Welcome to the Thomas Aquinas Society
The St. Thomas Aquinas Society (TAS)* brings together Catholic Graduate students and those students interested in Catholicism. Build you spiritual peer support here at Notre Dame with other graduate students.
We attend Mass weekly and then meet together as a group afterwards for lunch. In the past we have read the Catechism. We are also trying to plan other social events for uniting Catholic Graduate students. Contact Joey if you would like to learn more or to be put on the email list (tac@nd.edu). Also, let us know if you have any other ideas.
The focus of this group is to unite Catholic Graduate Students; however, all are welcome, non-catholics, undergrads, etc.
* sometimes called the Thomas Aquinas Club (TAC)
Thomas Aquinas Society
2008 Officers
President:
Joey Herzog
Vice Presidents:
Philip Little
2008 Events
Mass and Lunch
Tuesdays at 11:30 (Mass); 12:15 (lunch)
each Tuesday we attend 11:30am Mass in the Basilica. All are welcome to join us for Mass and/or lunch. Lunch follows in the McNeill Room of La Fortune (see map).
(some weeks are cancelled. If you are new, it is best to contact tac@nd.edu to confirm that this week’s meeting will be happening)
October 29, 2008
5:15pm Mass at Basillica;
Come to the first annual Graduate Student Mass. The Mass will be a regular 5:15pm evening Mass in the basilica with a welcome for graduate students. Dinner will follow for graduate students in the Gold Room of La Fortune (rm 306 - see map). All are welcome, non-Catholics, Grad, Law and MBA students.
More information about Mass
General Communion info for non-Catholics:
At the time of Communion, non-Catholics have two options:
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1.Remain seated while other receive communion, and pray, meditate, etc.
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2.Come up for a blessing by the priest: go up in the same communion line with everyone else. Once you get to the priest distributing communion, fold your hands across your chest. This will signal that you will not be receiving communion and the priest will give you a blessing.
At Mass, often there are Catholics who choose not to receive communion for various respectful reasons. So Non-Catholics are not the only ones who do not receive communion.
Other Resources for Graduate Students
Graduate Housing Mass:
All are welcome to attend Mass at the St. Catherine of Alexandria Chapel, FOG Community Center: Sunday at 9:00 p.m. (followed by food/social) & Weekdays at 8:00 a.m. (2008 - free breakfast on wednesdays)
Law School Mass and Hours
as of 2008, morning liturgy of the hours takes places at 8:00 or 8:15am. Also, they have Mass there. Check the chapel for Mass times. They can change weekly.
Lucenarium
Candlelight Night Prayer at Moreau Seminary every Thursday at 9:00 p.m.
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