Aquinas Institute has, for over 120 years, supported Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge, educating young men and women in the tradition of the Basilian Fathers. 

In 2021, an alumnus came to the school to address students on his business success.  In the course of the presentation, he and his wife singled out students who they deemed overweight, called Black Lives Matter a "Marxist organization" said that LGBTQ students were disgusting and that feminism is "evil."  Following that spectacle, the President of Aquinas reached out to families to reiterate that the speaker did not display the tenets of Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge that Aquinas has always, and will always, value.

This alumnus and a group of parents have since spewed outrage that AQ has lost its Catholicity and caters to liberalism.  Indeed, Aquinas does exhibit a willingness to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own, an openness to new ideas and a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise (which is the actual Oxford Languages definition of "liberalism."). It also embraces gospel values and reflects Catholic values and teachings. Plus, it offers a top-notch education, a rigorous curriculum and an opportunity for students to think critically and to become the citizens that this world so desperately needs. 

Please join us in showing your support for Aquinas' board, administration and faculty for their dedication to quality education and their denunciation of racism, bigotry and hate.