ITI celebrates the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas
March 14th, 2013 by Web Master
As a main patron of the ITI and patron of all Catholic universities, as well as the main source of content for study in the STM program, St. Thomas Aquinas holds a high place of honour at the Institute. For a number of reasons, it is better suited for the ITI community to celebrate his feast day according to the late liturgical calendar—thus, the students, staff, faculty, and administration gathered together on March 7th to …Read More
Habemus papam! We have a pope!
March 13th, 2013 by Web Master
At a little after 7pm Austrian time, excited cheers abounded at the residence buildings at the ITI, after white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel announcing that the conclave had decided on a new pope. ITI students, faculty, family and friends gathered in great anticipation to watch the projected live streaming of the announcement of our new Holy Father. Nearly the entire campus crammed into the St. Therese Common Room and joyfully received the …Read More
Single men’s retreat in Slovakia for ITI students
March 7th, 2013 by Web Master
This past weekend, a group of the single male students from the ITI attended a school-sponsored retreat at the Marianka monastery in the picturesque Slovakian countryside. According to the Marianka website, the monastery with its grounds is in “a calm green valley spoken about in legends and visited by kings. For some [the monastery location] is a dreamt of place to live away from city noise; for others it is the ideal location of a Sunday walk around …Read More
Adopt a Cardinal
March 1st, 2013 by Web Master
Last night special masses of Thanksgiving were said for Pope Benedict XVI. Now we are in the time of sede vacanti. But what a beautiful way to enter this period – with thanksgiving for what we have had in a Holy Father and with prayers for the future Pope. I don’t know how it was announced in different parishes, dioceses or countries, but here the bells in all the churches were rung at 8pm. We said the rosary …Read More
Pope to Resign
February 11th, 2013 by Web Master
Still in shock over the news. Hear Pope Benedict XVI give the news of his resignation in Latin: http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-benedict-xvi-announces-his-resignation-at-end
The Beauty and Joy of Marriage Despite its Enemies
January 28th, 2013 by Web Master
Fr. Basil Nixen, O.S.B, an ITI graduate from Norcia, Italy, delivered this beautiful homily on Jan 20th about the Wedding Feast at Cana. Enjoy! Liturgical Date EF: Dominica II post Epiphaniam Readings: Rm 12,6-16 & Gv 2,1-11 The Gospel reading today is about the Wedding Feast at Cana, one of the most beautiful and luminous mysteries in the life of Jesus Christ. With this Gospel, we continue our reflection on the various manifestations of the Lord. …Read More
Community, language-learning, and, of course, apfelstrudel
October 26th, 2012 by Web Master
Theresa, an Austrian Studium Generale student who started her studies here this fall, has been hosting, with some friends from the ITI, Tuesday night common dinners–with a catch. All attendees need to come prepared to practice their German! Theresa faithfully and joyfully prepares traditional Austrian food with her roommate and some other generous souls every week for up to 2o hungry fellow students, often completed, like last night, with a well-known Austrian dessert such as Apfelstrudel. It …Read More
Sheep at the ITI!
October 20th, 2012 by Web Master
Our faithful and skilled gardeners, Lukas and Franz, have brought a great and unusual surprise to the ITI: 18 sheep and goats, on loan from a nearby farmer, to tend to our Schloss’s fall garden overgrowth! If it seems like a joke to you at first read, you are in good company. As a few of us walked to Thursday night’s lecture (on the Filioque, given by our own Dr. Alan Fimister), one of the …Read More
ITI students witness to life in Vienna despite opposition
October 11th, 2012 by Web Master
The 6th World Congress of Life continued in Vienna on Saturday 6th of October with Mass and a planned vigil outside the city’s biggest abortion mill. The atmosphere around the church Maria vom Siege before Mass was tense as the organisers were expecting some form of protest there. At the Mass Monseigneur James Reilly, founder of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, said that witnessing to life at modern day Calvary was always effective even …Read More
Pro-life march in Berlin
September 28th, 2012 by Web Master
This past weekend, 3 vans full of ITI students and a couple of staff members headed to Berlin for the “Marsche fur das Leben (March for Life).” After a full day of driving, they were heartily welcomed in the city by Berlin’s Youth for Life, and made their home for the weekend in one of the nicest European hostels anyone here has yet seen in their travels. After Saturday morning’s generous hostel breakfast, the students …Read More