Thomas Cain died on October 27, 2000, at Our Lady of Wisdom Health Care Center, New Orleans. He had previously lived at Heartland Health Care Center in Bedford, Texas, after being on limited service at St. Albert the Great Priory in Irving, Texas. His funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Dominic church, New Orleans on October 31, followed by interment at Rosaryville Cemetery.
Tom was born in Philo, Illinois, on January 1, 1911, the son of Henry Cain and Anna Coady. After studies at Providence College, he made his novitiate at St. Rose Priory in Kentucky and made profession in Somerset, Ohio, on August 16, 1931. As a serious academic, he did studies at the Dominican Studium in River Forest, Illinois, Somerset, Ohio, Washington, DC, Switzerland (University of Fribourg) and Manila (University of Santo Tomáás), where he received his STL and PhD in 1942. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1937 at St. Dominic church in Washington, DC.
Most of his ministry was as a professor of philosophy across Washington, DC, Santo Tomás, River Forest (House of Studies and Rosary College), Milwaukee (St. Francis Seminary), Irving and from 1969 to 1972 Rome (University of Dallas). He was also prior and pastor at Blessed Sacrament in Madison, Wisconsin from 1953 until 1959). After teaching at the University of Dallas for 21 years, he retired from active ministry and became professor emeritus at the University, with residence at St. Albert's Priory in Irving, Texas. In respecting his professorship, the University of Dallas initiated the Thomas Cain Aquinas Award given periodically to a senior philosophy major and on September 20, 1992 the University named a courtyard in his honor.
In 1937 he had gone to the University of Fribourg for advanced studies, however in 1940, he left Switzerland to avoid the threat of Nazi invasion and on July ,7 he arrived in Manila for studies and teaching at the University of Santo Tomás in Manila. Unfortunately, the Japanese invaded the Philippines and they interned him, together with Anthony A. Norton, and four other friars from the Eastern Province, H.R. Ahern, J.D. McMahon, Leo Bond, J.I. McGuinness, plus 26 other faculty members in the Los Baños prison from 1941 till 1945, when they were finally liberated by the US first cavalry.
While lecturing at the University of Dallas, he founded and built the Dominican Priory of St. Albert the Great there and became its first prior in 1969. During that time, he performed a significant act of mercy by anointing President John F. Kennedy, just after he was shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963. And as a Dominican of many years, he belonged to three Provinces - St. Joseph, St. Albert and finally in 1979, St. Martin de Porres.
Tom was born in Philo, Illinois, on January 1, 1911, the son of Henry Cain and Anna Coady. After studies at Providence College, he made his novitiate at St. Rose Priory in Kentucky and made profession in Somerset, Ohio, on August 16, 1931. As a serious academic, he did studies at the Dominican Studium in River Forest, Illinois, Somerset, Ohio, Washington, DC, Switzerland (University of Fribourg) and Manila (University of Santo Tomáás), where he received his STL and PhD in 1942. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1937 at St. Dominic church in Washington, DC.
Most of his ministry was as a professor of philosophy across Washington, DC, Santo Tomás, River Forest (House of Studies and Rosary College), Milwaukee (St. Francis Seminary), Irving and from 1969 to 1972 Rome (University of Dallas). He was also prior and pastor at Blessed Sacrament in Madison, Wisconsin from 1953 until 1959). After teaching at the University of Dallas for 21 years, he retired from active ministry and became professor emeritus at the University, with residence at St. Albert's Priory in Irving, Texas. In respecting his professorship, the University of Dallas initiated the Thomas Cain Aquinas Award given periodically to a senior philosophy major and on September 20, 1992 the University named a courtyard in his honor.
In 1937 he had gone to the University of Fribourg for advanced studies, however in 1940, he left Switzerland to avoid the threat of Nazi invasion and on July ,7 he arrived in Manila for studies and teaching at the University of Santo Tomás in Manila. Unfortunately, the Japanese invaded the Philippines and they interned him, together with Anthony A. Norton, and four other friars from the Eastern Province, H.R. Ahern, J.D. McMahon, Leo Bond, J.I. McGuinness, plus 26 other faculty members in the Los Baños prison from 1941 till 1945, when they were finally liberated by the US first cavalry.
While lecturing at the University of Dallas, he founded and built the Dominican Priory of St. Albert the Great there and became its first prior in 1969. During that time, he performed a significant act of mercy by anointing President John F. Kennedy, just after he was shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963. And as a Dominican of many years, he belonged to three Provinces - St. Joseph, St. Albert and finally in 1979, St. Martin de Porres.
