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The Center for Evangelization and Catechesis at Aquinas College announces the Come, Follow Me Conference to be held on the Dominican Campus in Nashville, March 20-21, 2020 at St. Cecilia Academy. Come, Follow Me is a catechetical method that helps...

By Sister Thomas More Stepnowski, O.P., Ph.D. “The contemplation of the divine truth” comprises the gaze of supernatural contemplation, which is “end of the whole human life” (ST II-II, 180, iv). With the addition of the word “divine,” a certain...

Aquinas College has again been chosen by the National Catholic Register for inclusion in the Catholic Identity College Guide for 2019, released this September. The Catholic Identity College Guide features colleges and universities faithful to the Magisterium as outlined in...

On August 28, 2019, the Feast of St. Augustine, the Aquinas College community gathered for the Mass of the Holy Spirit to start off the academic year. Most Rev. J. Mark Spalding, Bishop of Nashville celebrated the Mass. Amid a...

By Sister Thomas More Stepnowski, O.P., Ph.D. “Contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere” to contemplate and to give to others the fruits of contemplation, is the ideal at the heart of the Dominican Order.1 Contemplation in Dominican spirituality is neither reserved...

A post for Math educators! What’s love got to do with it? Sister Cecilia Anne Wanner, O.P. offers some essential points for new math teachers and veterans alike. This post summarizes two recently published articles for further reading. Sister Cecilia Anne joined...

This article originally appeared in the August 9, 2019 issue of the Tennessee Register. Photo by Argenis Apolinario. By Andy Telli Catholic educators from around the world, including four Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia who teach at Aquinas College in...

By Michael Thornton, ’21 “Why are you getting your master’s degree at Aquinas College? Why not at a state school?” These were the questions I was asked countless times when telling friends about my pursuit of teaching. Honestly, my answer...

This article originally appeared in the August 9, 2019 issue of the Tennessee Register.  By Robert Alan Glover When Mike Thornton’s daughter was a student at St. Cecilia Academy, it changed his life. Through his involvement at the school as...

By Sister Elizabeth Anne Allen, O.P., Ed.D. They come from 4,083 kilometers away (2,537 miles). They go through three airports, enter three time zones, spend from four to six days away from home and are exposed to temperature measured on...