The College of Commerce and Business Administration held the 22nd Pope Leo XIII Lecture with the theme “Holy Year of Mercy: Justice and Mercy Meet” last March 3, 2016, 1:30-4:00pm at the Medicine Auditorium. The guest speaker was Rev. Fr. Fausto Gomez, O.P., Full Professor at the School of Social Studies of the University of St. Joseph in Macau and Professor of the UST Faculty of Sacred Theology. Fr. Fausto has been working with the University since August 3, 1962 and has held various positions such as Secretary General, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Director of the Social Research Center and the Center for Ethics, Regent of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Chair of the Department of Bioethics, and Editor of the quarterly journal Unitas.
The talk of Fr. Gomez was elaborated on and contextualized to business and practical applications by the panel of reactors. The panel was composed of Mr. Al Faithrich C. Navarrete, Department Chair of Business Economics and Mr. Royce Christopher Aguilar, President of the UST Economics Society. Mr. Navarrete represented the faculty members, while Mr. Aguilar represented the students. After sharing their views, Fr. Fausto commended the panel for the concrete applications they have cited.
The Pope Leo XIII Lecture is held annually, focusing on socio-economic and business concerns. This year’s lecture focused on mercy and justice, which is in line with the declaration of Pope Francis of the Jubilee of Mercy. Fr. Fausto gave an enlightening and inspiring talk on mercy and merciful justice, giving emphasis that there cannot be mercy without justice. The faculty members and students were reminded that in this Holy Year of Mercy, we are given a good year to practice mercy.
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