I can't see for the life of me how an attempt to understand the universe, which I believe comes from God, can alienate us from God.

As a religious priest I find it a very enriching experience to do my scientific research.

The Christian church has a long history of gradually absorbing scientific perspectives and new discoveries. It seems to me that, in fact, that has been one of the strengths of Christianity - it has ultimately had great flexibility in absorbing new information about the world that we get from science.

Science is and should be seen as "completely neutral" on the issue of the theistic or atheistic implications of scientific results.

Being a scientist helps to support both my life as a Jesuit and my belief in God.

I don't use scientific data as a foundation for believing in God - I use it as an enrichment of my knowledge of God.

Doing science is not inherently incompatible with religious faith.