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In this ITEST webinar entitled "A New Understanding of Quantum Mechanics: Back to Aristotle and Aquinas" Dr. Robert Kurland, Kenneth Francis, and Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, discuss metaphysics, epistemology, and quantum physics. (August 17, 2024)In the order of appearance,Sebastian Mahfood, OP, PhD, "Introduction to Aristotelian-Thomistic Metaphysics"Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, Director of ITEST, is a Lay Dominican of the Province of Saint Albert the Great. He has served as a professor of intercultural and interdisciplinary studies in theological education for over two decades. In 2021, he transitioned full-time to developing his publishing house, En Route Books and Media, LLC, and his radio station, WCAT Radio, the missions of which are to promote the Catholic spiritual journey in the provision of resources that assist in the formation of priests and laity. He lives in St. Louis with his wife, Dr. Stephanie Mahfood, and children, Alexander and Eva Ruth.Abstract“All men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses” – so begins Aristotle's Metaphysics, less a metaphysical statement than an epistemological one, but it sets the tone for everything that follows in terms of the third level of abstraction, being qua being, since it indicates the hylomorphic nature of man as both spiritual and material. The immaterial mind learns when the body, formed by the soul, perceives through its senses an ambient reality, generating a phantasm which no longer relies on the sensory impression. One need only touch fire once, for example, to get the idea of “hot.” Are there ways in which metaphysics can help us understand quantum mechanics? Certainly! And that is the subject of this talk.Kenneth Francis, "God and Quantum Theory "Kenneth Francis is a freelance journalist and Contributing Editor at New English Review. For the past 30 years, he has worked as an editor in various publications and print media, as well as a university professor in journalism. He also holds an MA in Theology and is the author of The Little Book of God, Mind, Cosmos and Truth (St Pauls Publishing); The Terror of Existence: From Ecclesiastes to Theatre of the Absurd (with Theodore Dalrymple); and Neither Trumpets Nor Violins (with Theodore Dalrymple and Samuel Hux).AbstractIn understanding the universe, it seems that quantum theory, according to most physicists, is the final mysterious frontier of cosmic science. If so, I believe that this boundary can only be understood fully by a Mind possessing omniscience: God. The serpent in the Garden of Eden successfully conned Adam and Eve into believing they could achieve omniscience, and we all know what happened after that mother-of-all conceited errors. I often wonder did the serpent also tempt the ‘Adam and Eve' scientists in Switzerland's ‘Garden of CERN', with its Large Hadron Collider in search of the so-called ‘God particle'. Even Mary Shelly's novel Frankenstein was written by the shores of Lake Geneva, next door to CERN, with its potential for creating another Frankenstein's monster.​Robert Kurland, PhD, "A ‘New' Understanding of Quantum Mechanics: Back to Aristotle and Aquinas"Dr. Robert Kurland (a convert to Catholicism in 1995) is a retired physicist who has applied magnetic resonance to problems of biological interest in his research (web search: “Kurland-McGarvey Equation”). He began to learn about quantum mechanics at Caltech (BS, “with honor,” 1951) and Harvard (MS,1953; Ph.D.,1956) from courses taught by Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger. In teaching quantum mechanics to students at Carnegie-Mellon University and SUNY/AB he found that mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics was an obstacle to understanding. So, in his talk he will try to explain what quantum mechanics is about using a minimum of mathematics, as he did in his book Mysteries: Quantum and Theological.AbstractIn this talk, I'll give a brief, qualitative, pictorial explanation of quantum mechanics, from a historical perspective. Two mysteries of quantum mechanics (behavior not in accord with our everyday intuition), the wavelike nature of particles, and entanglement, will be illustrated in simple examples. I'll examine how philosophers of science have recently used two concepts, actus (actus essendi) and potentia, to explain these mysteries and put them into a context of Aristotelian/Thomistic metaphysics.

