Refrain from viewing life as ‘accidental,’ embrace God-given purpose, priest says

God-given purpose must lead to service, vice rector for research says on Marian nativity

A GOD-GIVEN purpose must ultimately lead a person to serve those in need, Fr. Jannel Abogado, O.P., the vice rector for research, told Thomasians during the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tuesday, Sept. 8. In his homily at the Santisimo Rosario Parish Church, Abogado said every person had a role to discover, but fulfilling it required listening to God and remaining mindful of the needs of others. “Whatever it is, it is a rol…

Refrain from viewing life as ‘accidental,’ embrace God-given purpose, priest says

CATHOLICS MUST challenge the notion that human existence is “accidental” and see their lives as something intentionally given by God with a purpose, a Dominican priest said. Fr. Jannel Abogado, O.P., dean of the UST Faculty of Sacred Theology, urged the faithful to emulate the Blessed Virgin Mary’s understanding of existence. According to him, the […]