Question and Answer session with Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, following his lecture entitled, "The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy and the Vatican"

Recorded on Fri, March 4, 2016.

Presented by the Bishop Keane Institute, a Ministry of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, a Jesuit brother, is Director of the Vatican Observatory and the President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He studies planets, meteorites and asteroids. He is a native of Detroit, Michigan, received BA and MA degrees from MIT, and earned his PhD in Planetary Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1978. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of six popular astronomy books. In 2014 he received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences for excellence in public communication in planetary sciences.

The Bishop Keane Institute, a ministry of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, takes its name and animating spirit from the fifth bishop of Richmond and the founding rector of Catholic University, John J. Keane (1839 – 1918). The Institute serves as a gathering place for learning, conversation and community. Its primary effort, the Bishop Keane Institute Lecture Series, brings the leading voices in Catholic thought, ministry and education to Hampton, VA, as a way of engaging and energizing the Hampton Roads community to participate fully in the mission of Christ’s Church. Learn more at keaneinstitute.org

Fifth Sunday of Lent.

Homily by Fr. Sean Prince given at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, VA.

"The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy and the Vatican"

Lecture given by Br. Guy Consolmagno on Fri, March 4, 2016.

Presented by the Bishop Keane Institute, a Ministry of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

About This Lecture:

The roots of the Vatican Observatory go back to the Gregorian Reform of the Calendar in 1582, and it has been part of an extensive history of Church support for astronomy (Galileo to the contrary!) Its modern mission for the last hundred years is to show there is no inherent conflict between science and religion by simply being people supported by the Church whose sole mission is to "do good science." We'll look into the history of this activity, including a summary of what's being done at the Vatican Observatory today.

Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, a Jesuit brother, is Director of the Vatican Observatory and the President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He studies planets, meteorites and asteroids. He is a native of Detroit, Michigan, received BA and MA degrees from MIT, and earned his PhD in Planetary Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1978. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of six popular astronomy books. In 2014 he received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences for excellence in public communication in planetary sciences.

The Bishop Keane Institute, a ministry of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, takes its name and animating spirit from the fifth bishop of Richmond and the founding rector of Catholic University, John J. Keane (1839 – 1918). The Institute serves as a gathering place for learning, conversation and community. Its primary effort, the Bishop Keane Institute Lecture Series, brings the leading voices in Catholic thought, ministry and education to Hampton, VA, as a way of engaging and energizing the Hampton Roads community to participate fully in the mission of Christ’s Church. Learn more at keaneinstitute.org

Fourth Sunday of Lent.

Homily by Fr. Sean Prince given at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, VA.

Third Sunday of Lent.

Homily by Fr. Sean Prince given at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, VA.

Hosted by Greg Thompson and Steve DeLaney.

This month, we interview Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, a Jesuit brother, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He studies planets, meteorites and asteroids. He is a native of Detroit, Michigan, received BA and MA degrees from MIT, and earned his PhD in Planetary Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1978. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of six popular astronomy books. In 2014 he received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences for excellence in public communication in planetary sciences.

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For tickets to Br. Guy's lecture on Fri, Mar 4, 2016, visit keaneinstitute.org/tickets

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Music Credits:

"Jarvic 8" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Second Sunday of Lent.

Homily by Fr. Sean Prince given at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, VA.

Ash Wednesday.

Homily by Fr. Sean Prince given at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, VA.

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Homily by Fr. Sean Prince given at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, VA.

This episode was published in January 2016. George Weigel's lecture was postponed due to inclement weather. He joins us in Hampton, VA on Fri, June 17, 2016. Tickets are available Mon, May 23, 2016 at keaneinstitute.org.

Hosted by Greg Thompson and Steve DeLaney. George Weigel is a Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington's Ethics and Public Policy Center and one of the world's leading experts on the Catholic Church. The author of twenty-two books, including the best-selling, two-volume biography of Pope John Paul II ("Witness to Hope" and "The End and the Beginning"), he is also Senior Vatican Analyst for NBC News.

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Music Credits:

"Bicycle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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