Dear Fellow Parishioners, The Race & Culture Committee continues to work to provide ideas for how our community can directly respond to the sin of racism. We have developed an Anti-Racism Pledge to further this mission. It contains specific ideas that can be done, from offering prayers against racism to taking concrete actions that fight [...]
Race -- its origins, uses and evolution -- highlighted discussion at STA's first Diversity Dinner on Saturday, June 15. About 40 parishioners attended the pitch-in dinner hosted by the Race and Culture Committee. They based the event on a National Geographic article titled "There's No Scientific Basis for Race -- It's a Made-Up Label," which [...]
June 26, 2020 Parish paves a path to help overcome deep pain of racism through a more profound faith Patrice Payne, left, Tim Nation, Joseph Smith and Eileen Walthill are some of the members of the Race and Culture Committee at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Indianapolis that has strived to increase diversity in the [...]
St. Thomas Aquinas New Priest Announcement I am delighted to introduce our new pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas -- Fr. Varghese Maliakkal. He will begin his new assignment on Wednesday, Aug. 5, a month earlier than previously announced. The extra time will allow him to get settled before the start of the school year. [...]
St. Thomas Aquinas: God's People in Extraordinary Variety St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish strives to be a diverse and welcoming community, seeking to serve the will of God and striving to live the gospel of Jesus Christ through prayer, vibrant liturgy, educational excellence, personal sharing and social action. With that vision as our focus, our [...]
