Science in the Bluegrass — The church and science
“For most of its history the Catholic Church rejected scientific findings that conflicted with its doctrine.” I work for the Vatican’s astronomical observatory and…
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Science in the Bluegrass —
Does science conflict
with the book of Genesis?
“Doesn’t science, like evolution and the Big Bang, conflict with Genesis and Adam and Eve?” This question was posed to me at a Science…
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Science in the Bluegrass —
Astronomy for ministry and education
Kentuckians “invaded” the Vatican’s astronomical observatory this winter. The Vatican Observatory has two sites: near Rome, and in Arizona (where the skies are darker…
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Science in the Bluegrass —
Our adventure as beings
in the physical universe
Some people love math. Recently I had the opportunity to visit the home of one such person — the 18th-century astronomer Benjamin Banneker. His…
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Science in the Bluegrass —
The darkest evening of the year
Robert Frosts’ poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” tells of him pausing to watch snow fall, far from any house, at a…
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Science in the Bluegrass —
Celebrate science at the Gold Mass
There is going to be a Gold Mass — for those in science — in the Archdiocese of Louisville. You may be familiar with…
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Science in the Bluegrass —
‘Did you see the Tears of St. Lawrence?’
Did you see the tears of St. Lawrence last week? The “Tears of St. Lawrence” is an old name for the Perseid meteor shower….
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Science in the Bluegrass — Nothing ‘just happens’
Randomness is a popular concept. People invoke it as an explanation for the world: Stuff just happens. No explanation or cause needed. The world…
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Science in the Bluegrass — Clocks, Jupiter and Genesis
Here is a tale about clocks, Jupiter, Genesis and how science can raise big questions without even trying. Early clocks were like “grandfather” clocks…
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Science in the Bluegrass — Combining faith and science to create poetry
Can you name a faith-filled scientist who combined faith and science to write poetry and hymns of praise? There’s Johannes Kepler. He made breakthroughs…
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