Dr. William K. Thierfelder
President
“Belmont Abbey College is a special place and almost everyone who has ever attended or visited our college will tell you that it is so. Our commitment as a Catholic college is a guarantee to people of all faiths of how they will be treated because of what we believe”
Imagine a Place
Where every person is committed to perfecting the intellectual, moral and theological virtues in their life as well as helping others to do the same...Continue reading Dr Thierfelder’s Welcome message
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Mission, Vision, Plan
Message from Pope Benedict XVI on Catholic higher education
“I don’t believe in accidents. I believe in Divine Providence. If you’re reading my words right now, it’s no accident. God is calling you to look and discern and pray and to say, ‘Maybe I’m supposed to be here. Maybe I’m supposed to be contributing in some way to what God is calling this place to be!’ And I’m hoping that you’re going to come and join us!”
–Dr. Thierfelder
St. Joseph Adoration Chapel on the campus of Belmont Abbey College is always open for prayer. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed from 5am to 10pm. More adorers are needed. Please find more information and contact numbers here.
Reclaim the Game
Reclaim the Game is a movement to take back sport and make it what it was meant to be, a means for developing virtue. It can help you perform to your full potential: physically, mentally, spiritually.
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Sport Properly Directed
See what our student-athletes are doing to bring excellence and virtue to sport.
Playing With Fire - Podcasts...
Visit Dr. Thierfelder's Blog
“Dont Throw Out The Baby With The Bath Water”
“Dad, I Wasn’t Running, I Was Speed Walking”
“A Case for Virtue Tour de France, Stage 3”
Read other blog posts
“Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and steels the will to endurance. It is not merely a physical development then. Sport, rightly understood, is an occupation of the whole man, and while perfecting the body as an instrument of the mind, it also makes the mind itself a more refined instrument for the search and communication of truth and helps man to achieve that end to which all others must be subservient, the service and praise of his Creator. ”
– Pope Pius XII
Sport at the Service of the Spirit July 29, 1945
Recorded Talks and Radio Interviews
Dr. Thierfelder as guest on “The Laura Ingraham Show”
“Relevant Radio's Drew Mariani show ”
“The Perfection of the Present Moment.”
News
Featuring Dr. Thierfelder
“Belmont Abbey's lawsuit continues — lawyers call contraception rule 'coercive'“
“Belmont Abbey College Breaks Ground on Pregnancy Center” in the National Catholic Register
By Dr. Thierfelder
“The Abbey: A Special Place You Can Always Call Home” in Crossroads: The Magazine of Belmont Abbey College View entire issue
Read archived articles
Press Releases
“Obama Administration Refuses to Change Abortion-Drug Mandate”
“Two Belmont Abbey College Administrators Receive Patriot Award”
Please also see BACRoads: The latest news from Belmont Abbey College
Upcoming Talks and Radio Interviews
Guest speaker for the Baltimore chapter of Legatus
Media/Speaking Requests for Dr. Thierfelder
Dr. Thierfelder is a frequent guest speaker for regional and national TV & radio programs, conferences, and events. Some topics include Catholicism, athletic performance, sport & virtue, sports science and medicine, sport psychology, education, and business performance. Dr. Thierfelder is also available for media interviews.
Contact Mary Worthington
maryworthington@bac.edu
704-461-6574 to schedule an interview or for copies of any recorded talks or radio interviews.
