Catholic University President Peter Kilpatrick, scientists, engineers, and students from area universities gathered at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7 for a votive Mass of St. Albert the Great, also known as the Gold Mass.
The event was hosted by The Society for Catholic Scientists, and the Mass is named in honor of St. Albert, the 13th century Dominican scholar, theologian, and teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas. He is known as the patron saint of scientists and students, especially those studying the sciences.
Dominican Father Ambrose Little, director of the Thomistic Institute, who received his licentiate in philosophy from The Catholic University of America, was principal celebrant and homilist. Following the Mass, Daniel Kuebler, B.A. 1993, M.S. 1995, a biology professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville, spoke on “Evolutionary History in Light of Salvation History” at a reception at the Beacon Hotel.
Christopher Raub, associate professor and chair of biomedical engineering at Catholic University was the lead organizer for this DC event as the liaison for the DC-VA-MD chapter of the Society for Catholic Scientists.
