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<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">IAP Lecture Series - MIT Catholic Community</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">January 6 - 8, 2026</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">7:30pm - 8:30pm<span class="apple-converted-space">
</span>|<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>W20-20 Chimneys<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(<i>7:15pm Refreshments</i></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p3"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Life Fully Integrated: Finding God in all Things</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="p4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">A Fire Hose Exploration of Pope Francis’ Letter to the World on Caring for Our Common Home and How this may Integrate with Your Spiritual Journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p6"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Lecture 1</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: The Cry of the Earth, the Poor, and the Roots of the Ecological
Crisis*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p6"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Lecture 2</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: Integral Ecology, Technology and Spirituality*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p6"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Lecture 3</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: Walking with God Each Day**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p6"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Presenters</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p7"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*Erik Johnson is a 2015/16 graduate in EE from MIT and has worked primarily in energy, including at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since 2020. He enjoys being a member of the MIT rugby team, open
water swimming, reading, hiking with friends, and tandem bicycle rides with his wife. He was received into the Catholic Church in 2023. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p6"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">**Father Michael Medas is Catholic Chaplain and Director of Catholic Ministry at MIT.<span class="apple-converted-space">
</span>He joined the MIT community in 2020, after serving as a pastor and holding various leadership roles in the Archdiocese of Boston.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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