Faith & Science in the Time of the Pandemic: Welcome Message of the Regent to the Freshmen 2020

WELCOME MESSAGE FOR THE FRESHMEN A.Y. 2020-2021

In this extraordinary time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of Faith and Science becomes more underscored in our life more than ever. Welcoming you to the University of Santo Tomás, therefore, does not only bring joy but hope for the people of God whom you would be serving.

In the face of physical, economic, psychological, and spiritual predicaments, we must be undeterred to pursue the Veritas (Truth) through our academic endeavors per scientiam ad Dominum (through Science towards the Lord) as inspired by our patron St. Albert the Great, and his illustrious disciple, St. Thomas Aquinas, who said: “Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate” (cf. S.Th. II-II q. 188 a. 6.).

Through Faith and Science, we keep on finding courage in the midst of life’s hardship. When life is difficult, all the more we need to be full of life. The harder the blow, the harder we hope. Illuminate others than merely shine. Share the fruits of your studies, than merely contemplate. Don’t be discouraged over closed doors, look for the back door and even the open windows. Don’t just focus on what we’ve lost, look also for what we’ve received. Welcome to the UST College of Science.

Regent, UST College of Science
University of Santo Tomás