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Fidelity & Excellence91快活林 Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
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Truth MattersTruth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College檚 curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
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What Can You Do with a Liberal Education?Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College檚 academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
Alumna Writer檚 Tribute to a Late Classmate
On her blog, , alumna author Suzie Andres (87) describes the 渋nestimable grace of having recently been with the family of her late classmate Jon B. Syren (87) for the 26th anniversary of his death 渢his 26th feast day, she writes, 渁nd it檚 been a feast indeed.
Shortly after graduating from the College, Mr. Syren began to 渇ulfill his dreams, writes Mrs. Andres, when he married classmate Angela (Andersen 87) Connelly:
on the Feast of Our Lady檚 Coronation in 1987, and with the birth of their daughter and son (who would檝e been the first of many, and thanks to God's infinite love did become the first of many, though their 7 siblings came later, after Angela remarried a second saintly man, thankfully one who is still among us!). And finally, his dream of being a doctor began coming true with his attendance [at the University of Washington, with his first year of medical school in his home state of Alaska]
Jon檚 secret was in pursuing sanctity the Kingdom of God, or by another name: Love rather than worldwide fame and fortune, power, popularity, and all the other things that people often mean by 渟uccess. Not surprisingly, according to the words of Our Lord, by pursuing first the Kingdom of Heaven, Jon was given 渁ll other things besides.
Mr. Syren檚 widow, Angela, is today a member of the College檚 Board of Governors, and their daughter, Catherine (Connelly 11) O橞rien, is a young wife and mother who recently completed her master檚 degree in theology at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
淭he Communion of Saints is one of my favorite mysteries, more and more visible to me as I realize how close Heaven is to earth, writes Mrs. Andres. 淲ith Jesus in the tabernacle and coming to us in Holy Communion, the Kingdom of God is absolutely among us. And then, as Angela and Jack and Jon demonstrate so very visibly, the work of the saints continues day in and day out, with fruit beyond counting, beyond measure.
It should be noted that Mrs. Andres is today celebrating another notable anniversary: the of her marriage to her husband, Dr. Anthony P. Andres, a tutor at the College. She also recently appeared on the Catholic Exchange podcast, about one of her favorite members of the Communion of Saints, Marcel Van.