Thomas Cain died on October 27, 2000, at Our Lady of Wisdom Health Care Center, New Orleans. He had previously lived at Heartland Health Care Center in Bedford, Texas, after being on limited service at St. Albert the Great Priory in Irving, Texas. His funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Dominic church, New Orleans on October 31, followed by interment at Rosaryville Cemetery.
Tom was born in Philo, Illinois, on January 1, 1911, the son of Henry Cain and Anna Coady. After studies at Providence College, he made his novitiate at St. Rose Priory in Kentucky and made profession in Somerset, Ohio, on August 16, 1931. As a serious academic, he did studies at the Dominican Studium in River Forest, Illinois, Somerset, Ohio, Washington, DC, Switzerland (University of Fribourg) and Manila (University of Santo Tomáás), where he received his STL and PhD in 1942. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1937 at St. Dominic church in Washington, DC.
Most of his ministry was as a professor of philosophy across Washington, DC, Santo Tomás, River Forest (House of Studies and Rosary College), Milwaukee (St. Francis Seminary), Irving and from 1969 to 1972 Rome (University of Dallas). He was also prior and pastor at Blessed Sacrament in Madison, Wisconsin from 1953 until 1959). After teaching at the University of Dallas for 21 years, he retired from active ministry and became professor emeritus at the University, with residence at St. Albert's Priory in Irving, Texas. In respecting his professorship, the University of Dallas initiated the Thomas Cain Aquinas Award given periodically to a senior philosophy major and on September 20, 1992 the University named a courtyard in his honor.
In 1937 he had gone to the University of Fribourg for advanced studies, however in 1940, he left Switzerland to avoid the threat of Nazi invasion and on July ,7 he arrived in Manila for studies and teaching at the University of Santo Tomás in Manila. Unfortunately, the Japanese invaded the Philippines and they interned him, together with Anthony A. Norton, and four other friars from the Eastern Province, H.R. Ahern, J.D. McMahon, Leo Bond, J.I. McGuinness, plus 26 other faculty members in the Los Baños prison from 1941 till 1945, when they were finally liberated by the US first cavalry.
While lecturing at the University of Dallas, he founded and built the Dominican Priory of St. Albert the Great there and became its first prior in 1969. During that time, he performed a significant act of mercy by anointing President John F. Kennedy, just after he was shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963. And as a Dominican of many years, he belonged to three Provinces - St. Joseph, St. Albert and finally in 1979, St. Martin de Porres.
Tom was born in Philo, Illinois, on January 1, 1911, the son of Henry Cain and Anna Coady. After studies at Providence College, he made his novitiate at St. Rose Priory in Kentucky and made profession in Somerset, Ohio, on August 16, 1931. As a serious academic, he did studies at the Dominican Studium in River Forest, Illinois, Somerset, Ohio, Washington, DC, Switzerland (University of Fribourg) and Manila (University of Santo Tomáás), where he received his STL and PhD in 1942. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1937 at St. Dominic church in Washington, DC.
Most of his ministry was as a professor of philosophy across Washington, DC, Santo Tomás, River Forest (House of Studies and Rosary College), Milwaukee (St. Francis Seminary), Irving and from 1969 to 1972 Rome (University of Dallas). He was also prior and pastor at Blessed Sacrament in Madison, Wisconsin from 1953 until 1959). After teaching at the University of Dallas for 21 years, he retired from active ministry and became professor emeritus at the University, with residence at St. Albert's Priory in Irving, Texas. In respecting his professorship, the University of Dallas initiated the Thomas Cain Aquinas Award given periodically to a senior philosophy major and on September 20, 1992 the University named a courtyard in his honor.
In 1937 he had gone to the University of Fribourg for advanced studies, however in 1940, he left Switzerland to avoid the threat of Nazi invasion and on July ,7 he arrived in Manila for studies and teaching at the University of Santo Tomás in Manila. Unfortunately, the Japanese invaded the Philippines and they interned him, together with Anthony A. Norton, and four other friars from the Eastern Province, H.R. Ahern, J.D. McMahon, Leo Bond, J.I. McGuinness, plus 26 other faculty members in the Los Baños prison from 1941 till 1945, when they were finally liberated by the US first cavalry.
While lecturing at the University of Dallas, he founded and built the Dominican Priory of St. Albert the Great there and became its first prior in 1969. During that time, he performed a significant act of mercy by anointing President John F. Kennedy, just after he was shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963. And as a Dominican of many years, he belonged to three Provinces - St. Joseph, St. Albert and finally in 1979, St. Martin de Porres.
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