 Albert the Great, patron of the Society of Catholic Scientists [1] | |
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The Society of Catholic Scientists is an organization of Catholic scientists formed to promote fellowship among Catholic scientists. Founded in 2016, it promotes the practice of the Gold Mass.
The society was formed in June 2016 by a group of six scientists, including Stephen Barr, a physicist at the University of Delaware, who is its first president. [2] The organization is primarily composed of scientists who hold or are studying for terminal degrees in their subject areas, who generally are or have been involved in scientific research. [3] The Board of the SCS includes scientists Stephen M. Barr, Jonathan I. Lunine, Robert J. Scherrer, Stephen C. Meredith, Karin I. Öberg, Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., Maureen L. Condic and Christopher Baglow. The Episcopal Moderator of the SCS is Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of South Bend. [4] Prominent members of the Society of Catholic Scientists include Kenneth R. Miller and Brother Guy Consolmagno, current director of the Vatican Observatory. [5]
The Society of Catholic Scientists is interested in providing fellowship for Catholic scientists and in providing information about Catholic scientists throughout history. Focusing on the "significance of scientific theories and discoveries and on the relation of science and faith, the organization is active at many North American research institutions, including Seton Hall, [6] MIT, [7] Notre Dame [8] and the University of British Columbia. [9]
Its first conference had the theme "Origins" and was held in April 2017 at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago. [10] The second conference had the theme "The Human Mind and Physicalism" and was held in June 2018 at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. The third conference had the theme “What does it mean to be human?” and was held at the University of Notre Dame. The fourth conference had the theme of "Extraterrestrials, AI, and Minds Beyond the Human" and was held in Washington D. C. in June 2021. [11]
The society aims to show the harmony between faith and science. [5] The Society of Catholic Scientists also promotes the practice of the Gold Mass, following the tradition of Red Masses for lawyers and the more modern usage of White Masses for those in health care and Blue Masses for law enforcement professionals. [12] [7]
The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campus covers 1,261 acres in a suburban setting and contains landmarks such as the Golden Dome, the Word of Life mural, Notre Dame Stadium, and the Basilica. Originally for men, although some women earned degrees in 1918, the university began formally accepting undergraduate female students in 1972.
Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC was a native of Syracuse, New York, who became an ordained priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and is best known for his service as the president of the University of Notre Dame for thirty-five years (1952–1987). In addition to his career as an educator and author, Hesburgh was a public servant and social activist involved in numerous American civic and governmental initiatives, commissions, international humanitarian projects, and papal assignments. Hesburgh received numerous honors and awards for his service, most notably the United States's Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964) and Congressional Gold Medal (2000). As of 2013, he also held the world's record for the individual with most honorary degrees with more than 150.
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