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| You are invited to join the Fleet Science Center's Dennis Mammana as he hosts the now emeritus director of the Vatican Observatory, Fr. George V. Coyne, S.J., in a wide ranging discussion on science, religion and the interplay of faith and reason from the | ||||||
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| "We saw his star in the east" BBC Sunday Worship, at the Vatian Observatory, Castel Gandolfo, 6 January 2008 Presenter: Fr James Hanvey SJ, Preacher: Dr Guy Consolmagno SJ | ||||||
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| Fr. Christopher Corbally, SJ, was interviewed by Tracey McClure of Vatican Radio about "Seeing Double", aired 17 April 2007. How many planets boast two suns like the one in the old Star Wars film? The Vatican Observatory has been working together with NASA and leading astronomers to find out. Listen either to low quality RealAudio or to high quality MP3 audio. | ||||||
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| Fr. George Coyne, SJ, and Dr. Aileen O'Donoghue were talking on Provoke Radio about "Lonely Planet, Magnificent Universe", recorded 7 January 2007. This conversation on the wonder of the universe and of the experience of God in it is available for listening via a Provoke Radio audio download. | ||||||
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| The radio show on Astrobiology, hosted by Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. and recorded at the 2005 Vatican Observatory Summer School, "The Goldilocks Planets," was broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and it is available for listening at the | ||||||
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| In March 2005 Father George Coyne, Director of the Vatican Observatory, gave a presentation at the Arizona Science Center entitled, The Dance of the Fertile Universe,
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| You can watch it in two formats, depending on your internet connection: High Speed Connection Low Speed Connection If your media player does not respond correctly to these links, then download the file (probably by right clicking and saving it), and use an appropriate player for wmv files. |  | |||||
| "The Dance" contains developments in thought from a talk given by Father George Coyne in October 2001. This took place at the Phoenix Civic Center and was entitled,
When the Sacred Cows of Science and Religion Meet. "Our scientific knowledge of the physical evolution of the universe, and our very limited knowledge of the origin of humans within it, might provide an opportunity to enrich our relationship to God as creator, if only we get loose of our idolatries." | ||||||
| You can watch its two parts in streaming video : Part One: Science Looks at the Universe Part Two: Thoughts From A Religious Believer
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