What kind of encounter with God brings even the greatest minds to silence? On the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, we reflect on how Thomas and Job each discovered that God is not distant, but intimately near—especially in the gift of the Eucharist.
IU’s championship season was powered by more than talent and training. For quarterback Fernando Mendoza, faith and friendship at St. Paul’s Catholic Center—alongside Dominican friars--have been part of what carried the Hoosiers to the top.
Fr. Gerard “Jerry” Cleator, OP, 87, died on January 8, 2026. He made his first profession of vows in 1959 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. Fr. Cleator served as Provincial and later as pastor of St. Pius V in Chicago.
On the eve of the Rose Bowl--and the Hoosiers' victory over Alabama!--Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP, of the St. Paul Catholic Center at Indiana University shared a side of Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza few fans ever see.
