas Aquinas College, New England September 11, 2021
Fr. Buckley's Homily at a Memorial Mass for Sam Morson (’24) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“The Development of Christian Doctrine and Catholic Liberal Education” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
President McLean's Address at the 2021 Alumni Dinner: “Countercultural for 50 Years” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Commencement 2020 Address - "Hold Fast to Faith" by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Commencement 2020 Homily - “Hold Fast to Faith” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Rev. Ryan Rooney: Homily at TAC, New England (4/22/2021) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Christopher O. Blum: “Beginnings and Ends in Biology” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Carol Day: Lining Up Numbers, The Place of Books 7 - 9 in Euclid's Elements by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
On Friday, March 5, 2021, the Most Rev. William D. Byrne, the newly installed Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, visited Thomas Aquinas College, New England. While on campus, he blessed a statue of St. Joseph and the Stations of the Cross in Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel. This is his homily from the midday Mass.
President McLean's Thanksgiving 2020 Address by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Michael A. Augros: Mathematics and Liberal Learning by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“God Holds You in His Provident Hands” - Bishop McManus' Remarks from Matriculation 2020 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Renew the Face of the Earth: Homily from the 2020 New England Convocation Mass by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
St. Thomas On The Plurality Of Forms - Dr. David R. Arias by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
40th Anniversary Gala: Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. (’94) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
40th Anniversary Gala: Rev. Wojciech Giertych, O.P. by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Hugh Hewitt’s Campus Broadcast, Hour 3: Peter DeLuca, Dr. Jeff Lehman by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Hugh Hewitt’s Campus Broadcast, Hour 2: Dr. David Appelby, Tom Krause, Dr. Brian Kelly by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Hugh Hewitt’s Campus Broadcast, Hour 1: Dr. Michael McClean, Duncan Stroik by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Michael Paietta Memorial - Dr. Michael F. McLean by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Michael Paietta Memorial - Dr. Brian T. Kelly by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Michael Paietta Memorial - Dr. Gregory L. Froelich (’83) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Michael Paietta Memorial - Dr. John W. Neumayr by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Michael Paietta Memorial - Dr. Ronald P. McArthur by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
2011 Convocation - President McLean's Remarks by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Alumni Dinner Talk: Dr. Kaiser, “The Life of Learning” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
David Dancing Before the Ark: The Liturgical Theology Implicit in 2nd Samuel by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“The Martyr’s Crown,” by Leighton George Hayne (1836-88) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Recessional: “Hail Holy Queen Enthroned Above” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“Is Beauty a Distinct Transcendental According to St. Thomas Aquinas?” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“Are Non-Human Animals Capable of Appreciating the Fine Arts?” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“An Aristotelian Account of Music’s Influence on the Passions” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Paul O’Reilly on Evangelization in an Atheistic Age by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Pro-Life Walker Sophie Macik (’15) on “From the Median” Radio by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Tutor Dr. John J. Goyette (’90) on Holy Family Radio, Part 2 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Tutor Dr. John J. Goyette (’90) on Holy Family Radio, Part 1 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Zachary Reynolds (’14) Reflects on the Walk for Life West Coast by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dean Brian Kelly Discusses St. Thomas on Radio Maria by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Sarah Dufresne (’14) on the Upcoming Walk for Life West Coast by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Oral Arguments from the College’s HHS Mandate Hearing by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“St. Thomas Aquinas on Faith Seeking Understanding” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Br. Kenneth Cardwell, FSC, on the Plague of Frogs in Exodus by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. McLean Discusses the HHS Mandate on “From the Median” Radio by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Sarah Dufresne (’14) on Ave Maria Radio’s “Mast Appeal” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Audio: Dr. McLean on “Teaching Our Students to Think Critically in a World Filled with Sound Bites” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Audio: Dr. Kevin Kolbeck, “Don Quixote Discovers There is no Santa Claus” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Audio: Dr. Christopher A. Decaen, “Why the Burning Bush?” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Lecture Audio: Dr. Daniel J. Mahoney, “Lincoln and the Moral Foundations of Democracy” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Lecture Audio: Dr. Jeffrey Lehman on the Psalms in St. Augustine’s Confessions by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Lecture Audio: Dr. Glenn Arbery, “Achilles and the Truth of Poetry” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Audio: Bishop Barron’s Homily for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Audio: “Friendship of Man and Woman According to Aristotle and St. Thomas” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Audio: Dean Brian T. Kelly on EWTN’s “Celtic Connections” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Audio: “Aquinas on the Family and the Political Common Good” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Lecture Audio: Dr. Glen Coughlin, “Charity in St. Thomas” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Mark Blitz, “The Relevance of Plato: The Republic” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Fr. Buckley: Homily at the Mass for the Class of 2020 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Ven. Fulton Sheen at Thomas Aquinas College's 1970 Kickoff Dinner by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Ronald P. McArthur: Address at TAC Kickoff Dinner (1970) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“From Valley Forge to Appomattox: George Washington and the Formation of the American Nation” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Anthony Andres: Dialectic as a Way to the Principles by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
"The Love of Learning and the Desire for God" by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“Does the Father Want the Son to Die? Aquinas on Christ's Passion and the Trinity” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Lecture by Dr. Timothy B. Noone, Catholic University of America Part of the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series,
