Bishop John J. Nilan had the cornerstone laid for the present building in 1928, and in 1930 the seminary moved to its current location in Bloomfield.

The classical education consisted of courses in Latin, Greek, and English, as well as systematic training in French and German.

The Stella Matutina, Latin for Morning Star, was the seminary's quarterly literary magazine produced by the seminarians.

[8] Its twofold plan was to foster "the literary inclinations of the undergraduates and of uniting the alumni more closely to their ALMA MATER.

The Literary and Debating Society produced programs for the student body every month and would also show films.

The King's Masquers was the drama club of the seminary, and produced four plays a year open to the public.

The Camera Club was responsible for photography of the major seminary events and for the displaying the photographs.

[12] After moving to its current location in Bloomfield, basketball was briefly dropped due to a lack of facilities.

Sports added to replace basketball included ice hockey (1932),[13] bowling (1934),[14] and golf.

St. Thomas also had intramural sports, which included basketball, baseball, handball, tennis, ice hockey, golf, bowling, touch football, volleyball, softball, and billiards.

It also houses the Archbishop O'Brien Library which is open to the public and serves many Archdiocesan agencies.