Lecture on January 22, 2025, at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ.
2025-01-22 19:00 (America/New_York)
There will be a free Public Lecture at 7:00pm on Wednesday, January 22, in the Eynon Ballroom (Chamberlain Student Center) of Rowan University (201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028). The speaker will be Prof. Stephen M. Barr, professor emeritus of physics at the University of Delaware and President of the Society of Catholic Scientists. The title of the talk will be “Science and Religion: the myth of conflict.” The talk is hosted by the Catholic Campus Ministry of Rowan University.
Abstract of the talk:
Abstract: Prof. Barr will argue that the supposed conflict between science and religion has really been a conflict between “scientific materialism” and religion. He will show that the science-versus-religion myth is based on misunderstandings of Christian belief, an outdated view of scientific history, and a skewed interpretation of what science has actually discovered about the universe. After clarifying some key theological concepts, he will tell the story of the relation
between Christianity and science, including some dramatic facts that are relatively little known. He will then discuss several discoveries of the twentieth century, primarily in physics, and argue that they are more in line with the traditional Jewish and Christian view of the cosmos and of human beings than with materialist philosophy.

Lecture on January 26, 2025, at USC in Los Angeles, CA.
2025-01-26 19:00 UTC
The Nova Forum for Catholic Thought is sponsoring a Talk at 7:00 pm on Sunday, January 26, at the University of Southern California’s Caruso Catholic Center (844 West 32nd Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90007). The Speaker is Prof. Suzanne Bohlson of UC Irvine, whose talk is entitled “The Catholic Scientist who Survived the Bomb: The Faith of Takashi Nagai.” Prof. Bohlson is on the Board of the newly formed Southern California Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists.
The talk will be given over dessert in Newman Hall following Mass and “SCupper.” Sprinkles cupcakes & free copies of Nagai’s book (A Song for Nagasaki) for all who attend!
Come hear the amazing story of the scientist and Catholic convert who survived the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and brought healing to his people. Even as he suffered from leukemia from the radiation, Dr. Takashi Nagai lived a heroic life of service and forgiveness. Join us as Dr. Suzanne Bohlson, professor of molecular biology at UC Irvine—another scientist and Catholic convert—tells the story of Nagai’s remarkable life. Dr. Bohlson will share her own story along the way and suggest what we can learn from Nagai.

Public Lecture and Reception on January 27, 2025, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.
2025-01-27 19:00 UTC
There will be a Public Lecture at 7:00pm on Monday, January 27, at the Penn Newman Center of the University of Pennsylvania (111 South 38th Street, University City, Philadelphia). The speaker is Prof. Maureen Condic of Catholic University of America (who is a Board member of SCS). The title of the talk is “The Mystery of Human Life? On Biological Development and the Continuity Problem.” The talk will be followed by a Q&A and a light reception
The event is sponsored by the Collegium Institute at the University of Pennsylvania as part of its Magi Project in partnership with the Philadelphia-area Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists and the Thomistic Institute.
This is the inaugural event of the Philadelphia -area Chapter of SCS.
REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE.
More about the Lecture: In her lecture on the eve of the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Dr. Condic will explore the leading proposals for identifying the beginning and end of human life as well as the scientific and philosophical challenges to each before making her own argument, drawing from her work as a neurobiologist and molecular developmental biologist. Her remarks will be followed by an audience Q&A and light reception.
More about the Speaker: Dr. Condic is the inaugural Ombudsman and Distinguished Ordinary Professor at CUA, and previously served as an Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She is the author of two books on human development: Human Embryos, Human Beings: A Scientific and Philosophical Approach and Untangling Twinning: What Science Tells Us about the Nature of Human Embryos.

Gold Mass and Lecture on Jan 28, 2025, on USC campus, Los Angeles, CA.
2025-01-28 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
There will be a Gold Mass on Tuesday, Jan 28, 2024, at 5:00pm at the Church of Our Savior on the USC campus (844 W 32nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90007). Note: this is the 800th anniversary of the Birth of St. Thomas Aquinas. The celebrant for the mass will be Archbishop José Gomez. There will be a Dinner after mass at 6:00pm in Newman Hall and the patio of the church.
At 6:30pm there will be an address on science and the Catholic faith by Dr. Jonathan Lunine, Chief Scientist, NASA JPL & Caltech
These events are co-sponsored by the Nova Forum for Catholic Thought & the Society of Catholic Scientists

