Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ is an American research astronomer, Jesuit religious brother, and Director of the Vatican Observatory. He has appeared on television, completed TedTalks and is a regular speaker on the United States university circuit.

Brother Guy will be touring New Zealand between 26 April and 8 May 2019. His tour is split into two parts (1) South Island: Christchurch, Dunedin,  and (2) North Island: Auckland and Wellington.

The tour will involve a number of different events, including public presentations, school and workplace visits, engagements at universities and formal luncheons. The Catholic Enquiry Centre are the sponsors of the tour. Information will be available on the Enquiry Centre’s facebook page: www.facebook.com/catholicdiscovery.nz

A tour website which will include a full calendar of public events will be launched in March.

Brother Guy will be covering the following topics:

(1) Our God is too small.

(2) How religion (our faith) and science can work together.

(3) Specialist topics on astronomy (which is more for science audiences).

For more details on his visit, please contact Joe Serci, Catholic Enquiry Centre Engagement Manager via email joe@catholicenquiry.nz or phone (04) 385 8518.

Click here to read the full media release from the NZCBC.