What does the development of artificial intelligence say about the human soul? What leads scientific-minded people to convert to Christianity? The 2024 convention of the Society of Catholic Scientists will tackle both these questions and many more. catholicnewsagency.com/news/257864/on…

Opening prayer by Fr. Joachim Ostermann, OFM at the 2024 conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists.

Watch the 2024 Conference live: youtube.com/@societyofcath…

Dr. Suzanne Bohlson presenting the talk “Conversion Among the Educated; the Nature of Assent for the Modern Scientist”

Where is the human in AI? Thoughts on the state of strong AI research" Walter Scheirer (University of Notre Dame)

“With the Future in Mind: Catholic Women Pioneers in Science"  by Berta Moritz

Mass at the 2024 SCS Conference this morning.

Happy June solstice! For those of us in the northern hemisphere, happy summer! For those in the southern hemisphere, happy winter!

A snapshot from the recent 2024 conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois.

The third conference of the Spanish Chapter of SCS will be held in Ávila, Spain, on September 19-21, 2024.  Information about the conference, including how to register can be found HERE: iii-congreso-scce.es/presentacion/ The conference will be livestreamed!  Society of Catholic Scientists - Sección Española

Check out the list of upcoming events on the SCS website: catholicscientists.org/events/categor…

Here's the list of upcoming Gold Masses: catholicscientists.org/gold-masses/

Please help the Society of Catholic Scientists to expand our many efforts to encourage dialogue about science and faith by contributing to our 2024 fundraising drive here: catholicscientists.org/donate/ Our goal is to raise $20,000 and all donations received by Dec 3rd will be matched.

The Society of Catholic Scientists provides a wide range of free content on everything from the origin of the universe to consciousness and free will. Please help the Society expand its library of content by contributing to our 2024 fundraising drive here: catholicscientists.org/donate/

THE REMINDER: Tomorrow is “Giving Tuesday”. We have raised $9,500 so far. (Thanks to all who have donated!) Our goal is $25,000 by midnight tomorrow --- all of which will be matched by a donor. Let’s not leave any of those matching funds on the table. catholicscientists.org/donate/

The SCS fund drive hit its target of $25,000!  To be more precise, it reached $24,985 by midnight on Tuesday, and a donation of $20 late on Wednesday morning put us over the top. Thanks to all who donated so far!! Donations are still matched until Jan 1: catholicscientists.org/donate/