Gold Mass and Public Lecture on March 24, 2025, in Hillsdale, MI.
2025-03-24 20:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
On Monday, March 24, there will be both a Gold Mass and a Public Lecture in Hillsdale, MI.
The Gold Mass will be at 5:00pm at St. Anthony’s (11 N Broad St, Hillsdale, MI 49242).
The Public Lecture will be at 8:00pm on the campus of Hillsdale College in Room 124 of Lane Hall (35 E College St, Hillsdale, MI 49242). The speaker is Dr. Christopher Lee from Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear theory division, and its title is “Symmetry, Order and Providence in Creation.”
These events are sponsored by the Hillsdale Chapter of SCS.
Abstract of Lecture: It is often thought that modern cosmology and physics are incompatible with the account of creation in Genesis. I will present a personal reflection on what both channels of knowledge (reason/science and divine revelation) teach us about the created universe, and how they can be read/interpreted in a beautifully compatible way, and in fact shed light on one another and can deepen our appreciation and understanding of both. Together, the structured account of Creation in Genesis and the discoveries of modern physics and cosmology reveal to us the action of a Creator who endowed symmetry, mathematical elegance, and order upon the universe, which are signs of His action and His providence and love for His creation.
Bio of Speaker: Christopher Lee is a scientist and deputy group leader of the Nuclear & Particle Physics, Astrophysics & Cosmology Group in the Theoretical Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory, which he joined in 2012. He grew up in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Reed College in 2000, and received his PhD from Caltech in 2005. He did his postdoctoral research at the Institute for Nuclear Theory at University of Washington in Seattle, at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California, and at the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics, before going to LANL. His research has been on the theory of Quantum Chromodynamics describing the strong force binding together protons and won a Department of Energy Early Career Research Award in 2015 for this research. He also has researched the origin of matter in the early universe and the role played by possible new particles beyond the currently known Standard Model of particle physics. He was also the founding President of the New Mexico Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists from 2019-2024, of which he remains an active board member.

Lecture on April 11, 2025, at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS.
2025-04-11 15:00 (America/Chicago)
There will be a Lecture at 3:00pm on Friday, April 11, 2025, on the campus of Benedictine College in the McAlister Board Room on the 4th floor of the Ferrell Academic Center (1020 N 2nd St, Atchison, KS 66002). The speaker will be Prof. Christopher T. Baglow, who is the Director of the Science and Religion Initiative of the McGrath Institute of Church Life at the University of Notre Dame where he is also a professor in the Theology Department. Prof. Baglow is also on the Ececutive Board of the Society of Catholic Scientists. The title of the talk will be “The Human Purpose as the Purpose of the Cosmos.”
This event is sponsored by the Kansas City-area Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists and by the Benedictine College Center for Integral Ecology.

Public Lecture and Reception on April 25, 2025, in Gainesville, FL.
2025-04-25 18:30 UTC
There will be a Public Lecture on Friday, September 25, at 6:30pm in the parish hall of Queen of Peace Catholic Church (10900 SW 24th Ave, Gainesville, Florida, 32607). The speaker is Prof. Stephen M. Barr, President of SCS, and the title of the talks is “Science and Religion: the Myth of Conflict.” There will be a reception in the same hall following the talk.
This event is sponsored by the University of Florida Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists

Public Lecture and Reception on May 6, 2025, in Newark, DE.
2025-05-06 19:00 (America/New_York)
The Delaware Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) is sponsoring a free Public Lecture at 7:00pm on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the St. Thomas More Oratory (45 Lovett Ave., Newark, DE) near the UD campus. The talk will be followed by a reception with refreshments downstairs. The title is “Jesuit Science after Galileo.” The speaker, Prof. Lawrence Principe of Johns Hopkins University, is an eminent historian of science. Prof. Principe has won many awards in his field, as well as receiving the 2021 St. Albert Award from the SCS, and an Alumni Achievement Award from UD in 2014.
If you have questions contact smpbarr@gmail.com
More about the talk:
Many people know that Jesuit priests have engaged in scientific research, but the full extent of the Jesuits’ devotion to science and their contributions to it, especially in the 16th through 18th centuries, is not always fully appreciated, though it is a history full of fascinating stories. And despite the persistent notion that the sentencing of Galileo put an end to science in Italy and other Catholic countries for a period of time, this talk will show how science continued to flourish in those countries, with Jesuits playing a leading role.
More about the speaker:
Lawrence M. Principe received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Indiana University and his Ph.D. in the History of Science from Johns Hopkins University. He is the Drew Professor of the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University and Professor in both the Department of History of Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry there. He is also Director of the Charles Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe. He has written or edited eleven books and published numerous scholarly papers. His main studies concern the early history of chemistry, and he is recognized as one of the foremost experts on the history of alchemy. He was the first recipient of the Francis Bacon Medal by the California Institute of Technology for significant contributions to the history of science. His book Alchemy Tried in the Fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the Fate of Helmontian Chymistry was awarded the Pfizer Award by the History of Science Society in 2005. In 2016, he received the Franklin-Lavoisier Prize in Paris from the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie and the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
Prof. Principe has written and lectured widely on the historical relationship between science and religion. No one has done more to dispel the widely held myth of perennial science-religion warfare. Of particular note is his 12-lecture audio course entitled “Science and Religion”, which he recorded for The Great Courses series of the Teaching Company in 2006. These lectures treat their subject with the comprehensiveness, depth, balance and accuracy, while being broadly accessible, lucid, and entertaining.

