Science, faith are a perfect fit in Jesuit’s life
Jesuits have a long tradition in science and there’s a good reason for that, says Jesuit lichenologist and ecologist Fr. John McCarthy.
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Nature as the Word and Beauty of God: The passion of Jesuit-ecologist John McCarthy
How often have you heard the claim that faith and science are incompatible or strictly opposed? Too often religion seems to ‘get a bad rap’ these days. Well, Fr. John McCarthy, Jesuit priest and ecologist, doesn’t buy this opposition.
Jesuit makes a name for himself studying lichen
For gymnasts it might be a twisting tumble, for astrologers a star, for politicians a sandwich. But for an style=’background:yellow;’>Jesuitan> ecologist Fr. John McCarthy that ultimate accolade — confirmation of a lifetime of scientific research — is to have a lichen named after him.
Canadian Jesuit Discovers New Species of Lichen
June 7, 2016 — Some people might demur if offered a chance to have a species of lichen — a combination of fungus and algae — named after them. But not Jesuit Father John McCarthy. Fr. McCarthy, who has devoted decades to ecological research, was the first person to collect and investigate a previously unknown species of …