The stunning new images of outer space from the Webb Space Telescope might prompt people of faith to ponder big questions: How do I square my belief in the Big Bang with my belief in the creator-God of the Book of Genesis? Could we really have an all-loving God who cares about such a tiny little speck of dust in this massive universe?
Guest Fr. Adam Hincks, ... Show More
Apr 14
Matters of Life and Death with Liz Bruenig
In December 2020, after the journalist Liz Bruenig witnessed an execution for the first time, she threw up on the pavement outside the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. “The idea of execution promises catharsis,” she wrote in The New York Times after the experience. “The re ... Show More
48m 20s
Apr 8
How This Lawyer Fights for the Common Good with Kevin Walsh
Here’s a fun lawyer joke: Why does New Jersey have so many toxic waste dumps and Washington, DC have so many lawyers? Because New Jersey got the first pick. The stereotype about dishonest, soulless, ambulance-chasing lawyers who put their own wallets ahead of the needs of their c ... Show More
45m 47s
Apr 4
Two Jesuits Talking | Episode 7: Home!
A conversation that begins with Girl Scout Cookies and sweet cereal slowly finds its way to something deeper: what home really means. Father Damian and Father Eric reflect on hometowns, family houses, Jesuit communities and the places that shaped them,, while wondering how those ... Show More
1h 5m
Oct 2025
Br. Guy Consolmagno on praying as a scientist
Host James Martin, S.J., welcomes Br. Guy Consolmagno, a Jesuit brother, astronomer and the former director of the Vatican Observatory, to “The Spiritual Life” podcast. With a Ph.D. in planetary science, Br. Guy has spent his career studying meteorites and asteroids, exploring th ... Show More
57m 23s
Oct 2025
#125 Emily Qureshi-Hurst - Does God Know What Time It Is?
Dr. Qureshi-Hurst is a Philosopher of Religion and Science at the University of Cambridge. Her work focuses on the relationship between physics—and time in particular—and theology. Her forthcoming book, Decoding the Cosmos: God, Physics, and the Search for Deeper Explanation, exp ... Show More
1h 2m
Nov 2025
Would St. Thomas Baptize and Extraterrestrial? – Dr. Edmund Lazzari
<p>Dr. Edmund Lazzari uses Thomistic philosophy and sacramental theology to analyze whether extraterrestrial intelligences could be baptized, exploring questions of nature, the soul, salvation, and God’s freedom to grant grace beyond the human species.</p><p><br></p><p>This lect ... Show More
43m 9s
Jul 2024
463. Heaven, the Matrix, Dark Matter, and Aliens | Dr. David Kipping
Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with the director of the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University, Dr. David Kipping. They discuss the likelihood of finding life elsewhere in the universe, what it means to be a Type I civilization, why Mars is our best chance at interplanetary expans ... Show More
1h 30m
Jul 2024
The Church and Modern Science | Prof. Christopher Baglow
This lecture was given on May 7th, 2024, at University of California, San Diego.
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About the Speaker: Dr. Baglow is Professor of the Practice of Theology and the Director of the Science and ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2020
Brian Greene, "Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe" (Random House, 2020)
Brian Greene is a Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York, where he is the Director of the Institute for Strings, Cosmology, and Astroparticle Physics, and co-founder and chair of the World Science Festival. He is well known for his TV ... Show More
2 h
Jan 2025
I'm Still Standing
Pete Hegseth, Israel-Gaza ceasefire, and LA wildfires.
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This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa welcome Michael Wear to review the week’s cabinet hearings and the potential ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Then, Katharine Hayhoe and Kutter Callaway join ... Show More
1h 5m