ITEST Webinar entitled "Science, Reason, and Faith: Discovering the Bible" with Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, and Dr. Tom Sheahen (December 2, 2023)Built into our very nature is a desire to know about the world around us. The big questions of human existence are inescapable: Who am I? Why am I here, and where am I going? Why is there evil in the world? What is the meaning of life?This yearning for truth ultimately leads us to our Creator. God knows the longings of the human heart, and he reveals himself to us through creation, through Scripture, and ultimately through the Incarnation. Because God the Son became man, we have a person to look to in our pursuit of truth: Jesus Christ himself, who is Truth. Christ helps us see that truth is not just the object of science and reason, but what animates the mysterious and loving power of faith.In Science, Reason, and Faith, Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, explores in depth the Bible and the intersection of three realms that the secular world tells us are separate and incompatible. Fr. Spitzer draws the modern reader's attention to the many seeming conflicts between science, reason, and Catholic teaching. By tackling these difficult questions, he shows that it is precisely through the integration of science, reason, and faith that we can truly discover ourselves, our world, and our God.Fr. Spitzer's new book Science, Reason and Faith is subtitled Discovering the Bible because it displays the unity between science, the Biblical texts, and the presentation of the Christian faith contained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. For the scientific reader, it is a reassuring surprise to discover how the elements of faith and science fit together so well.Matters such as finding compatibility between modern physics and cosmology and the text of Genesis 1, or the significance of Old Testament miracles, are explained carefully in a way that a reader without expertise in Biblical scholarship or science can understand. New Testament questions range from the eyewitness accounts of Jesus' miracles, through the full understanding of the real presence of the Eucharist, to the need for there to be an organized religion.Structured in question-and-answer form, multiple topics containing a scientific component are explored across both Old and New Testament. This format enables the reader to quickly locate a particular topic of interest; and thus, the book serves as a handbook or reference guidebook. Several hundred citations guide the reader pursuing greater depth.In my supplement to Fr. Spitzer's presentation at this Webinar, I will develop some of these topics further, relating them to the principle of God's omnipresence, which includes God's supremacy over time, enunciated in my own book Everywhen: God, Symmetry and Time. Our independent approaches converge, which further shows the compatibility of faith and science.Science, Reason, and Faith: Discovering the Bible - Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (faithscience.org)

In this ITEST Webinar, "Science at the Doorstep to God," Fr. Robert Spitzer presents on his latest book, Science at the Doorstep to God, which is an especially important book at the present time because the realization that our universe had to be created by a super-intelligent Transcendent Being is emerging into the public domain.Dr. Thomas P. Sheahen, responding to Fr. Spitzer's presentation, says that Fr. Spitzer builds upon science to convincingly establish that God created the Universe, and mankind does have a soul, containing both intellect and free will. These are the points that well-informed Christians must be prepared to defend.The reader of Science at the Doorstep to God can be confident that there IS solid scientific evidence underpinning the theological statements we assert about mankind. We can promote a resurgence of faith, backed by reason and scientific evidence.Our religious leaders, both clergy and laity, need to be better informed about new scientific evidence and its implications.Several recent discoveries have strengthened the case for transcendent intelligence in the universe:The unlikeliness problems of an infinite multiverse and eternal inflation, particularly in Stephen Hawking's final article.The narrowing of feasible naturalistic explanations of “fine-tuning for life” in our universe.Fr. Robert Spitzer will examine these new developments along with previous ones, showing that the most reasonable explanation is transcendent creative intelligence – akin to the God of Christian revelation.

Dr. Thomas Sheahen and Dr. Stacy Trasancos present on How Science and Theology Read One Another (October 29, 2022)Pope St. John Paul II began his famous encyclical, “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” Dr. Thomas P. Sheahen, with a Ph.D. degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examines truth from the wing of science. Scientists depend on empirical data for conclusions. Dr. Stacy A. Trasancos, with a Ph.D. in chemistry and M.A. in dogmatic theology, explains how we find truth from the wing of faith. Theologians derive formulations from divine revelation. Together they seek an understanding of the axiom, truth cannot contradict truth.https://faithscience.org/two-wings/

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know This, Too, WCAT Radio presents Gary Scott Thomas's interview entitled "Does Science Point Back to God?" with Dr. Tom Sheahen concerning Tom's book Everywhen. For the original source, see https://garyscottthomas.com/dr-thomas-sheahen/

For the full show, see Christian Talk That Rocks with Richie L. Ep. 7/19/2022https://www.spreaker.com/user/christiantalkthatrocks/christian-talk-tha-trocks-with-richie-l-_2

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, Dr. Stacy Trasancos presents for the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology on Assessing Contemporary Science in the Light of Faith. (January 15, 2022)Today we hear, “Follow the science!” People use that idiom as if to say that science is the path to all truth and that if we follow where science leads, we will never be led astray. But science doesn't work like that. The Catholic Church has a long history, codified in Genesis and professed still in our Creed, that science is the study of the handiwork of God. Science is a search for truth, but it must be guided by the light of faith. Dr. Trasancos tells about her efforts to reunite contemporary science back with theology and philosophy in a more mature way than the Middle Ages when science was first born of Christianity. To authentically follow science in the light of faith will be the way to true progress in technology that benefits humanity, both in this world and the one to come.https://faithscience.org/theology-of-science/

