Overturned Expectations

04/12/23 • 39 min

In this episode, Madeline chats with Mike Corcoran, a contract scientist for Goddard Spaceflight Center. During the course of their conversation, they discuss him growing up in NYC, studying physics at Cornell, grad school at University of Pennsylvania, working for Goddard Space Flight Center, his inspiration for becoming an astronomer, cosmology and dark energy, his career studying massive binaries in the UV and x-ray, his work with HEASARC, what a contract scientist is, stardust and the connection to Ash Wednesday, the importance of prayer, how it’s not the end of the world if prayers don’t get answered the way we want them to, it’s okay for our expectations to be overturned with God, the importance of both personal and communal prayer, the sign of peace, the importance of human connection in person, and much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references that you can further explore. They discussed 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, Dune by Frank Herbert, The Expanse by James S. A. Corey, the We Are Stars dome show, St. Joseph of Cupertino prayer, and The Chosen (specifically the season 3 finale).
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During the course of their conversation, they make many references that you can further explore. They discussed an Ask Father Josh episode about discerning religious orders, episode 19 of this podcast, Pope Francis' Laudato Si' encyclical, and her community's Educating for Laudato Si' initiative.
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Content Warning: There is a very brief mention of a sensitive topic not appropriate for children's ears towards the end of the episode. An audio warning occurs before this mention to warn people and to allow anyone the opportunity to skip ahead if necessary.

During the course of their conversation, they make many references that you can further explore. They discussed Be Healed by Dr. Bob Schuchts and episode 21 of this podcast.
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