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This is the second part of a three-part series re-running some posts from 2018 on astronomy and Native American earthworks.

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Should we have split the atom? It's a question I liked to ask when I was a classroom teacher and now as Priest.

This is the first part of a three-part series re-running some posts from 2018 on astronomy and Native American earthworks.

From the Faith & Science Resource Center: An interview with Vatican Observatory Adjunct Scholar Fr. Adam Hincks.

VOF Newsletter - Happy June 3. Is it summer yet? In this newsletter, Br. Guy asks "When does summer start?" He also highlights the webinar the VOF held on May 31st. Jesuits from the VO discussed the Pope’s recent encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, and AI. mailchi.mp/vaticanobser...

Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00 - 10:50 "Jesuit Science" Adam D. Hincks, SJ (University of Toronto)

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Esther Goddard, wife of rocket pioneer Robert Goddard, gets an asteroid named after her!

From the Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): “Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.”

A webinar featuring 4 Jesuits from the Vatican Observatory discussing Pope Leo’s encyclical titled “Magnifica Humanitas,”

Jupiter slipped into the empty circle in that curved cloud. Venus smiled, and so did I. The image above is my favourite of all three conjunction nights.

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Jupiter slipped into the empty circle in that curved cloud. Venus smiled, and so did I. The image above is my favourite of all three conjunction nights.

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Jupiter Venus Conjunction - Vatican Observatory

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Astronomy in Art & Architecture: Serpent Mound, Ohio (re-run) - Vatican Observatory

This is the first part of a three-part series re-running some posts from 2018 on astronomy and Native American earthworks.

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From the Faith & Science Resource Center: An interview with Vatican Observatory Adjunct Scholar Fr. Adam Hincks.

From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science Pages — God and the Big Bang with Astrophysicist Fr. Adam Hincks, SJ

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Esther Goddard, wife of rocket pioneer Robert Goddard, gets an asteroid named after her!

Esther Goddard Gets An Asteroid Named For Her! - Vatican Observatory

A webinar featuring 4 Jesuits from the Vatican Observatory discussing Pope Leo’s encyclical titled “Magnifica Humanitas,”

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Vatican Observatory Foundation AI Webinar – May 31, 2026

This is the second part of a three-part series re-running some posts from 2018 on astronomy and Native American earthworks.

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The Mound, the Fort, and the Church: The Trees Speak to Science (Part I — re-run) - Vatican Observatory

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Should we have split the atom? It’s a question I liked to ask when I was a classroom teacher and now as Priest. Most people rush to the presumption, for...

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From the Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): “Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.”

AI: Friend, Foe or Something In Between? - Vatican Observatory

From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science pages (Younger Readers) — Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astronomer - Vatican Observatory

Sunday June 7, 2026 10:00 - 10:50 "Jesuit Science" Adam D. Hincks, SJ (University of Toronto)

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"Jesuit Science" Adam D. Hincks, SJ (University of Toronto) - Vatican Observatory