Series 1

Revd Dr Gareth Leyshon examines the idea of scientific truth and how science and Scripture inform particular areas of Catholic teaching.

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Revd Dr Gareth Leyshon is a parish priest in the South Wales Valleys, who read physics at Oxford and completed a doctorate at Cardiff (a study of the structure of distant galaxies) before entering seminary.

The Quest for Truth: Noah the first Scientist

Fr Gareth discovers that in the Bible, Noah is not only depicted as the first climate scientist but also, the first biochemist.

Why does the Catholic Church baptise babies?

Fr Gareth looks at Scripture, Tradition and Science to help us understand why baptism is an important sacrament in our Church’s teaching and practice.

Body, Mind and Spirit

Fr Gareth explores what the Bible says about our essence and identity. Do our popular terms help us to understand the human person better and make good decisions in life?

The Bread of Life: How the Eucharist becomes Jesus’ Body and Blood

Fr Gareth explores the nature of Holy Communion through examining Jesus’ miracles and what we know in science about different truths.

Who’s Your Father? Where do we come from?

Fr Gareth explores our family lines and turns to our ancestors and genealogies in the Bible to consider their spiritual significance.

Humankind: Are we distinct from other creatures on earth?

Fr Gareth considers whether human beings are ‘special’ or just different from all the other creatures and what we mean by ‘human’ anyway?

Wonder of Creation: how was the universe created?

Fr Gareth asks whether the universe, with all the creatures in it, was created by a miracle or a natural process? What might this mean to call God, Creator?

Created Male and Female?

Fr Gareth explores whether we are created male and female? But does science support one of the most sensitive claims in Scripture, that we are created male or female?

The Greatness of God: Infinity and beyond

Fr Gareth tackles infinity and the greatness of God. An all-powerful God is not required to do nonsensical things like create a square circle.

Matters of Life and Death

Fr Gareth asks whether death is the end of life or a change of form? Both Science and the Bible point to life’s power to prevail!

Calendars for Christians

Fr Gareth explains how the moon guides our festivals, and the challenges of setting time, seasons and feast days around the world.

What do Science and Scripture teach us about time? 

Fr Gareth wrestles with time in motion, Old and New Testament concepts of time, and faith in a future time.