Crest of St. Thomas Aquinas Church

                                                    Top half of shield:          Crest of St. Thomas Aquinas
                                                    Lower half of shield:      Dominican Shield - black for penance and white for purity
                                                    Torch:                           Flame of Christ
                                                    Veritas:                         Truth
                                                    Lion:                             Courage
                                                    Contrasting stripes:        Seven sacraments and gifts of the Holy Spirit and six precepts
                                                                                         of the Church
                                                    Anchor:                        Hope
                                                    Plowshare:                    M.S.U. land grant college and university
                                                    Apple blossom:             State of Michigan flower
                                                    Banner:                         Non nisi te - “Nothing but thee”