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SUMMARY:Lecture and Reception on February 16\, 2026\, at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia\, PA.
DESCRIPTION: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.   \nThe event is co-sponsored by the Penn-Drexel Chapter of the Thomistic Institute.
URL:https://catholicscientists.org/event/lecture-and-reception-on-february-16-2026-at-university-of-pennsylvania-in-philadelphia-pa/
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SUMMARY:Lecture on March 12\, 2026\, at St. Vincent College in Latrobe\, PA.
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSr. 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. \nThis lecture is co-sponsored by the St. Vincent Center for Catholic Thought and Culture and the St. Vincent College Chapter of SCS. \nFor more information contact Fr. Michael Antonacci at michael.antonacci@stvincent.edu
URL:https://catholicscientists.org/event/lecture-on-march-12-2026-at-st-vincent-college-in-latrobe-pa/
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SUMMARY:2026 St. Albert Initiative on Science and the Catholic Faith on March 13 in San Francisco\, CA.
DESCRIPTION:March 13\, 2026\, at 8:45 am – 2:30 pm \nThe 2025 St. Albert Initiative will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep School in San Francisco\, CA\, on Thursday\, March 6\, 2025\, from 8:45 am to 2:30 pm.   (Sign-in at 8:45am. Events start at 9:15am). \nThe St. Albert Initiative is a half-day program on science and faith for Catholic high school students\, teachers\, and parents as well as the general public (high school age and above).  It will feature short talks by Catholic scientists and the opportunity to meet\, eat with\, and ask questions of Catholi scientists in many fields and at various stages of their careers. \nFive previous St. Albert Initiatives have been held: in Washington\, DC. in November 2021;  in Chicago in February 2022; in Philadelphia in March 2023; in New Orleans in February\, 2024\, and in Louisville in March 2025.  The response from attendees at all those events\, both students and adults\, was extremely positive. \nNearly complete Information about the Event can be found HERE\, including its Schedule and Program and brief biographies of the speakers and presenters. \nRegistration: HERE is a page containing the Registration Link. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the McGrath Institute for Church Life and made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation. \n 
URL:https://catholicscientists.org/event/2026-st-albert-initiative-on-science-and-the-catholic-faith-in-san-francisco-ca/
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Lecture on April 25\, 2026\, in Madison\, Wisconsin.
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://catholicscientists.org/event/lunch-and-lecture-on-april-25-2026-in-madison-wisconsin/
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SUMMARY:2026 SCS Conference (SCS2026) on June 5-7 at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary\, Mundelein\, IL.
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 SCS CONFERENCE  (SCS2026) \nLIVE STREAMING of TALKS:   There will be a LIVE STREAM LINK here on this webpage.  On Saturday\, June 6\, talks go from 9:00am to Noon and then from 1:15 pm to 5:30pm.  On Sunday\, June 7\, the talks go from 10:00am to 12:30pm. \nTHEME: \nThe conference theme is “Critical Issues at the Interface of Science and Faith.”  This encompasses a wide range of topics.   \nVENUE AND TIMES:    \nThe conference will be held on June 5-7\, 2026\, at the conference center of Mundelein Seminary (also called University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary)\, renowned for its scenic beauty\, and a popular location for retreats and conferences. See this MAP OF THE MUNDELEIN CAMPUS.  Attendees will stay in the Conference Center Lodging (Building E on map); meals and receptions will be in the Dining Hall (Building B); and lectures will be in the Conference Center (Building D). \nOn Friday evening\, June 5\, there will be an informal buffet dinner at 6:30 PM\, followed by the Opening Reception starting at 8:00 PM.  The lectures are given on Saturday morning and afternoon and on Sunday morning. On early Sunday afternoon there will be the annual “member meeting” of SCS. \nINVITED & CONTRIBUTED TALKS: \nThis 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. \nCOMPLETE CONFERENCE PROGRAM & SCHEDULE: \nHere is the complete SCHEDULE of the conference\, with all speakers and talks listed. It is subject to minor changes.  Here are the BIOGRAPHIES OF THE SPEAKERS. \nSUBMITTING ABSTRACTS FOR POSTERS: \nThe deadline for abstracts for posters is May 21\, though if there is still space for more posters\, this will be extended. (The deadline for submitting abstracts for talks has passed.) \nThere will be two Poster Sessions at the conference.  \nPoster 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 of broader interest on topics that are scientific\, philosophical\, theological\, historical (or multidisciplinary).   Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and should be sent as a Word document to smpbarr@gmail.  The format should be title of the talk\, then name and institution of the presenter\, then abstract. Specify whether you want your abstract considered for a talk only\, a poster only\, or both. \nTRAVEL AND LODGING: \nMundelein Seminary is about a 40-minute drive from O’Hare International Airport (the closest airport).  From O’Hare one can take a taxi\, Uber\, or Lyft. A good taxi service is American Taxi 847-255-9600. Presumably most attendees will want to stay at the conference venue during the conference (i.e. for the nights of June 5 and 6)\, as that is included for those who register for the conference.  Those who need to come a day early or stay a day late due to flight schedules can ask the organizers at smpbarr@gmail.com or can easily secure a room at an airport hotel near O’Hare for the extra nights. (There are also some hotels in the vicinity of the conference venue.) \nThe best place to PARK at the conference or to be dropped off by taxi or Uber is the “purple parking lot” on the Mundelein campus. See the MAP OF THE MUNDELEIN CAMPUS.  (It is best to enter into google maps or GPS “St. Mary’s on the Lake\, Mundelein\, IL” as that will take you directly to the purple parking lot.) \nWe will be setting up mechanisms for carpooling from the airport to the conference and back. \nREGISTRATION FEE & REGISTRATION FORM: \nRegistration will open on Feb 1\, and a link to the registration page will be sent to all SCS members\, associates and others eligible to attend on February 1 and periodically thereafter.   (If you receive the link\, do not share it with anyone else\, as otherwise people not eligible to attend may register\, which will create myriad problems for the organizers).  The undiscounted registration fee is $290. For students (grad or undergrad) it will be half of that amount\, and for members of religious orders the fee will be waived altogether (though registration is still required).  The registration fee will cover all one’s meals at the conference as well as rooms at the conference venue for the two nights of the conference. If you decide not to stay in the dorm\, the registration fee would be $100 less\, i.e. $190 for Regular Members and Associates\, $45 for students. \nMore information will be posted here as it becomes available.  If you have questions\, email smpbarr@gmail.com  \n 
URL:https://catholicscientists.org/event/2026-scs-conference-scs2026-on-june-5-7-at-st-mary-of-the-lake-seminary-mundelein-il/
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