[TCCM] Upcoming Lecture on Science and the Catholic Faith

[Carene T Umubyeyi]

Hi everyone,

Hope you’re doing well and blessings today as we commemorate all the faithful departed.

I wanted to send out an announcement that on Saturday November 7th at 11 AM EDT we have a virtual lecture planned for the TCC titled Science & The Catholic Faith: Friends, not Foes. The lecture will be given by Br. Bob Macke SJ, MIT alum (S.B. Physics ’96) and Curator of Meteorites at the Vatican Observatory in Rome. Below is a more detailed description from Br. Macke on what will be covered in the lecture. To sign up and receive a zoom link, please fill out this this google form<https://forms.gle/tHpDtsbUEEkmYwsA6>.

About:
In modern polarized American culture, science and religious faith are often seen in opposition, thus forcing a choice between religious belief on one hand, and “rational thought” on the other.  This forced juxtaposition is erroneous and inconsistent with either Catholic theology or the historical tradition of scientific inquiry.  Science itself is built on foundations of the Judeo-Christian theological tradition of a natural world that was understood to be ordered and good.  Much of early science was performed by religious clerics who had the time, resources and motivation to engage questions of how the world worked. This tradition continues into modern times.  The Papacy itself has a long tradition of direct support for scientific study. Examples include the Observatory of the Roman College, the Accademia dei Lincei, The Pontifical Academy of the Sciences, and Vatican Observatory. Founded by Pope Leo XIII in 1891, the Vatican Observatory is a modern scientific institution that exists as a sign to the world of the compatibility of faith and science, and of the Catholic Church’s support of science. Many cleric-scientists also boast a connection to MIT. A few examples include Msgr. Georges Lemaître (1894-1966; MIT Ph.D. 1927), who proposed the Big Bang theory; Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ (MIT S.B. 1974, S.M. 1975), the director of the Vatican Observatory; and myself (MIT S.B. 1996), the curator of the Vatican meteorite collection.

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Hope to see many of you there!

In Christ,
Carene
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