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know This, Too, Dr. Thomas P. Sheahen and Rev. Lawrence C. Brennan, S.Th.D., discuss God's providence and omnipresence. (December 11, 2021)Have you been told that science and religion are incompatible? Do you think you have to give one up to be consistent?You don't. In this book, MIT-trained physicist Thomas Sheahen explains how you can:trust in God more readily, by realizing that God is not limited by space and timeexpand your human thinking and step up to a higher plane of understandingrealize that religion and science are complementary paths to knowledge–not opposedunderstand that God thought up the laws of nature and uses them in creation.https://www.enroutebooksandmedia.com/everywhen/https://www.faithscience.org/everywhen

DR. STACY TRASANCOSThe Data from the Eucharistic MiraclesIn writing her latest book with Fr. George Elliott, Behold It is I: Scripture, Tradition, and Science on the Real Presence (Tan Books), Stacy Trasancos had to look deep into the data from the investigations of Eucharistic miracles. What she found was surprising and, at times, disappointing. In a commitment to the truth, she will present the data from the three miracles she studied: Lanciano, Bolsena, and Buenos Aires. Ultimately, she argues for the limits of science and the certainty of faith in Jesus Christ.MSGR. EUGENE MORRISAt the Church's Foundation: the Lord's Real PresenceHoly Mother Church teaches us that the Most Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1324). This means that Christian spirituality flows from the Most Holy Eucharist (the source) and so Christian actions should be directed towards Him (the summit). At the heart of this profound assertion is the Church's consistent teaching regarding the Real Presence of Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

In this episode of "I Thought You'd Like to Know," Catholic author David Keys presents on his book Discovering the Fullness of Reality. This presentation is copyrighted by Dr. David Keys. All rights reserved. (September 18, 2021)https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/fullnessofreality/

In this episode of "I Thought You'd Like to Know," Catholic author David Keys presents on his book Discovering the Fullness of Reality. This presentation is copyrighted by Dr. David Keys. All rights reserved. (September 18, 2021)https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/fullnessofreality/

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know This, Too, the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology hosts Joe Provenzano, Ron Morgan, and Dan Provenzano as they discuss the idea within their book that the fall of the angels may have resulted in the creation of the universe. (July 31, 2021)https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/fallenangelmodel/

In this webinar hosted by the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology, Dr. Peter Redpath and Dr. Tom Sheahen speak on the topic of Media Bias. (June 19, 2021)https://faithscience.org/media-bias/

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know This, Too, the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology presents a Webinar on Gender Dysphoria with Dr. Paul Hruz and Fr. Philip Bochanski (March 6, 2021)

In this episode of The Two Wings Seminar, Dr. Tom Sheahen, director of the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology, explains the Relationship between Faith and Science (February 23, 2021)For more about ITEST, see https://www.faithscience.org

Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of St. Louis Office of Consecrated Life, the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology, and the St. Louis Catholic Medical Association, the Shroud of Turin webinar features Mark Antonacci and Fr. John Nickolai. More information is available at https://faithscience.org/shroud/Mark's presentation is entitled THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF THE SHROUD, and Fr. John Nickolai's presentation is entitled NOT MADE BY HANDS: A MYSTERIOUS IMAGE IN LEGENDS, LITURGIES, AND PAINTINGS. Mark Antonacci obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Illinois University in 1971 with a major in political science and a minor in history. He graduated with distinction from John Marshall Law School in Chicago in 1977 and practices Law in Missouri and Illinois. Antonacci is an author who has studied all aspects of the Shroud of Turin for over 38 years. He wrote The Resurrection of the Shroud (New York: M. Evans and Co., 2000), the most comprehensive book written on the Shroud until his landmark book, Test the Shroud released in 2016.Father John Nickolai currently serves as Associate Pastor at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish in Florissant. Prior assignments were at St. Joseph Parish in Imperial and St. Ferdinand Parish in Florissant. Before entering the seminary and receiving Holy Orders, he studied the fine arts as an undergraduate receiving a BFA from Washington University in 1999. His master’s thesis at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary was Why This Face? The Shroud of Turin and Icons of Christ.

