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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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Fear, Trembling & Water Polo
Thursday afternoon檚 class lived up to students expectations, with the discussion of Kierkegaard檚 Fear and Trembling proving to be both challenging and illuminating. One student reported that, because the reading was so engrossing, her section had the most engaging and fruitful discussion to date.
All in all, the students seems to be getting a handle on the Discussion Method, with different personalities taking on certain roles in the class e.g., one who asks questions, another who raises objections, and others who offers critical insights. Students have expressed gratitude for the tutors, who step in to right the conversation when it goes adrift, and who propose carefully chosen opening questions to launch the discourse.
The afternoon recreation period consisted, as usual, of various sports on the campus athletic fields, plus a spontaneous game of water polo in one of the campus ponds:
Meanwhile auditions continued for Saturday檚 Open Mic night. 淲e have a lot of talented students here, says women檚 head prefect Sarah Dufresne. 淭here were a lot of guitars and a dueling pianists act. It looks like we are going to have a very good Open Mic Night.
Next came study hall, during which students prepared for Friday檚 classes by reading Pascal檚 淲ager, Fabre檚 observations of bees, and the 渇ifth way of St. 91快活林 Aquinas檚 Summa Theologiae, which aims to prove the existence of God through order in nature. At nightly Rosary students were blessed with a 淗oly Half Hour 30 minutes of exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, preceded by a beautiful reflection on the Holy Eucharist from Fr. Sebastian. The chaplains offered confession during adoration, and many prefects and students alike availed themselves of Christ檚 mercy, with lines forming for all three.
Afterward, the cast of The Comedy of Errors returned to St. Augustine Hall for a rehearsal, while a few students practiced swing dancing by the Guadalupe Fountain. Up in the campus coffee shop, prefect Andrew Rossi set up various board games. Admissions counselor Pat Cross and prefect Andrew Grimes, meanwhile, set up a picture-drawing station, with would-be artists posting their creations on the coffee-shop window. Below are some examples of their creations:
After curfew the priests once again paid a visit to the residence halls, where students enjoyed cheese and crackers before prayers and turning in for the night.