Lecture on September 4, 2025, at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ.
2025-09-04 16:00 (America/New_York)
There is a Lecture on Thursday, September 4, at 4:00 pm at Seton Hall University in Bethany Hall (400 S Orange Ave, South Orange Village, NJ 07079).
The speaker is Dr. William E. Carroll, and the title of the talk is “The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and the Origin of the Universe.”
odern cosmological theories are often invoked to suggest that belief in God is an artifact from a less enlightened age. Yet most of the discussion about what cosmology tells us about creation suffers from a fundamental error about a necessary connection between a created universe and a temporal beginning. This is an error of beginnings, which is the beginning of many other errors. It was the genius of the medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274) to highlight this error and to offer a sophisticated discussion that can help to resolve confusion in contemporary discussions about cosmology, the origin of the universe and creation.
William E. Carroll, Ph.D., a European intellectual historian and historian of science, has recently retired from the Aquinas Institute, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. He currently serves as Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Philosophy, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in China.
Carroll writes and speaks extensively on the ways in which medieval discussions of the natural sciences, philosophy and theology can be useful in questions arising from contemporary biology and cosmology.
Sponsored by the SHU Society of Catholic Scientists in collaboration with the Stanly Jaki Academy for Theology and Science, the Department of Physics, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, the Center for Catholic Studies, the Core Curriculum Program, and the Program in Catholic Studies.

Lecture on October 2, 2025, at St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA.
2025-10-02 19:00 (America/New_York)
Faith and Science Talk on Thursday, October 2, at 7:00 pm in the Dupré Science Pavilion Luparello Lecture Hall, “When Parallel Lines Meet: Geometry, Truth, and the God of Order,” by Dr. Brian Mulholland from the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Mulholland is an assistant professor in the Mathematics Department, a Mission Faculty member with the deNicola Center for Ethics and Culture, and the director of the ASCEND program at the University of Notre Dame. The Faith and Science Talks series at Saint Vincent College is hosted by the SVC Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists.
Attendance free and open to the public. Light refreshments provided after the talk.

Gold Mass, Lecture, and Dinner on November 4, 2025, in Madison, WI.
2025-11-04 18:00 (America/Chicago)
There will be a Gold Mass on Tuesday, November 4, at 6:00 PM in Madison, WI, at Holy Redeemer Church (126 W. Johnson Street, Madison, WI.). The celebrant will be the Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison.
A Lecture and Dinner in the church dining hall will follow the Mass. Dr. Robert Dempsey, MD, FAANS, FACS, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, will speak on the topic of his humanitarian work in global health and stroke prevention. This event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Chapter of SCS.
Please note that, because of construction, if driving, attendees must enter the church parking lot from Gorham Street. As church parking is limited because of construction, plan on parking in the Dayton Street Ramp (entrance on Carroll Street), or on the streets in the neighborhood north and east of the church, once the church lot fills up.
Registration for dinner is requested through this LINK.

