Several members of the Vatican Observatory Foundation will be speaking at a 4-day “Faith and Science” retreat. The retreat will be hosted at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat center in Bloomington, Indiana from April 5-8th – culminating with the Total Solar Eclipse!
More than just a chance to see the eclipse, this event will provide a chance to turn this into a mini-retreat, of a sort that the attendees of our Astronomy for Catholics in Ministry and Education can well appreciate. (But… it is, also, a great chance to see the eclipse!)
Available seats for this retreat are going fast! If you are interested in attending, register soon! (A phone call to the number on the form, to check on availability, is advised.)
Highlights Include:
- Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. – “Your God is too small” and “The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy and the Vatican”
- Mr. Christopher Graney – “The Church & Astronomy: Forgotten Stories”
- Dr. Brenda Frye – “Where Faith & Science Can Meet” and “Updates from the The James Webb Space Telescope”
- Fr. James Kurzynski, founder of the ACME workshop!
Schedule:
Friday, April 5th (Dinner on your own as you come in)
3:00 – 5:00pm Check in – Guest House Office
5:00 – 6:30pm Gathering and Registration – Conference Center
6:30pm Keynote Address: Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. – Conference Center “Your God is too small: Contrast “the World” and “the Cosmos”
7:20pm Reception (finger food/refreshments) – Dining Hall
Saturday, April 6th
7:45am Morning Prayer – iBreviary app/Dining Hall
8:00– 8:50am Breakfast at Retreat Center – Dining Hall
9:00am Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. – Conference Center “The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy and the Vatican”
10:30am Dr. Christopher Graney – Conference Center “The Church & Astronomy: Forgotten Stories”
12:00 Noon Mass Sacred Heart Chapel
1:10pm Lunch Dining Hall
2:30pm Dr. Jeffrey Cooke – Conference Center “The Eddington Experiment”
4:00pm Dr. Brenda Frye – Conference Center “Where Faith & Science Can Meet”
5:45pm Evening Prayer – Dining Hall
6:00pm Dinner – Dining Hall
7:00pm Stargazing/Movie/etc. – Dining Hall
Sunday, April 7th
7:45am Morning Prayer – Conference Hall
8:00am Breakfast at Retreat Center – Dining Hall
9:00am Fr. James Kurzynski, S.T.L. – Conference Center “TBA”
11:00am Holy Mass – Sacred Heart Chapel
12:00 Noon Lunch-On Your Own Bloomington (6-7miles away)
2:15pm Holy Hour – Conference Center
3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet – Conference Hall
3:30 pm Consolmagno/Graney/Kurzynski – Conference Center “The Work of the Vatican Observatory in Tucson, AZ”
5:00pm Dr. Brenda Frye – Conference Center “Updates from: The James Webb Space Telescope”
5:45pm Evening Prayer – Dining Hall
6:00pm Dinner – “Picnic” – Dining Hall Sandwiches/Hotdogs, etc.
7:00pm Eric Genuis – Conference Center Composer/Pianist (ericgenuis.com)
Monday, April 8th
7:00am Holy Mass – Sacred Heart Chapel
7:45am Morning Prayer – Dining Hall
8:00am Breakfast at Retreat Center – Dining Hall
9:00am Beau Solley – Conference Center
10:00am Dr. Jeffrey Cooke – Conference Center “How a Solar Eclipse Discovers Gold”
11:00am Fr. Timothy Sauppé – Conference Center “How the Moon was formed”
12:00 Noon Lunch at Retreat Center – Dining Hall
1:00pm Setup for Solar Eclipse Viewing Outside*
1:49pm – Eclipse Begins
3:06pm – Maximum
4:22pm – Eclipse Ends–
5:00pm Post Eclipse Celebration – Dining Hall
End of Retreat
Tuesday, April 9th
Some Retreatants may choose to stay overnight. Breakfast on Tuesday morning is on your own.
Eclipse Retreat Schedule (PDF)
Eclipse Retreat Registration Form (PDF) — A phone call to the number on the form, to check on availability, is advised.
