A Belgian priest came up with the Big Bang almost a century ago—but he also wanted to keep science and faith as separate as possible.
Science
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Five lessons learned as director of the Vatican Observatory
After a delightful 10 years in the post, Sept. 19 is my official retirement date as the director of the Vatican. As I depart, I thought I would pass along a few words of advice based on my experience.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Why the moon turns our thoughts to God
It has been 56 years since humankind went to the moon—but it’s still on our minds.
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Podcast: A Catholic neuroscientist explains your brain on religion
The latest neuroscience will blow your mind, body and soul.
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A Jesuit guide to thinking about science and faith
Joining Ashley and Zac to cover the cosmos on this week’s episode of “Jesuitical” is Guy Consolmagno, S.J., the director of the Vatican Observatory and author of the new book, A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty, and Science.
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Octavia Butler: A Black science fiction writer who predicted today’s dire headlines
Octavia Butler, the Black science fiction writer who died in 2006, did not just create imaginary worlds with parallels to ours. Sometimes she created worlds that are eerily a little too much like our own.
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To know God is to know our own limitations
A Homily for the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrence Klein
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Thomas Pynchon, famous novelist…and theologian?
Thomas Pynchon is best-known as the reclusive author of some of our most famous postmodern novels. But is he also a discerning judge of our spiritual health?
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
Celebrities: We don’t care who you’re voting for
It is not selfish to do what you are good at and then to show a degree of humility about other things—including politics and other fields of expertise.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
Walter Ong: Do we live in a post-Christian age?
From 1996: “Catholics and other Christians need to take into more explicit account in their sense of existence in a universe of which they form a more and more operational part.”