Faith and Science Week Nov 3-7, 2025 at University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
2025-11-05 17:15 UTC
Monday, Nov 3, 5:00 pm: “Ask Me Anything” on Faith and Science. (McCourtney B01)
Wednesday, Nov 5, 5:15 pm: Gold Mass (Basilica of the Sacred Heart)
Wednesday, Nov 5, 6:15 pm: Reception (Jordan Hall of Science, Galleria)
Wednesday, Nov 5, 7:15 pm: Gold Mass Lecture “Cosmic Origins and Christian Creation”, by Prof. Karin Öberg, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Natural Sciences at Harvard University (Jordan Hall of Science, Room 105)
Friday, Nov 7, 7:30 to 9:30 pm: Graduate Community Nights Kickoff (Fischer Community Center)
These events are co-sponsored by the Notre Dame Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists

Lecture and Reception on November 6, 2025, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN.
2025-11-06 04:30 - 16:30 UTC
There will be a Lecture om Thursday, November 6, at 5:30pm in West Lafayette, IN, in the lower level St. Thomas Aquinas Church (535 Mitch Daniels Blvd, West Lafayette, IN 47906). The lecture will be entitled “From the Lab to the Altar: A Scientist’s Journey of Faith.” The speaker is Suzanne Bohlson, professor (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) at UC Irvine.
The lecture will be preceded by a Reception at 4:30pm.
The Lecture is co-sponsored by the Purdue Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists along with the American Scientific Affiliation and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish.
Join us as Dr. Suzanne Bohlson, Professor at UC Irvine and President of the Southern California chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists, shares her journey from irreligious scientist to practicing Catholic. Raised in a family of scientists who lived Gospel values without institutional faith, Dr. Bohlson discovered her scientific vocation studying HIV/AIDS and the immune system. Her path led from prestigious research labs to the University of Notre Dame, where she encountered Catholicism for the first time.
Dr. Bohlson will share how her scientific training, with its emphasis on truth-seeking, careful observation, and intellectual humility, prepared her for faith rather than hindered it. She’ll describe the “perfect storm” of divine providence that surrounded her conversion, including a priest completing his thesis on the harmony between Genesis and the theory of evolution just as she was joining the Church. With warmth and humor, she’ll explore how faith has enriched rather than conflicted with her scientific work, and how the same God she studies in the laboratory is the God she encounters in the Eucharist. This is a story of homecoming, discovering that the transcendent God she has always known was waiting to be found in the Catholic Church. Whether you’re a scientist, a person of faith, or someone asking the big questions about life’s meaning, Dr. Bohlson’s journey offers hope that faith and reason can walk hand in hand toward truth.

Lecture and Dinner on Nov 6, 2025, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
2025-11-06 18:30 UTC
There will be a public Lecture on Thursday, November 6, at 6:30 pm at the University of British Columbia in the Graduate Student Society’s “the Loft” (on the top floor of the Nest Building, UBC, 6133 University Blvd, Vancouver BC). The topic will be “Meaningful Work: your Research Scholarship and the Biblical Narrative.” This will be followed by dinner. To RSVP for the event and dinner go to https://www.catholicscientistsvan.org/
This event is co-sponsored by the Vancouver Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists and other Christian groups on the UBC campus.

Gold Mass, Reception and Lecture on November 7, 2025, in Washington, DC.
2025-11-07 09:00 UTC
There will be a Gold Mass on Friday, November 7, at 9 :00am, in Washington, DC, at St. Matthew the Apostle Cathedral (1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036).
After Mass there will be a Reception and Lecture at The Beacon Hotel a few minute walk away (1615 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036).
The speaker will be Dan Kuebler, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Prof. Kuebler will speak on “Evolutionary History in the Light of Salvation History.”
This event is sponsored by the DC-VA-MD Chapter of SCS. If you have questions, contact raubc@cua.edu

