Ep. 7: Science vs. Faith? How about both? (St. Albert Marie, O.P., Ph.D.)
3/11/202636 min
We have another Doctor Sister on the show this week! Listen as Sr. Albert Marie, O.P., Ph.D. talks with Sr. Miriam, O.P. about her vocation story and how she was drawn to her patron, St. Albert the Great. The Sisters touch on one of the most pressing debates that pops up in the secular world – science or faith? With the help of St. Albert the Great, the Sisters explain how the two aren't even in competition with each other, with some bonus discussion about birdwatching and crochet class.
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First 90 secondsSister Albert Marie· Guest0:00
One thing that I've found particularly interesting recently is he's interested in some questions of experience that I don't always expect medievals to be interested in. Um, and he, he asked this question, when we receive the sacraments, why don't they have a greater impact on us? I think there's almost at the back of his mind the idea that if we were completely freed from all temptation, we might be like Adam and Eve in the Garden again, and then we might do- Oh ... the fall again.
Sister Miriam· Host0:30
Oh.
Sister Albert Marie· Guest0:30
Like, there'd be, there'd be this- Yes ... worse, this worse challenge.
Sister Miriam· Host0:33
One of the great Dominican saints, St. Albert the Great. [upbeat music] Hi, and welcome to Dominican Sisters Open Mic. My name is Sister Miriam. I'm a sister of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. We'll be sitting down each week talking to sisters about all things Dominican, so welcome. And today we have as a special guest Sister Albert Marie, and we will be talking about her patron saint, one of the great Dominican saints, St. Albert the Great. And just to give you a little bit of background information on our very own Sister Albert Marie, she's from Ontario,