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Join us for the inaugural event of Loyola Marymount University's Academy of Catholic Thought and Imagination with a lecture by Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., Vatican Astronomer, winner of the 2014 Carl Sagan Science Award, and president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.

What do astronomy, religion, and science fiction all have in common? They are all interested in the big questions; and they all depend on the art of storytelling to present their strange and wonderful ideas in ways that people can understand, appreciate and evaluate. Dr. Guy Consolmagno will examine why stories are fundamental to our understanding of religion; when being a good storyteller is essential in doing science; and how the way we tell these stories influences how we think about the big ideas.

This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.  Click here for more information. Questions? Please contact the Academy at acti@lmu.edu or (310) 338-7759.

To Attend
Registration is requested.  Please RSVP online here by March 4.  Campus parking fees will apply.

About the Lecturer
Dr. Guy Consolmagno S.J., incoming president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, is an astronomer and meteoriticist at the Vatican Observatory. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he earned undergraduate and masters' degrees from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona, was a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard and MIT, served in the US Peace Corps (Kenya), and taught university physics at Lafayette College before entering the Jesuits in 1989.

At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, his research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular books including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis) and Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? (with Paul Mueller). He also has hosted science programs for BBC Radio 4, been interviewed in numerous documentary films and writes a monthly science column for the British Catholic magazine The Tablet.

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