Fr. Robert Spitzer
7:45 p.m. Friday | Meet & Greet
12:30 p.m. Saturday | Talk on “The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist”
Father Robert Spitzer is a blind Jesuit priest who has spent his priestly career promoting the connections between faith and reason, and why true happiness can only be found in fulfilling our innermost desire for love, beauty, truth, justice and belonging.
He has appeared on countless TV and radio programs over the years – debating Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow and Deepak Chopra on God and modern physics on CNN’s “Larry King Live”; debating the topic of physician assisted suicide on The Today Show; and appearing on The History Channel’s “God and The Universe” and a multiple-part PBS series “Closer to the Truth.”
He is currently the host of a weekly EWTN television program – “Father Spitzer’s Universe” – that discusses faith, science, philosophy and culture.
He is also president of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith – the largest science-based “faith and reason” institute in the United States – aims to turn the rising tide of unbelief among young people by producing high-quality publications and educational materials for middle and high school students in Catholic schools around the country that highlight the close connection between science, reason and faith.
Read more about Father Spitzer’s life, his love of science, and why he was drawn to priestly ministry: Faith, Science and Reason: Fr. Spitzer brings a novel approach to evangelization