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Kresta in the Afternoon – May 31, 2022 – Hour 1

Fr Gabriel Gionti of the Vatican observatory discusses how an ordered universe points us to God and Rachel Fulton Brown tells us about the life of Joan of Arc.


Vatican Observatory’s Discovery Is Latest in Series of Important Contributions to Astronomy

Fr. Gabriel Gionti of the Vatican Observatory, along with his associate Fr. Matteo Galaverni, have discovered a  new mathematical approach that will help astronomers better understand how gravity behaved at the time of the Big Bang when the universe was created — a new finding which, they say, “confirms that our universe appears mathematically ordered and harmonious.” Fr. Gabriel joins us.

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Vatican Observatory’s Discovery Is Latest in Series of Important Contributions to Astronomy

Vatican Observatory

Fr Gabriel Gionti is an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory. He specializes in cosmology and quantum gravity. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Physics and is a member of several scientific communities in Italy. Visit vaticanobservatory.va  

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What do we know about Joan of Arc?

Yesterday was the feast of St Joan of Arc, a saint who has also become a legend in her own regard. Much of what we know about her life comes from her trial. Rachel Fulton Brown joins us with more.

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At Her Trial, St. Joan of Arc Faced Her Accusers Alone

St Joan of Arc: 15 quotes from her trial and interrogations

Joan of Arc, Saint of the Eternal

Rachel’s blog

Rachel Fulton Brown is an associate professor of history at the University of Chicago. She specializes in the History of Christianity, Medieval European Religions, Liturgy and Prayer, and Devotion to the Virgin Mary. Visit her blog at fencingbearatprayer.blogspot.com

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