The Society of Catholic Scientists

Gold Mass and Lecture on November 15, 2025, at the Angelicum, Rome, IT.
2025-11-15 11:00 (Europe/Rome)
There will be a Lecture on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 11:00am in Rome at the Angelicum in Aula 11 (Largo Angelicum, 1 Rome, Rome 00184 Italy). The lecture will be given by Br. Guy Consolmagno of the Vatican Observatory. The title of the talk is “Why Do We Look Up?”
The Lecture will be followed at 12:00 noon by a Gold Mass. And then at 12:30 by a Lunch and Aperitivo.
REGISTER HERE.
This event is sponsored by The Angelicum Thomistic Institute Project for Science and Religion.

Gold Mass and Lecture on November 15, 2025, in New York City, NY.
2025-11-15 12:00 (America/New_York)
There will be a Gold Mass on Saturday, November 15, at 12 pm, in New York City at the Church of Notre Dame (405 West 114th St., New York, NY).
This will be followed by a lunch talk at the Merton Institute (405 W. 114th St., New York, NY), where Fr. Joseph Laracy, PhD, of Seton Hall University, will talk on the subject of “Human Dignity and the Ethics of AI”.
To RSVP for the lunch and talk go HERE.

Gold Mass, Lecture and Reception on November 15, 2025, in Ann Arbor, MI.
2025-11-15 14:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
There will be a Gold Mass on Saturday, November 15, at 2:00pm in Ann Arbor, MI, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (530 Elizabeth St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104).

This will be followed at 3:30pm by a Lecture and Reception in the St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Hall.
The speaker will be Prof. Nicholas Yii Wye Teh of the Philosophy Department of the University of Notre Dame.
The title of the talk will be “Three Catholic Philosophers on Science and its Objects.”
Abstract of talk: It is common in the philosophy of science to ask questions such as “Do the objects (e.g. electrons, spacetime, etc.) described in scientific theories really exist, or are they merely helpful ways of calculating and making predictions?”, and “If they do exist, then does this mean that science has some special authority or hold on reality?”. In this talk, I will develop an answer to these questions by drawing on the writings of three giants of philosophy who were also committed Catholics: Elizabeth Anscombe, Pierre Duhem, and the late Alasdair MacIntyre. The resulting view defies any easy categorization and should be of special interest to Catholics and those who follow in the footsteps of Aristotle and Aquinas.
This event is sponsored by the Michigan Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists.
Contact: Daniel Brandt daabrand@mtu.edu

Gold Mass, Lecture and Reception on November 16, 2025, at MIT, in Cambridge, MA.
2025-11-16 09:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
There will be a Gold Mass on Sunday, November 16, at 9:30am in Cambridge, MA, in the MIT Chapel (48 Massachusetts Ave).
Immediately afterwards next door, there will be a Reception and St. Albert the Great Lecture — The Science Behind the Shroud of Turin by Dr. Gilbert Lavoie, M.D. and Dr. Eric Jumper.
This event is sponsored by the Harvard-MIT Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists, Tech Catholic Community, Harvard Catholic Forum, and Othonia.

Gold Mass on November 16, 2025, at Old Cathedral in St. Louis, MO.
2025-11-16 10:30 (America/Chicago)
There will be a Gold Mass on Sunday, November 16, at 10:30 AM, in St. Louis, MO, at the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (the Old Cathedral, at 209 Walnut St, St. Louis, MO 63102), celebrated by Archbishop Rozanski of St. Louis.
This event is sponsored by the St. Louis College Chapter of SCS.

Gold Mass and Social on November 16, 2025, at University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2025-11-16 18:00 (America/Chicago)
There will be a Gold Mass on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 6:00pm at the University of Iowa’s Newman Catholic Student Center (104 E Jefferson St, Iowa City, IA 52245).
After the Mass there will be a Social in the Multipurpose Room of the Newman Center.
This event is sponsored by the University of Iowa Chapter of the SCS.

Gold Mass, Dinner, and Panel Discussion on Nov 19, 2025, at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
2025-11-19 17:15 (America/New_York)
There will be a Gold Mass on Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025, at 5:15pm at Cornell University in the Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel (548 College Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850).
After Mass there will be a “Dinner & Dialogue,” starting at 6:00pm in Room 114 of Anabel Taylor Hall. The dialogue among three Cornell faculty will be about “Work, Faith, and Vocation” and feature Tomás Arias (Professor of Chemistry), Margaret Carney (University Architect), and Stephen Jesch (Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology and Genetics).
These events are co-sponsored by the Cornell Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists, the COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture, and the Cornell Catholic Community.

Gold Mass, Lecture, and Reception on Nov 22, 2025, in Kraków, PL.
2025-11-22 17:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
There will be a Gold Mass on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 5:30pm local time in Kraków, Poland, held at the Dominican monastery (12 Stolarska Street).
Mass will be followed at 6:30pm by a lecture by physicist prof. Michał Eckstein entitled “Does God play dice?”. After the talk, there will be a meeting for participants with food.
If you have questions contact Father Mariusz Stopa OP. mariusz.stopa@dominikanie.pl
These events are sponsored by the Polish and Kraków chapters of SCS.

Gold Mass, Reception, and Lecture on December 4, 2025, at Marian University in Indianapolis, IN.
2025-12-04 16:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
There will be a Gold Mass on Thursday, December 4, at 4pm at Marian University in Indianapolis, IN. The Mass will be in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel in the Michael A. Evans Center for Health Sciences (3200 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46222). The chapel is across the hall from Evans Center 152. The Mass will be followed at 4:30pm by a reception. At 5:00pm there will be a lecture by Prof. Chris Baglow of University of Notre Dame entitled “The Catholic Faith and Modern Science: Understanding and Correcting the Conflict Model of Science and Religion.” The lecture is in Evan Center 152. If you have questions contact Dr. John Herr at johnherr13@hotmail.com

Gold Mass on January 21, 2025, at St. Vincent Abbey, Latrobe, PA.
2026-01-21 17:00 (America/New_York)
The Saint Vincent College chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) will be hosting a Gold Mass on Wednesday, January 21st, at 5:00 p.m. in the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica.
The main celebrant will be Archabbot Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B., of Saint Vincent Archabbey. Reflections will be offered by Br. Albert Gahr, O.S.B., Ph.D., who is a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey and an associate professor of biology at Saint Vincent College.
The Gold Masses for Scientists that are sponsored by the SCS follow in the tradition of special Masses that are held for members of a given profession. By promoting Gold Masses for Scientists around the world, the SCS hopes to create spiritual fellowship among Catholic scientists, science educators, and science students at the local level.
The Gold Mass is part of the Life in Christ Week at Saint Vincent College. All members of the Saint Vincent community are welcome to attend.

Gold Mass and Reception on February 4, 2025, at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA.
2026-02-04 12:10 (America/Vancouver)
There will be a Gold Mass on Wednesday, February 4. at 12:10pm, in St. Mark’s Parish, University of British Columbia (5935 Iona Dr, Vancouver, BC V6T 2L2, Canada)
Principal Celebrant: Archbishop Richard W. Smith
This mass is dedicated to students and faculty in the sciences. All are welcome.
Please invite a friend. A reception will follow in Plato’s Cave.
Sponsored by UBC Catholic Chaplaincy, The Society of Catholic Scientists
https://stmarksparishvancouver.ca/parish-events-and-news-2-2/#gold_mass
