Guadalupe's Scholars Program Scholarships
This four-year leadership formation program for Catholic studies majors and minors also offers generous tuition scholarships based on merit and need.
“I shall do good; I shall do His work.” St. Newman
Department of Catholic Studies
In Catholic Studies, we are interested in everything.
That’s because everything is connected – literature, science, history, philosophy, theology, and the professions. That is why we explore the impact of the Incarnation on thought and culture in each of our courses and in our life together. And that is why you can thrive in your Catholic faith in college and develop life-long friendships as you prepare for a professional life of service.
More than 1,700 Catholic Studies alumni are leading purpose-driven lives as educators, business owners, medical professionals, engineers, lawyers, priests, and religious.
See Where Catholic Studies Can Take You.
Undergraduate Programs
Catholic studies is an integrated, interdisciplinary academic program for those who want to explore the things that matter most and, in the process, develop a more unified intellectual, spiritual and professional life.
Graduate Programs
All Catholic Studies graduate courses are offered in-person, online, and in hybrid formats. Our flexible model allows you to pursue graduate studies in a format that suits your life.
Deepen Your Faith and Prepare for Your Future
An undergraduate program that is timeless, deep, authentic, joyful.
A Transformation of Life and Purpose
Intellectually
With Catholic studies you form a coherent vision through study. Every course integrates multiple disciplines—literature, theology, art, history, the sciences. This helps you see your life, faith and profession within the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Spiritually
We help you unite faith and reason to better understand God, the world and yourself, not only in class, but also through Mass, Adoration and other communal prayer opportunities.
Professionally
With our integrated approach you can tailor your studies to fit your professional goals. Our degree is designed to pair with other fields and professions, and leadership formation opportunities are available through the Center for Catholic Studies.
Personally
Grow in your faith and thrive in your friendships as a Catholic Studies major or minor. From the Catholic Studies Living Learning Community to student-led events, volunteer and leadership opportunities, and Mass and adoration in our beautiful chapel, there are many ways to get involved in our vibrant community life.
Scholarships
Explore Scholarship Opportunities
Catholic Studies Rome Semester Scholarships
Catholic studies majors and minors are eligible to apply for these generous scholarships to help offset living expenses while studying abroad.
Catholic Studies Scholarships for First-Year Students
Competitive scholarships of up to $2,000 are awarded to engaged high school students who have been admitted to St. Thomas and are interested in pursuing a major or minor in Catholic studies.
A Transformative Experience
Catholic Studies Rome Program
For more than 25 years, the Bernardi Campus in Rome has been more than just a place to study. It has become a spiritual home.
Live and Learn Together
Catholic Studies Living Learning Communities
Our Living Learning Communities are for students who care about deep, lasting friendships and exploring the questions that matter most.
A Vision for Life
Guadalupe's Scholars
Catholic Studies is home to the Guadalupe’s Scholars Program where faithful student leaders are invited to engage the Catholic intellectual tradition in the context of the growing Hispanic Church in America.
Path to College for Latino High School Students
Serving the Community
Verso L'Alto fosters faith and intellectual growth for Catholic Latino high school students.
Center for Catholic Studies
In collaboration with the Department of Catholic Studies, the Center for Catholic Studies explores the impact of the Incarnation on human thought and culture with students, faculty and the public in an integrated learning environment.
Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership
Offers a range of leadership programs that form the character and fortitude required to build faithful, ethical leaders in a complex world.
Habiger Institute
Terrence J. Murphy Institute
Serves to deepen mission-driven legal and business education within the integrated thought and interdisciplinary riches of the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Murphy Institute
Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture
Serves as an interdisciplinary meeting point for scholars and readers to remain engaged in the beauty, truth, and vitality of Christianity as it is rooted in and shaped by Catholicism.
Publications from the Center for Catholic Studies
Offer profound insights into Western education, business principles, and leadership within the context of the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Publications
Faculty
Dr. John Boyle
Professor and Chair of Catholic Studies
Dr. Boyle writes on Thomas Aquinas and Thomas More and published a lost work of Thomas Aquinas. A graduate of the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto, he has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, the Aquinas Medal from the University of Dallas, and delivered the Aquinas Lecture at the National University of Ireland.
Dr. John Boyle
Dr. Erika Kidd
Associate Professor of Catholic Studies
Dr. Erika Kidd studied philosophy, Latin and great texts at Augustine College and Baylor University, and received her PhD in philosophy from Villanova University. She writes and speaks on St. Augustine and the Augustinian tradition. She is currently writing a book about how we can learn to hear the voice of God in our conversations with one another.
Dr. Erika Kidd
Dr. Michael J. Naughton
Professor and Director of the Center for Catholic Studies
Dr. Naughton is author, co-author and co-editor of 10 books and over 50 articles. His next coauthored book is called What We Hold in Trust: Rediscovering the Purpose of Catholic Higher Education (due out November 2020, The Catholic University of America Press, coauthors Don Briel and Ken Goodpaster).
Dr. Michael J. Naughton
Contact Information
Have a question? We would love to hear from you.
Tel: (651) 962-5700
Email: cathstudies@stthomas.edu
Mailing Address
Department of Catholic Studies
Mail 55-S
2115 Summit Ave
St. Paul, MN 55105-1096
Campus Location
Sitzmann Hall
Building address: 2055 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN
On the corner of Summit and Cleveland avenues