BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sophia Teachers - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sophiateachers.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sophia Teachers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T144500 DTSTAMP:20260831T162705Z CREATED:20260831T161149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T162705Z UID:10001293-1791621000-1791643500@sophiateachers.org SUMMARY:The Catholic Faith and Science\, Allentown\, Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview\n\n\n\nJoin our Workshop staff 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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. \n\n\n\nRegistration for the event is being handled by the Diocese of Allentown \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 8:30-9:00am \n \n \n Breakfast and Check-In \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:00-9:15am \n \n \n Program Introduction \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:15-9:45am \n \n \n Wonders of Nature \n Reflect on various images of creation and discover how they reveal the harmony between faith and reason. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:45-10:30am \n \n \n What Students Need to Know to Maintain their Faith in College and Beyond: Scientific Evidence for God\, Jesus\, and the Eucharist Part 1 \n Enjoy the first talk by John Coffey\, followed by Q & A \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10:30-10:45am \n \n \n Break \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10:45-11:30am \n \n \n Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Creator \n 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:30-12:15pm \n \n \n Holy Mass \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:15-1:00pm \n \n \n Lunch \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1:00-1:45pm \n \n \n What Students Need to Know to Maintain their Faith in College and Beyond: Scientific Evidence for God\, Jesus\, and the Eucharist Part 2 \n Enjoy the second talk by John Coffey\, followed by Q & A \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1:45-1:55pm \n \n \n Break \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1:55-2:35pm \n \n \n Exploring Eucharistic Miracles \n 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2:35-2:45pm \n \n \n Additional Resources\, Evaluation URL:https://sophiateachers.org/event/the-catholic-faith-and-science-allentown-fall-2026/ LOCATION:St. Mary’s Catholic Church\, 14833 Kutztown Rd\, Kutztown\, PA\, 19530\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops,The Catholic Faith and Science ORGANIZER;CN="SIFT Admin":MAILTO:sift@example.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR