Last December 3–4, 2025, members of the Campus Ministry Office and the Theology Department of Dominican College of Tarlac, Inc. participated in the Theology Week 2025 Conference at the University of Santo Tomas. Organized by the Faculty of Theology, the Research Center for Theology, Religious Studies and Ethics, and the Institute of Religion, this significant academic gathering commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea (325)—a defining moment in the life and doctrine of the Church.

The conference began with a profound Keynote Lecture delivered by His Eminence B. Orlando Cardinal Quevedo, O.M.I., Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, whose reflections set the tone for a deeply enriching theological dialogue.

The two-day event featured an outstanding list of scholars and Dominican theologians who offered insights into the historical development, theological foundations, and contemporary relevance of Nicea:

First Plenary Lecture: Christologies before 325 Nicea (Placing 325 Nicea in Context)

by Rev. Fr. Czar Emmanuel R. Alvarez, OSA, S.S.L., D.Th.Sc.Pat.

Professor, Faculty of Theology, University of Santo Tomas

Second Plenary Lecture: Constantine and 325 Nicea: Political Strategy or Spiritual Conviction?

by Rev. Fr. Louie R. Coronel, OP, E.H.L.

Secretary General, University of Santo Tomas

Third Plenary Lecture: The Sense of the Term “Homoousios” at 325 Nicea

by Rev. Fr. Jannel N. Abogado, OP, D.Th.Sc.Pat.

Dean, Faculty of Theology, University of Santo Tomas

Fourth Plenary Lecture: The Council of Nicea and the Search for Christian Unity Today

by Rev. Fr. Cecilio Vladimir E. Magboo, OP, S.Th.D.

Professor, Faculty of Theology, University of Santo Tomas

Fifth Plenary Lecture: Reading Scriptures, Preaching Nicea

by Rev. Fr. Clarence Victor C. Marquez, OP, M.A. Litt., S.S.L., S.Th.D.

Chair, Biblical Section, Faculty of Theology, University of Santo Tomas

Sixth Plenary Lecture: Reception of 325 Nicea in the Medieval Period: Aquinas and Bonaventure on the Trinity

by Rev. Fr. Nicanor Pier-Giorgio P. Austriaco, OP, Ph.D., S.Th.D.

Professor, Faculty of Theology & College of Science, University of Santo Tomas

Seventh Plenary Lecture: 381 Constantinople’s Re-reading of the Trinitarian Theology of 325 Nicea (Supplementing Nicea with a More Elaborate Pneumatology based on Basil of Caesarea’s Doctrine)

by Rev. Fr. Virgilio A. Ojoy, OP, Ph.D., S.Th.D.

Professor, Faculty of Theology, University of Santo Tomas

The experience offered the Dominican College of Tarlac delegates a renewed appreciation of the Church’s theological heritage and a deeper commitment to the Dominican mission of proclaiming Veritas in today’s world.