President McLean's Address at the California Thanksgiving Dinner, 2019 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Associate Dean Kaiser's Address at the New England Thanksgiving Dinner, 2019 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Michael Mack: Shakespeare’s Christian Ethics by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Per Se Statements: Getting a Handle on Truth by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Rev. David Vincent Meconi, S.J.: "One Christ Loving Himself" by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Andrew Seeley: "Inspiring Heroes: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Christian Life" by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“Sing in Me, Muse”: Homer, Poetry, and the Founding of the West by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Thomas J. Kaiser Theological Faith and Catholic Liberal Education by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Joseph Hattrup: The Order of Astronomy and Music to Wisdom by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
President McLean: California Matriculation Address 2019 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Rev. Joseph Illo: California Conovocation Homily by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Rev. Joseph Illo: California Matriculation Remarks by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
President McLean's Matriculation Address, New England 2019 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Bishop Rozanski's Matriculation Remarks (New England, 2019) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Bishop Barron's Commencement Address: “Greatness of Soul” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
The Nativity Narrative from Handel's Messiah, as performed by the Thomas Aquinas College Choir by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Probability and Likelihood in the Dialectical Proposition (Tutor Talk) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Fall Concert: Music by J. S. Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, and W.A. Mozart by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Homily of the Most Rev. José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, at the Mass of St. Cecilia Thomas Aquinas College August 27, 2018
A talk given by Dr. Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College, at the Thomas Aquinas College Summer Seminar on June 23, 2018
Bishop Morlino's Address at Commencement 2018 by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Homily by the Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino at the 2018 Baccalaureate Mass by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Each year the president of Thomas Aquinas College hosts a dinner on the Wednesday before Commencement as a chance for members of the faculty and staff to bid farewell to the graduating class.
Rev. Paul Raftery, O.P. Homily from the community Mass for St. Thomas Day March 7, 2018
By Dr. Steven A. Long Professor of Theology, Ave Maria University St. Thomas Day Lecture at Thomas Aquinas College March 9, 2018
By Dr. Mary Nichols Professor of Political Science, Baylor University Thomas Aquinas College Presidents’ Day Lecture February 23, 2018
By Rev. Rhone Lillard, F.S.S.P. (’00) Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel Thomas Aquinas College January 27, 2018
By Reeve Rohter Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel Thomas Aquinas College January 27, 2018
On the first Sunday of Advent — the day before the outbreak of the Thomas Fire, which forced the end of the academic year on campus and has devastated so many — the College was blessed by the visit of a newly ordained alumnus priest, Rev. Miguel (Gaspar ’08) Batres, O.Praem. Fr. Miguel offered Mass that morning in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, during which he offered a homily that now seems especially poignant in light of all that has happened over the last two weeks.
“Thomas Aquinas College Has Much to be Grateful for …” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
“After Nature: Why Metaphysics Depends upon Natural Philosophy” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Part of the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series Delivered on November 3, 2017
“Francisco de Vitoria on the Law of Nations and the Natural Partnership of Different Peoples” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. Steven Cain: “Friendship and Liberal Education” by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Archbishop Coakley's Homily at the Mass of the Holy Spirit (Convocation 2017) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Archbishop Coakley's Matriculation Remarks (Convocation 2017) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dr. McLean's Matriculation Address (Convocation 2017) by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
President Michael F. McLean's Interview on EWTN's "Call Me Catholic" by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
President Michael F. McLean on EWTN's "Call Me Catholic" by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
On Friendship and Charity: President McLean’s Remarks from the 2017 Summer Seminars by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Pete LaFave ('13): Introduction of Shane O'Reilly at Alumni Dinner by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Anthem’s Shane O’Reilly (’95) on Why He Hires Thomas Aquinas Graduates by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
On May 16, Thomas Aquinas College celebrated its 43rd Commencement Exercises, honoring the 91 members of the Class of 2017. The day began with the Baccalaureate Mass of the Holy Spirit in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel. Rev. Paul Scalia, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, served as the principal celebrant and homilist.
May 13, marks 100 years since Our Lady’s first apparition in Fatima, Portugal. As members of the Church worldwide celebrate this anniversary, the event calls to mind a lecture that the Hon. Frank Shakespeare — the onetime president of CBS Television who served as the U.S. ambassador to Portugal, and then the Holy See, during the Reagan Administration — delivered at Thomas Aquinas College on February 24, 2006.
As that year’s President’s Day lecturer, Ambassador Shakespeare described the simultaneous, providential rise to power of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Pope St. John Paul II, and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union. He highlighted the pivotal roles that these three men played — under the protection of Our Lady of Fatima — in the collapse of Communism and the Soviet Union.
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s first apparition in Fatima, the College now makes audio of this fascinating lecture available to the public.
Fr. Paul: St. Thomas Aquinas & the Call to Study by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
Dean Kelly’s Remarks at the Dedication of Founders Plaza by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
President McLean’s Remarks at the Dedication of Founders Plaza by Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks
by Dr. Paul Rahe Professor of History Hillsdale College February 24, 2017 See text: https://thomasaquinas.edu/news/presidents-day-lecture-freedom-speech-and-religion
Dr. David Appleby Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series January 13, 2017