CATECHETICAL WORKSHOP

The Catholic Faith and Science, St. Louis, Fall 2025

Name: The Catholic Faith and Science, St. Louis, Fall 2025
Start: 2025-11-04T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-04T15:15:00-05:00
Location: St. Catherine Laboure Catholic School

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St. Catherine Laboure Catholic School

9740 Sappington Rd
Sappington, MO 63128 United States

November 4, 2025

8:30 am - 3:15 pm

Workshop Overview

Join our Workshop staff and Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. for a one-day program on the connections between faith and science. Explore ways to help students confront today’s biases towards atheism, relativism, and scientism. Deepen your faith by examining what science shows about the Shroud of Turin, Eucharistic miracles, the age of the universe, and more.

This Workshop blends scholar presentations with interactive pedagogical sessions, giving you a chance to explore content with a respected scholar, as well as explore and simulate practical teaching strategies with ready-to-use classroom materials. Share best practices with your fellow teachers, enjoy catered breakfast and lunch, and engage in both formal and informal discussions.

We extend a sincere thank you to Dave Sinclair Buick GMC, whose generous gift made this event possible!

Schedule

8:30-9:00am

Breakfast and Check-In
9:00-9:15am

Program Introduction
9:15-9:45am

Wonders of Nature

Reflect on various images of creation and discover how they reveal the harmony between faith and reason.
9:45-10:45am

What Students Need to Know to Maintain their Faith in College and Beyond: Scientific Evidence for God, Jesus, and the Eucharist Part 1

Enjoy the first talk by Fr. Spitzer, followed by Q & A.
10:45-11:00am

Break
11:00-11:45am

Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Creator

Engage in interactive activities that will show your students how scientific evidence—from the expansion of the universe, to entropy, to the fine-tuning of physical laws—make belief in God completely reasonable.
11:45-12:30pm

Holy Mass
12:30-1:15pm

Lunch
1:15-2:15pm

What Students Need to Know to Maintain their Faith in College and Beyond: Scientific Evidence for God, Jesus, and the Eucharist Part 2

Enjoy the second talk by Fr. Spitzer followed by Q&A
2:15-2:25pm

Break
2:25-3:05pm

Exploring Eucharistic Miracles

Participate in memorable hands-on activities so your students will not only be familiar with Eucharistic miracles, but know how science consistently confirms their authenticity.
3:05-3:15pm

Additional Resources, Evaluation

Join us, and you'll receive…

Catechetical Formation

Engaging sessions by a catechetical scholar provide background knowledge.

Practical Application

Research-based teaching strategies, and concrete tools to apply this knowledge in the classroom.

Spiritual Formation

You'll explore your vocation as a teacher, and your calling as a witness to Christ.

Ready-to-Use Materials

Receive a free supplemental guide featuring 10-12 lessons with activities and sacred art.

Presenters

Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, Ph.D.

Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. is President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith and the Napa Institute. He was President of Gonzaga University from 1998 to 2009, where he increased the student body by 75%, oversaw the construction of 20 new facilities, and raised $200+ million for scholarships and buildings. He is the author of nineteen books, including the award-winning books New Proofs for the Existence of God and Science, Reason, and Faith: Discovering the Bible. He has also authored many scholarly articles on faith and science, metaphysics, and happiness and ethics. Father Spitzer has his own weekly EWTN television show, Fr. Spitzer’s Universe. He has appeared on the Larry King Show (in discussion with Stephen Hawking and Deepak Chopra), the History Channel, the Today Show, and a PBS series. He started seven institutes dedicated to faith and reason and happiness/purpose in life. He was a professor at Georgetown University, Seattle University, and Gonzaga University and was awarded the teaching medal at both Georgetown University and Seattle University. He has held two major academic chairs—the Frank Shrontz Endowed Chair in Professional Ethics (Seattle University) and the John L. Aram Chair of Business Ethics (Gonzaga University) and has won multiple academic and professional awards, including honorary doctorates, the De Smet Medal (Gonzaga University’s highest award) and the Aquinas Medal (for Catholic philosophical scholarship).

Mike Gutzwiller

Mike Gutzwiller is the Senior Director of Curriculum Development for Sophia Teachers. Since joining the team at Sophia Teachers in 2015, Mike has been the primary author and editor of the Spirit of Truth K-12 and high school textbook series and has led professional development Workshops throughout the US. Mike is the former theology department chair at St. Thomas More High School in Milwaukee, WI. He earned his BA from Franciscan University of Steubenville where he majored in theology and catechetics and has an MA in school counseling from Marquette University. Mike lives with his wife and two children in Waukesha, WI.

Donna Maus

Donna Maus teaches Biology at St. Mary’s-Colgan High School in the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas. She has over 30 years of teaching experience, having taught at the middle school, high school, and college levels. She is passionate about sharing the revelation of God through His creation with her students and incorporating our Catholic faith into class topics such as biotechnology, medicine, and evolution. She has been a contributing author for Sophia Institute for Teachers since 2014. Donna has a BS and MS degree in Biology and is a certified Natural Family Planning instructor. She lives in Arma, Kansas with her husband Henry, they have four children and four grandchildren.

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Donna Maus

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The Catholic Faith and Science, St. Louis, Fall 2025

Workshop Overview

Schedule

Join us, and you'll receive…

Catechetical Formation

Practical Application

Spiritual Formation

Ready-to-Use Materials

Presenters

Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, Ph.D.

Mike Gutzwiller

Donna Maus