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Those walking Thomas Aquinas ������ý’s California campus last weekend encountered an additional, albeit unexpected, instance of beauty in the walkway between St. Bernardine of Siena Library and St. Gladys Hall. There, the arcade’s white columns bore all manner of artwork: striking replications of master artists, original compositions capturing family and friends, photography of natural subjects, and more.

The 19th century Austrian composer Franz Schubert used to host friends and family in his home for informal concerts. In Schubert’s living room, he and others would perform pieces, still in their formative stages, in a relaxed setting among friends.

Part of the St. Vincent de Paul Lecture and Concert Series, endowed by Barbara and Paul Henkels. Open to alumni and friends of the ������ý, free of charge, in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.

After 50 years of pursuing its educational mission, Thomas Aquinas ������ý is beginning to show its age in the best way: It has begun welcoming third-generation students, as the grandchildren of its earliest alumni reach college age.

Thomas Aquinas ������ý students will perform at the second of this year’s two informal concerts — “Schubertiades” — in St. Cecilia Hall.
 

In the waning days of October, the Thomas Aquinas ������ý Art Club hosted an evening of fine art on the California campus. On the balcony of the St.

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On October 22 — the Feast of Pope St. John Paul II — the Most Rev. José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, dedicated the newest building at Thomas Aquinas ������ý, California — one named in the beloved saint’s honor.

Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel

• 7:45 a.m. – Viewing
• 8:15 a.m. – Rosary
• 9:00 a.m. – Requiem Mass

Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery

• 11:30 a.m. – Interment

St. Joseph Commons

• 12:30 p.m. – Luncheon Reception