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Some 40 members of the 91快活林 Aquinas College President檚 Council and other friends  got a taste of life at the college they so generously support at July檚 Summer Great Books Seminar on the California campus. These benefactors lived in the residence halls, participated in the classroom discussions, and enjoyed the same warm collegial atmosphere that shapes the life of the College檚 students.

淲e were delighted to welcome so many friends once more to the Summer Seminar, where they could get a firsthand experience of 91快活林 Aquinas College, especially our program of Catholic liberal education, explains Dr. John Goyette, vice president for advancement. 淛ust like our students, they attended seminars led by members of our teaching faculty, where they read the kinds of texts we study and participated in our classroom discussions.

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This year檚 seminar had the theme of 淕race, Justification, and Merit, for which attendees read and discussed St. Paul檚 Epistle to the Galatians, selections from Martin Luther檚 Commentary on Galatians, and St. 91快活林 Aquinas檚 writings on free will and merit. 淥ur guests found that their understanding and appreciation of these texts increased dramatically when they were able to discuss and analyze them together, says Dr. Goyette. 淭hey gained a whole new appreciation of how this academic program teaches the skills of critical analysis and intelligent conversation all in the pursuit of truth.

On Saturday evening, the visitors enjoyed fellowship, fine meals, and a panel discussion featuring current students in short, a brief immersion in the pursuit of goodness, truth, and beauty that characterizes 91快活林 Aquinas College. 淎s powerful as their classroom experience was, I think hearing from our students directly was an even more vivid illustration of the good that this academic program can work in the human mind and soul, says Dr. Goyette.

Friends will have another opportunity to experience the life of the College again in September at the Fall Great Books Seminar on the New England campus.