Science-Faith Event and Gold Mass on November 8, 2025, in Parma, OH.
2025-11-08 11:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
There will be a Science-Faith event on Saturday, November 8, from 11am to 3:30pm in Parma, OH, at the Sari Feldman Auditorium, Parma-Snow Branch Library (2121 Snow Rd, Parma, OH, 44134).
This is the third annual science and faith event sponsored by The ITE Project and The Diocese of Cleveland and its topic is HUMAN EVOLUTION.
Here is the LINK to find out more about the event and register. Registration includes: professional speaker presentations, lunch, and discussion tables.
https://www.theiteproject.com/events/fas2025
The event will be followed by a Gold Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Church (6750 State Rd, Parma, OH 44134)
This is NOT a young-adult-only event. It is open to all (adults 18+) who are interested in delving deeper into Human Evolution and wish to participate in healthy discussions about it.
***RSVPs required for planning purposes by October 25th at midnight***
Experts in their respective fields will present on and guide us through this topic and subsequent discussions on scientific evidence for human evolution and the church’s teachings on human evolution.
Dr. Dan Kuebler
Dr. Daniel Kuebler is a Professor of Biology at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, where he teaches courses on evolution, cell physiology, and science and faith. He is the host of the PurposefulLab podcast, a podcast that examines the order and purpose inherent in the world around us. His scientific work focuses on studying the characteristics and variability of adult stem cells in human bone marrow and adipose tissue. Dan is the author of Darwin and Doctrine: The Compatibility of Evolution and Catholicism (Word on Fire Press, 2025) and the co-author The Evolution Controversy: A Survey of Competing Theories (Baker Academic, 2007). He has written both academic and popular articles on issues related to science, religion, and ethics. He is the Vice-President of the Society of Catholic Scientists and is on the board of the Spitzer-Magis Center. He has been married to his wife Nellie for 27 years, has six kids, and resides in Steubenville, Ohio.
Dr. Andy Staron
Andrew Staron, Ph.D., is an associate professor of systematic theology at St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, where he teaches courses in Fundamental Theology, Theological Anthropology, Christology, and St. Augustine. A Cleveland native, he attended Georgetown University, the University of Chicago, and received his doctorate from the Catholic University of America. Prior to teaching at the seminary, he taught at Georgetown University, Wheeling Jesuit University, Regis University, Regis Jesuit High School, and Cleveland’s St. Martin de Porres High School. He has written on St. Augustine, trinitarian theology, Pope Francis, and religion and literature. He lives in Willoughby Hills with his wife and three children and is a parishioner at St Justin Martyr Parish in Eastlake.

Gold Mass, Reception, and Lecture on November 13, 2025, at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI.
2025-11-13 16:00 (America/Detroit)
There will be a Gold Mass on Thursday, November 13th, at 4:00pm, at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. The Mass will be in Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel (1700 Fulton St E, Grand Rapids, MI 49503). The Mass will be followed by a Reception in the science building (Albertus Magnus Hall) from 5:15-6:00 pm.
Following the Reception, there will be a Lecture by Sr. Damien Marie Savino entitled “The Hope of Integral Ecology” (in Albertus Magnus Hall room 104).

Lecture on November 13, 2025, at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI.
2025-11-13 17:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
There will be a Lecture on Thursday, Nov 13, at 5:30pm on the Michigan State University campus in Room 116 of the Natural Science Building (288 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI).
The speaker is Prof. Christopher Baglow, Director of the Science & Religion Initiative of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. The title of his talk is “Modern Science and the Catholic Faith: Understanding and Correcting Models of Conflict.”
This event is sponsored by the Michigan Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists, MSU branch.

Gold Mass, Reception and Lecture on November 13, 2025, at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.
2025-11-13 18:00 (America/Chicago)
There will be a Gold Mass on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6:00 pm in St. Benedict Chapel (Lownik Hall) on the campus of Benedictine University.

This will be followed by a reception and public lecture at 7:00 pm in Kindlon Hall, 5th Floor, by Sr. Ilia Delio (author of Christ in Evolution and founder of the Center for Christogenesis), who will be speaking on “Christianity and Evolution.”

On Friday, Nov. 14, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm in Goodwin Hall room 411) there will be a Faith & Reason Symposium featuring presentations by Benedictine University faculty, staff, and students.

These events are co-sponsored by the Sister Judith Ann Heble Center for Benedictine Values and the Benedictine University chapter of Society of Catholic Scientists. I’ve attached a flyer in case it is not too late to promote these events more widely.

Gold Mass and Lecture on November 14, 2025, in St. Paul, MN.
2025-11-14 17:00 (America/Chicago)
There will be a Gold Mass on Friday, November 14, at 5:00 PM, in St. Paul, Minnesota, at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church (1900 Wellesley Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105). The Mass will be celebrated by Father Matt Shireman.
This will be followed by a reception in Steiner Hall and a public lecture. Information about the lecture will be announced here later.

Gold Mass, Reception and Presentation on November 15, 2025, in Louisville, KY.
2025-11-15 10:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
The Archdiocese of Louisville’s fifth annual Gold Mass for science will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Nov. 15 at St. Albert the Great Church, 1395 Girard Drive.
All scientists, science students and educators and those interested in science are invited to attend the event, set for the feast day of St. Albert, patron of scientists.
Afterward, there will be a reception and a presentation on the new “Faith and Science Resource Book,” developed by the archdiocese’s Faith and Science Dialogue Group. The book can be downloaded for free at www.archlou.org/faith-and-science/.
The event is co-sponsored by the Louisville Chapter of 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, 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.
