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Join Us for Continuing Education's Second Mini-Course!

A six week class that starts on January 16, 2025, with one of Aquinas Institute's most popular instructors--Fr. Vincent Davila, OP--this mini-course concerns the apostolate of Lay Dominicans and its accompanying spirituality. It does so by placing this vocation within the broader context of the vocation of the laity in the World and the spirituality of the Dominican Order. We will draw heavily on the teaching of St. Catherine of Siena and Yves Congar.

Location: In person and on Zoom
Time: Each class will run from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

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ATFE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE AT AQUINAS

The Association for Theological Field Education (ATFE) is holding its Biennial Conference at Aquinas Institute from January 22-25, 2025. Sixty-five theological field educators will meet at Aquinas to explore the theme "Land Holds Memory: The Impact of Place of Formation and Ministry."

Carolyn Wright, DMin, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology at Aquinas, serves on ATFE's Leadership Steering Committee and is the local Biennial Coordinator.

Aquinas is honored to host this event and to recognize the importance of the role of theological field educators.

Health Care Mission Information Session

It's a new year, and a time for new beginnings. Take the next steps to advance your healthcare career!

Register now to learn more about the updated Health Care Mission program through the Ashley-O'Rourke Center at Aquinas Institute of Theology.

Next Online Info Session:

Monday, January 27, 2024 at 12: 00 p.m.

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The 41st Annual Aquinas Lecture

With the Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas fast approaching on January 28, that means it is almost time for The 41st Annual Aquinas Lecture. This year, Fr. Henry Donneaud, OP, the Regent of Studies for the Dominican Province of Toulouse and Professor of Theology at L'Institut Catholique de Toulouse will present "Revelation: Between Phenomenology and Theology; Jean-Luc Marion in Conversation with Thomas Aquinas."

The Aquinas Lecture will be held at Aquinas Institute of Theology on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 7 p.m.. A small reception will follow.

RSVPs are required. A small reception will follow the lecture.

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AQUINAS SCHOLAR APPLICATIONS DUE JANUARY 28, 2025!

If you plan to study in any of Aquinas Institute's core three programs--the Master of Arts in Theology (MA), the Master of Divinity (MDiv), or the Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (MAPS)--you may be eligible for the Aquinas Scholars Program.

This award provides fully paid tuition, housing and book stipends, and more. To be eligible, you must apply BY JANUARY 28 (the Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas)!

HOW TO APPLY

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

Join the 2025 New Frontiers in Preaching Cohort

Become a Master Preacher. Join the 2025 Cohort to enhance your intercultural preaching in the Hispanic and Black Catholic communities. This Mastery in Preaching Certificate Program is designed with you in mind.

Conviértete en un Maestro Predicador. Únete a la cohorte 2025 para mejorar tu  predicación intercultural en las comunidades católicas hospanas y afroamericanas. Este programa de certificación de maestría en la  predicación esta diseñado para ti.

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THE AQUINAS WAY

Part of the world-wide Order of Preachers and following in the footsteps of Saint Dominic, we are a Catholic, Dominican, graduate school of theology in Saint Louis Missouri. We send out graduates, lay and religious, grounded in the teachings of Saint Thomas Aquinas, to preach the gospel in word and deed. 

By The Numbers

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Student-to-Teacher Ratio

Aquinas Institute believes in a small community where teachers, laypersons and friars can learn side-by-side, using discussion and collaboration as tools to best find the truth.

$2.75 million

Received in Grant Money

Aquinas Institute has launched the Center for Community Engagement and Evangelization as well as the New Frontiers in Preaching program with grant money provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc. These programs allow Aquinas to not only teach graduate students, but to provide lifelong learning opportunities as well.

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Nearly 2,000 Alumni Around the World

Aquinas alumni have served as hospital chaplains, non-profit executives, youth ministers, theology teachers, academic administrators, college professors, social justice advocates, and more.

1925

Year Aquinas Institute of Theology was founded

Aquinas Institute of Theology has been educating graduate students in the discipline of theology for almost 100 years.

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Academic programs offered, from degree programs to graduate certificate options

Graduate degree programs at Aquinas include a Master of Arts in Theology, Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies, and a Master of Divinity, the country's only Doctor of Ministry in Preaching, and the only Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd degree of its kind.

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Fully Funded Aquinas Scholarships

Available for full-time students in any of the "Core Three" programs: MA in Theology, MA in Pastoral Studies, or Master of Divinity.

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Dominican Provinces served

Aquinas Institute is designated as the Center for Institutional Studies by the Order of Preachers and is sponsored by the Dominican Central Province of St. Albert the Great in partnership with Dominican Southern Province of St. Martin de Porres.

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