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Introduction
Welcome to the Catholic Apostolate Center Faith and Science Portal! We have split the resources into three pages: 1) official Church documents on faith and science, as well as papal speeches and sections from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2) short bios of select Catholic scientist saints, blesseds, and venerables. 3) a resource repository with links to helpful resources from the Vatican Observatory, Society of Catholic Scientists, McGrath Institute for Church Life, and many more organizations. In addition, each page has a primer on how the resources can enhance our own faith life and allow us to learn further about faith and science.
How can we use this portal? One way to use this portal is to fulfill curiosity about the Catholic Church’s teaching and relationship with faith and science. Wherever you are coming from, whether years of Catholic school or just curious about the faith, this portal has resources that can help you understand the complementary relationship of the Catholic faith and science, as well as many examples of Catholic scientists, both in the far past and those in our current day. A second way to use this portal is a collection of resources to help teach about faith and science. For many, understanding the connection between faith and science is not frequently taught due to how complex it can be, or how many questions an educator could face. We hope these pages can help an educator feel prepared for teaching and responding to questions about faith and science.
Why do we need this portal? This portal can build bridges between faith and science, helping those from both perspectives understand the complementary and long-standing relationship between them. From the perspective of the Church, most are not also trained scientists, but we can understand what the Church teaches. We can learn that it is feasible, even common, to be a faithful Catholic and do science. It isn’t an either/or but rather an “and”. From the perspective of science, there has been a centuries long misconception about the conflict of faith and science. This portal can help those coming from a place of science understand the reality of faith teachings, not just misconceptions, and thus appreciate the work of religious scientists, both past and present.
How can we use this portal? One way to use this portal is to fulfill curiosity about the Catholic Church’s teaching and relationship with faith and science. Wherever you are coming from, whether years of Catholic school or just curious about the faith, this portal has resources that can help you understand the complementary relationship of the Catholic faith and science, as well as many examples of Catholic scientists, both in the far past and those in our current day. A second way to use this portal is a collection of resources to help teach about faith and science. For many, understanding the connection between faith and science is not frequently taught due to how complex it can be, or how many questions an educator could face. We hope these pages can help an educator feel prepared for teaching and responding to questions about faith and science.
Why do we need this portal? This portal can build bridges between faith and science, helping those from both perspectives understand the complementary and long-standing relationship between them. From the perspective of the Church, most are not also trained scientists, but we can understand what the Church teaches. We can learn that it is feasible, even common, to be a faithful Catholic and do science. It isn’t an either/or but rather an “and”. From the perspective of science, there has been a centuries long misconception about the conflict of faith and science. This portal can help those coming from a place of science understand the reality of faith teachings, not just misconceptions, and thus appreciate the work of religious scientists, both past and present.