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, Catholic author and geneticist Dr. Gerard Verschuuren interviews Catholic physicist and director of ITEST, Dr. Tom Sheahen concerning the relationship between science and religion. (December 4, 2019)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, Catholic author and geneticist Dr. Gerard Verschuuren interviews Catholic physicist and director of ITEST, Dr. Tom Sheahen concerning the relationship between science and religion. (December 4, 2019)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, Catholic author and geneticist Dr. Gerard Verschuuren interviews Catholic physicist and director of ITEST, Dr. Tom Sheahen concerning the relationship between science and religion. (December 4, 2019)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, guest interviewer Dr. Stephen Barr, founder and president of the Society of Catholic Scientists (https://www.catholicscientists.org/) engages Dr. Tom Sheahen, executive director of the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (https://www.faithscience.org) on the subject of a recent presentation given at Notre Dame entitled "Everywhen: Examining Omnipresence on the Limited Human Perception of Space and Time" (July 12, 2019)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, guest interviewer Dr. Stephen Barr, founder and president of the Society of Catholic Scientists (https://www.catholicscientists.org/) engages Dr. Tom Sheahen, executive director of the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (https://www.faithscience.org) on the subject of a recent presentation given at Notre Dame entitled "Everywhen: Examining Omnipresence on the Limited Human Perception of Space and Time" (July 12, 2019)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, guest interviewer Dr. Stephen Barr, founder and president of the Society of Catholic Scientists (https://www.catholicscientists.org/) engages Dr. Tom Sheahen, executive director of the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (https://www.faithscience.org) on the subject of a recent presentation given at Notre Dame entitled "Everywhen: Examining Omnipresence on the Limited Human Perception of Space and Time" (July 12, 2019)

In this inaugural episode of Faith & Science in Catholic Schools, Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, speaks with Dr. Mariette Baxendale, a teacher of biology at DeSmet Jesuit High School in St. Louis about how she teaches science through the light of faith. (April 25, 2019)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, Bob Olson interviews Dr. Tom Sheahen and Sr. Marianne Postiglione, RSM of the Institute of Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (February 27, 2017)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, Bob Olson interviews Dr. Tom Sheahen and Sr. Marianne Postiglione, RSM of the Institute of Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (February 27, 2017)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, Bob Olson interviews Dr. Tom Sheahen and Sr. Marianne Postiglione, RSM of the Institute of Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (February 27, 2017)

Dr. Sheahen discusses the work of ITEST in advancing the understanding of St. Augustine that the God of Nature and the God of Scripture are the same God, so the two fields of study, when properly understood, are shown to be complementary of one another rather than in conflict with one another. Aired on May 31, 2018.Dr. Sheahen holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served for several years on the faculty of Holy Apostles teaching a course with theologian Sr. Carla Mae Streeter, OP, on Science and Theology. ​Several members of the ITEST board continue to teach about the relationship between faith and science within the Apologetics concentration in the MA in Theology program, including Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, Rev. Dr. Don Sparling, and Dr. Stacy Trasancos.

Dr. Sheahen discusses the work of ITEST in advancing the understanding of St. Augustine that the God of Nature and the God of Scripture are the same God, so the two fields of study, when properly understood, are shown to be complementary of one another rather than in conflict with one another. Aired on May 31, 2018.Dr. Sheahen holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served for several years on the faculty of Holy Apostles teaching a course with theologian Sr. Carla Mae Streeter, OP, on Science and Theology. ​Several members of the ITEST board continue to teach about the relationship between faith and science within the Apologetics concentration in the MA in Theology program, including Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, Rev. Dr. Don Sparling, and Dr. Stacy Trasancos.

In this episode, the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology hosts a conference on Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Cardinal Rigali Center in St. Louis, MO. Father D. Bruce Nieli, C.S.P., a Paulist evangelist and missionary born and raised on Long Island, and Dr. David Keys, a PhD in physics from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, discuss the faith and the science behind the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe. November 18, 2018.

Dr. Elizabeth Rex, a faculty member at Holy Apostles in Cromwell, CT, interviews Dr. Ed O'Boyle, of the Mayo Research Institute, about his essay "Where Have All the Elders Gone?" Accompanying them on the interview is Dr. Tom Sheahen, Executive Director of the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology. For Ed's paper, see https://docdro.id/4kx1ZS9 For all of Ed's papers, see http://www.mayoresearch.org/ (October 11, 2018)

Dr. Elizabeth Rex, a faculty member at Holy Apostles in Cromwell, CT, interviews Dr. Ed O'Boyle, of the Mayo Research Institute, about his essay "Where Have All the Elders Gone?" Accompanying them on the interview is Dr. Tom Sheahen, Executive Director of the Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology. For Ed's paper, see https://docdro.id/4kx1ZS9 For all of Ed's papers, see http://www.mayoresearch.org/ (October 11, 2018)