Free Lecture At Albertus Magnus College: Truth In All Its Dimensions
Third and Final Thomas Talks of This Academic Year
New Haven, Conn, April 7, 2022 – Albertus Magnus College will present the third and final edition of Thomas Talks of the 2021-2022 Aquinas
Lecture Series:
What: The St. Catherine of Siena Lecture: Truth In All Its Dimensions.
When: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 5:30 pm.
Where: Behan Community Room at the Hubert Campus Center, 831 Winchester Ave., New Haven, CT.
(Seating is limited to the Albertus Community; proof of COVID vaccination or negative test for members of the media, face mask, and social distancing required. The event will also be live-streamed at https://www.albertus.edu/lecture.
As a champion of impactful dialog, Albertus Magnus College continues its annual St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture Series (Thomas Talks), named after the Dominican scholar who challenged individuals to seek truth and knowledge. Since its founding in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of Peace, the College has cherished the pursuit of truth in all its dimensions. The College uses this lecture series as a lens through which it “responds to the academic needs and ethical challenges of its students and society.” The series is made possible through the generosity of the Marie Louise Bianchi ’31 Fund.
Ann Garrido is Associate Professor of Homiletics and Director of Spiritual Formation of the MAPS-CGS program at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. A lay Catholic woman, she holds both a Master of Divinity and a Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching from the Institute. Her teaching, research, and public speaking have focused on Christian conflict management and administration; cultivating Catholic identity in sponsored institutions; the practice of Catholic preaching; developing methods of forming candidates for ministry; and examining the gifts of children’s contextual theology in the contemporary church. She is a recognized formation leader for the National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and a consultant/mediator with Triad Consulting Group. A celebrated author, Dr. Garrido’s most recent publications are Preaching with Children (2022); #Rules_of_Engagement: 8 Christian Habits for Being Good and Doing Good Online (2021); and Let’s Talk About Truth: A Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Other Catholic Leaders in a World of Doubt and Discord (2020).
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.