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In this audio series, two leading scientists from the Vatican Observatory explore profound questions of faith and science through the lives and contributions of great Catholic scientists. Tracing back across 1,000 years of history, you'll reflect on the role of faith in science with Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., nicknamed the Pope's Astronomer, and his friend and colleague Dr. Michelle Francl-Donnay, an award-winning professor of chemistry at Bryn Mawr College. Beginning with a brief overview of the history of science, Consolmagno and Francl-Donnay highlight Catholic contributions to medicine, mathematics, computer science, astronomy, and chemistry before arriving at the question of our place in the cosmos. While some of the figures they discuss, like Gregor Mendel, are famous for their discoveries, Consolmagno and Francl-Donnay introduce you to a host of fascinating Christians whose work you may be less familiar with: St. Hildegard of Bingen, a beloved mystic and visionary who is also considered a pioneer in natural history; Albert the Great, a Doctor of the Church and patron saint of scientists; a pair of popes who trained as scientists before their election as Bishop of Rome; and Mary Poonen Lukose, the first woman Surgeon General of India in 1938. The conversational format of this audio series offers you a wealth of insight without the stuffiness of a traditional lecture. Muse on the interplay of faith and discovery with this pair of accomplished scientists and teachers today.

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Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., is the director of the Vatican Observatory, a leading astronomer and meteoriticist, and a Jesuit brother. The author of a monthly science column for The Tablet, he has written more than 200 scientific publications and a number of popular books, including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis). In 2000, the small-bodies nomenclature committee of the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid, 4597 Consolmagno, in recognition of his work. Dr. Michelle Francl-Donnay is an award-winning professor of chemistry and the chair of the chemistry department at Bryn Mawr College, as well as an adjunct scholar of the Vatican Observatory. Trained as both a Roman Catholic theologian and a scientist, she is an expert on the intersection of faith and science and frequently writes about both for a range of publications. She is the author of Not By Bread Alone. Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., is the director of the Vatican Observatory, a leading astronomer and meteoriticist, and a Jesuit brother. The author of a monthly science column for The Tablet, he has written more than 200 scientific publications and a number of popular books, including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis). In 2000, the small-bodies nomenclature committee of the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid, 4597 Consolmagno, in recognition of his work. Dr. Michelle Francl-Donnay is an award-winning professor of chemistry and the chair of the chemistry department at Bryn Mawr College, as well as an adjunct scholar of the Vatican Observatory. Trained as both a Roman Catholic theologian and a scientist, she is an expert on the intersection of faith and science and frequently writes about both for a range of publications. She is the author of Not By Bread Alone.

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