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.

2025 Conference of SCS (SCS2025) on June 6-8 at Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
2025-06-06 18:30 - 2025-06-08 14:30 (America/New_York)
The 2025 SCS CONFERENCE (SCS2025)
THEME:
The conference theme is “Critical Issues at the Interface of Science and Faith.” This encompasses a wide range of topics.
VENUE AND TIMES:
The conference will be held on June 6-8, 2025, on the campus of the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Talks will all be held in the Great Room of the Pryzbyla Center. The Friday and Saturday evening dinners will be held in Heritage Hall. See this MAP OF THE CUA CAMPUS.
On Friday evening, June 6, there will be an informal buffet dinner at 6:00 PM, followed by an after-dinner talk at 7:30pm and the Opening Reception starting at 8:00 PM. The lectures will be given on Saturday morning and afternoon and on Sunday morning. There will be two poster sessions, one on Friday evening and one on Saturday evening after the conference banquet. After lunch on Sunday, there will be the annual “member meeting” of SCS.
LIVE STREAM OF CONFERENCE TALKS:
The conference talks will be live streamed.
LIVE STREAM
INVITED & CONTRIBUTED TALKS:
This year there will be five invited talks and seven contributed talks. Invited talks are 40 minutes plus 10 minutes Q&A. Contributed talks are 25 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A. In addition, there will be a 30-minute after-dinner talk on Friday evening by Ross Douthat, a New York Times columnist and author of the just released book Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.
The invited speakers are: Prof. Anselm Ramelow, O.P (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley) will speak on Free Will, Aquinas, and the Brain. Prof. Kenneth Kemp (University of St. Thomas, MN) will speak on The Philosophy and Theology of Human Origins. Prof. Daniel Kuebler (Franciscan University) will speak on The Science of Human Origins. Prof. Rogier Windhorst (Arizona State University) will speak on What the James Webb Space Telescope has Discovered and What it Means. Prof. Martin A. Nowak (Harvard University) will speak on How Mathematics Leads to God. (Exact titles of their talks to be announced.)
COMPLETE CONFERENCE PROGRAM & SCHEDULE:
The complete Program and Schedule, with all the talks, and biographies of all 13 speakers are HERE. Information about the Poster presentations will be added when it becomes available.
SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS FOR CONTRIBUTED TALKS:
The deadline for submitting abstracts for talks has passed.
POSTER SESSIONS & SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS FOR POSTERS:
There will be two Poster Sessions at the conference. One on Friday evening and one on Saturday evening. We encourage SCS members and associates to submit abstracts for posters. The deadline is May 31. Poster presentations can be on any subject. There will be a section for more technical posters on the presenter’s own research, and sections for posters on the conference theme or other topics of broader interest. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and should be sent as a Word document to smpbarr@gmail.com
REGISTRATION FEE & REGISTRATION FORM:
Registration has closed.

LODGING:
Dorm Rooms: There are CUA dorm rooms available for all registrants. They are in the Millennium North and Millennium South dorms, a short walk to Pryzbyla Hall, where the lectures will be. Those who choose not to stay in the dorms but to make other accommodations will pay $100 less in registration fee (see above). There are both single and double dorm rooms. Check-in starts and 3pm.
TRAVEL: The conference is on the campus of the Catholic University of America (CUA), which a 5-minute walk to the Brookland-CUA Metro Station on the Red Line. If one is traveling to Washington, DC, by Amtrak, there is a Metro Station at DC’s Union Station, which is three stops (11 min) on the Red Line from the Brookland-CUA Metro Station. If you are flying into Reagan Washington National Airport, there is a Yellow Line Metro Station there (follow the signs to the covered walkways and into the station). If you fly into Dulles International Airport, there is a Silver Line Metro Station there (follow the signs to the underground walkway, which is approximately five minutes from the terminal).
PARKING: Details of which parking lot on campus to use will be provided here shortly.
More information will be posted here as it becomes available. If you have questions, email smpbarr@gmail.com

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.

Conference of New Mexico Regional Chapter of SCS on September 27, 2025.
2025-09-27
The New Mexico Chapter of SCS is holding a regional conference on Saturday, September 27 in Los Alamos, NM.
The conference will be held at the SALA Event Center in downtown Los Alamos, NM.
Program
Full information about the conference and how to register can be found HERE at the conference website.
There will be a full day of invited talks, on topics chosen from various fields of science and philosophy that have ethical implications of contemporary interest. Our invited speakers are Prof Martin Nowak and Prof Stephen Barr.
Talks will be recorded and posted online, but not live-streamed.

Fourth Conference of the Spanish Chapter of SCS in Madrid on October 2-4, 2025.
2025-10-02 08:00 - 2025-10-04 17:00 UTC
The fourth annual conference of the Spanish Chapter of SCS (Sociedad de Científicos Católicos de España) will be held in Madrid, Spain, at San Pablo CEU University on October 2-4, 2025.
Through keynote addresses, panel discussions, and poster sessions, the conference will address a wide range of topics related to the intersection of science and the Catholic faith, with a special emphasis, this year, on Artificial Intelligence, Bioethics, and Near-Death Experiences.
Full information on the Program, Schedule, and Registration will be posted as it becomes available at the conference website https://iv-congreso-scce.es/

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.

Gold Mass on Nov 5 and Debate on Nov 7, 2025, at University of Mary, Bismarck, ND.
2025-11-05 10:30 (America/North_Dakota/Center)
There will be a Gold Mass on Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025, at 10:00am in Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel on the campus of the University of Mary. The Mass will be celebrated by His Excellency David Kagan, Bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck.
There will also be a public debate among members of the SCS on Friday, November 7, 2025, at 10:00am in Butler Hall on the University of Mary campus. The question for debate will be “Is open science a mistake?” A key ethos of science is publishing results for others to build on. This approach has brought us medical benefits and material prosperity, and the threat of nuclear, biological, and AI annihilation. Is openness a good idea?
These events are sponsored by the North Dakota Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists.

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 on November 15, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA.
2025-11-15 09:00 (America/New_York)
There will be a Gold Mass on Saturday, November 15, at 9:00 AM, in Philadelphia at St. Agatha & St. James Church (3728 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104).
The mass will be followed by a reception and then a Workshop for high school teachers and students at the Penn Newman Center (next door to the Church).
For information and to RSVP for the reception, contact alvarez@drexel.edu

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 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.
