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New Volume on Theology and DEI Emerges from Aquinas Conference
In 2024, the Aquinas Institute hosted a major conference at Princeton University bringing together theologians and public intellectuals to reflect on diversity, equity, and inclusion, including the limitations and oversights of conventional approaches to DEI. The conference featured five panels and keynote addresses by Mark Lilla, Professor of Humanities at Columbia University, and Bishop Erik […]
Faith in the Ivy League: Interviewed by The Pillar
The Pillar, a leading website for Catholic news and analysis, recently interviewed Aquinas chaplain Fr. Zack Swantek about our role in strengthening Catholic life at Princeton University. He discussed our focus on uniting “serious intellectual formation and an unapologetically Catholic spiritual life” in our work with Princeton students. Fr. Zack noted, “Our numbers both for Sunday and daily Mass […]
Eucharistic Procession Draws More Than 200 Students
The Aquinas Institute honored the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross with its annual Eucharistic Procession through the heart of Princeton’s campus on Sunday, September 13th. More than 200 students processed together to Nassau Hall, asking God’s blessing on the University and joining the choir in singing hymns – among them St. Thomas […]
From Agnosticism to Catholicism: Princeton Philosopher Joe Schmid Announces His Conversion
Joe Schmid, a Princeton University Ph.D. student and member of the Aquinas community, recently announced his return to the Catholic Church after more than a decade as an atheist and agnostic. His announcement has attracted considerable attention because he had become one of the most prominent young agnostic voices in the online philosophy of religion […]
Aquinas Institute Announces Fall 2026 Lectures
The Aquinas Institute is pleased to announce its Fall 2026 lecture series, in which Sarah Maple (Oxford), Angela Franks (CUA), and Leah Sargeant (The Dignity of Dependence) will explore questions of human nature, beauty, technology, and artificial intelligence through the lens of the Catholic intellectual tradition. These lectures are especially timely in light of Pope […]
Fr. Zack Leads Poland Pilgrimage: Walking in the Footsteps of St. John Paul II
What does our chaplain, Fr. Zack, do during the summer while students are away from campus? Among other things, he leads an annual pilgrimage to Poland: Theology of the Body in the Footsteps of St. John Paul II. Each summer, Fr. Zack brings students and young adults to the places that shaped St. John Paul […]
Kyle Lang ’19 Ordained a Priest of the Diocese of La Crosse
With great joy and gratitude to God, we celebrate the ordination of Fr. Kyle Lang ’19, who was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 27, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman in his home Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Numerous Princeton alumni were present to pray for and celebrate this beautiful […]