Thomas Aquinas College Lectures & Talks

“Dona Eis Requiem,” a concert by the Thomas Aquinas College Choir in New England. Performed on November 6, 2026, in Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel, as part of the 2026-27 St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series. Choir organized and conducted by Matthew Santos (NE’26); organ by Calvin Mermis (NE’30). Timestamps: 00:00:00 — “O Vos Omnes” | Tomás Luis de Victoria 00:05:05 — Introit | Requiem Mass | Performed by the Women’s Schola 00:07:26 — “Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary” | Henry Purcell 00:16:48 — Gradual | Requiem Mass | Performed by the Men’s Schola 00:20:09 — “245 Claremont” | Samuel Temple & David Merrill 00:25:28 — Tract | Requiem Mass | Performed by the Women’s Schola 00:28:39 — “Abide With Me” | William Henry Monk 00:34:51 — Sequence (“Dies Irae”) | Requiem Mass | Performed by the Men’s Schola 00:40:14 — “Requiem in D Minor, K.626, No. 7” | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:43:52 — Offertory Antiphon | Requiem Mass | Performed by the Men’s Schola 00:47:30 — “I Heard a Voice from Heaven” | Charles Villiers Stanford 00:52:53 — Requiem, OP.48, No. 3: “Sanctus” | Gabriel Fauré 00:56:40 — Communion Antiphon | Requiem Mass | Performed by the Women’s Schola 00:57:56 — Absolution Responsory | Requiem Mass | Performed by the Men’s Schola 01:02:21 — Requiem, OP.48, No. 7: “In Paradisum” | Gabriel Fauré

“Will the Future be Human? Thoughts on the Human Meaning of AI,” a lecture by Dr, Michael Hanby (Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage & Family). Given at Thomas Aquinas College, California, on October 30, 2026, as part of the 2026-27 St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series.

“Queen Dido and the Ivory Gate,” a Tutor Talk by Dr. Joseph Hattrup (Thomas Aquinas College, California). Given on September 30, 2026.

“How Can Evil Be a Species of Human Actions?”, a lecture by Dr. Steven Jensen (University of St. Thomas, Houston). Given on September 11, 2026, at Thomas Aquinas College, New England, as part of the 2026-27 St. Vincent de Paul Lecture & Concert Series.

“The Analogy of Proper Proportion and the Metaphysics of Gift in the Thought of Ferdinand Ulrich” by Gregory Warner (John Paul II Institute, D.C.). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

“The Science of the One qua One: Aristotle and Aquinas on Henology” by Conor Stark (The Catholic University of America). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

“The Instrumental-Efficient Causality of Christ’s Past Actions: The Metaphysical Basis of a Disagreement Among Thomists” by Dominic Spiekermann (Thomas Aquinas College, California). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

“The Metaphysics of Martyrdom and the Being of Truth” by J. Marianne Siegmund (University of Dallas). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

“The Dignity of God: An Aspect of Divine Wisdom” by Julian Sicam (University of St. Thomas, Houston). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.

“Hic et Nunc: Intelligible Matter and the Origins of Mathematical Knowledge” by Maureen Ryland (University of St. Thomas, Houston). Presented at the Thomas Aquinas College 2026 Thomistic Summer Conference.