The Society of Catholic Scientists

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, 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

Lecture on February 2, 2026, at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS,
2026-02-02 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Lecture on Monday, February 2, at 6:00pm, in the Kapaun Room of the St. Lawrence Catholic Center at University of Kansas (1631 Crescent Road, Lawrence, KS 66044). The Speaker is Prof. Dan Kuebler of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Vice President of SCS, and author of the new book Darwin and Dogma: The Compatibility of Evolution and Catholicism (CUA Press). The title of the talk is “Chance vs Purpose: Is There an Underlying Meaning to Evolution?”
The event is sponsored by the KC-area Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists and the St. Lawrence Catholic Center.

Lecture on February 3, 2026, at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS.
2026-02-03 16:00 (America/New_York)
There will be a lecture at 4:00pm on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, in the McAllister Board Room, located on the Fourth Floor of Ferrell Academic Center (1020 N 2nd St, Atchison, KS 66002).
The lecture is on “Human Origins: Creation & Evolution,” and will be given by Dan Kuebler, Professor of Biology at Franciscan University and Vice-President of the Society of Catholic Scientists.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the KC-area chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists and the Benedictine College’s Center for Integral Ecology.
Unable to join in person? Watch the livestream on the Benedictine College Lectures YouTube channel.

Lecture and Reception on February 16, 2026, at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.
2026-02-16 17:30 (America/New_York)
There is a Lecture on Monday, February 16, 2026, at 5:30pm, at the Penn Newman Center (111 South 38th Street, Philadelphia, PA). The title of the talk is “Catholicism and Evolution.” The speaker is Prof. Stephen M. Barr, the President of the Society of Catholic Scientists.
The event is co-sponsored by the Penn-Drexel Chapter of the Thomistic Institute.

Lecture on March 12, 2026, at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA.
2026-03-12 19:00 (America/New_York)
There will be a lecture on Thursday, March 12, at 7:00pm in the Foundations Room at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. The lecture is lecture entitled “Laudato Si’ and the Call to Learn the Language of Creation” and will be given by Sr. Damien Marie Savino, F.S.E., Ph.D.
Sr. Damien Marie Savino is a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist and recent author of Learning the Language of Creation: Catholic Social Teaching and Integral Ecology (Liturgical Press). Sr. Savino currently serves as the Melchor Visiting Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. Previously, she was Dean of Science and Sustainability at Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI). She is also a member of the Executive Board of the Society of Catholic Scientists.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the St. Vincent Center for Catholic Thought and Culture and the St. Vincent College Chapter of SCS.
For more information contact Fr. Michael Antonacci at michael.antonacci@stvincent.edu

Lunch and Lecture on April 25, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin.
2026-04-25 11:00 - 23:00 UTC
The Wisconsin Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists will hold its annual Spring Lunch & Lecture for those in the STEM professions (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) on Saturday, April 25th at 11am. If you are a STEM student, educator or professional, or just interested in the intersection of science and faith, you are invited to the lecture to be held at Rocky Rococo, 7592 Tree Lane, Madison, WI. Fr. Justin Kizewski, MA, MS, PhL, STD, will speak on “How Much Evil Makes Me Bad?: Cooperating with Evil in a Complicated World”. Fr. Justin is a priest from the Diocese of La Crosse, WI. He serves as Coordinator of Intellectual Formation at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee and Adjunct Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. Registration for lunch is requested to aid food planning through this link.
