Science in the Bluegrass — The church and science
by“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…
“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…
“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…
“¿No entra en conflicto la ciencia, como la evolución y el Big Bang con el libro de Génesis y Adán y Eva?” Esta pregunta…
Some people love math. Recently I had the opportunity to visit the home of one such person — the 18th-century astronomer Benjamin Banneker. His…
There is going to be a Gold Mass — for those in science — in the Archdiocese of Louisville. You may be familiar with…
Randomness is a popular concept. People invoke it as an explanation for the world: Stuff just happens. No explanation or cause needed. The world…
Here is a tale about clocks, Jupiter, Genesis and how science can raise big questions without even trying. Early clocks were like “grandfather” clocks…
John Adams, the second president of the United States, surely was no fan of Advent. Writing to Thomas Jefferson in January of 1825, he…
Look around the Archdiocese of Louisville for a statue of a prominent scientist. You won’t find much. But you can find a large statue…
Where does life come from? The first chapter of Genesis describes life being created by God, who instructs living things to “be fertile and…
