2023 – 2024 Speaking Engagements

Fetal Tissue Research: Science, Ethics, and Policy, St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, Chandler, TX, Diocese of Tyler (January 17, 2023).
Fetal Tissue Research Ethics, Texas Surgical Society (April 16, 2023).
Science for Seminaries
, St. Patrick’s Seminary and University, Maynooth, Ireland (April 18-20, 2023).
God, Angels, and Electromagnetic Radiation, Seton Hall University, Society of Catholic Scientists (April 27, 2023).
Queen Esther: Orphan to Power and Deliverance, Buffalo Catholic Women’s Conference, Diocese of Buffalo, NY (April 29, 2023).
What is a Nature? Aristotelian Nature in the Context of Divine Revelation and Modern Science, The Primacy of God in a Secular Age: On the Theological Virtue of Faith, Sacra Doctrina Project at St. Mary’s College and Seminary, Baltimore, MD (June 8-10, 2023).
Particles of Faith, Legatus of DuPage, Illinois (June 15, 2023).
Science in the Light of Faith, Abide 2023 Knanaya Catholic Teen Ministry, Highland Village, TX (July 2, 2023).
East Texas Pro-Life Teen Leadership Camp, Tyler, TX (July 2023).
Science Was Born of Christianity, Summer Intensive, Budapest, Hungary (August 2023).
Science in the Light of Faith in Catholic Education, In School and In Faith: Bridging Faith and Reason in Science Classrooms, The Catechetical Institute at Franciscan University of Steubenville (October 17, 2023).
Why Be Catholic Conference, Evangelisation Australia, Perth Australia (October 12-14, 2023)
Particles of Faith, Catholic Professionals and Business Club of Tulare Kings, Diocese of Fresno (November 9, 2023).
Fetal Tissue Research and Informed Conscience, Pittsburgh (October 18, 2023).
Particles of Faith, KVSS Omaha Conference (April 26, 2024).
A Catholic World View and Science, Fort Worth Legatus Dinner (June 13, 2024).

Past Speaking Events (Click to open.)

2022

Edison Lecture for Gold Mass, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (November 15, 2022).
Advent by Candlelight: Mary Christmas, Bangor, ME, Diocese of Portland (November 11, 2022).
Science Was Born of Christianity, University of Iowa, Newman Center (November 9-10, 2022).
Loved, Known, and Set Apart: A Scientific and Ethical Look at Embryonic and Fetal Research, Diocese of Pittsburgh (November 3, 2022).
Women at the Well Retreat with Stacy & Stacy, Hideaway Lake Lodge (October 15, 2022).
Particles of Faith, Catholic Professionals and Business Club of Tulare and Kings, Diocese of Fresno (October 13, 2022). 
Lessons from Martha and Mary
, Stacy & Stacy, Women’s Retreat, Crockett, TX (October 1, 2022).
Reclaiming Our Christian Heritage, “The Christian Birth of Modern Science,” (Info Sheet), Budapest, Hungary (August 6-12, 2022).
Panel for Eucharistic Congress, Diocese of Tyler, Tyler, TX (June 11, 2022).
Theology on Tap
, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (June 22, 2022).
Bioethics Conference
, Sanctity of Life Action Committee, Tyler, TX (July 1-2, 2022).
East Texas Pro-Life Teen Leadership Camp
, Tyler, TX (July 17-22, 2022).
Climate Change and Catholic Social Teaching, Drew University, Madison, NJ (April 21, 2022).
Particles of Faith
, Des Moines Legatus, Des Moines, IA (April 19, 2022).
Particles of Faith, Savannah Legatus, Savannah, GA (April 5, 2022).
Particles of Faith
, Real Presence Radio Banquet, Keynote, Fargo, ND (February 7, 2022).

2021

Eucharistic Miracles and the Data, ITEST Webinar (November 20, 2021).
Particles of Faith / Aquinas for Women Who Think Too Much / How to Bind Your Family to Heaven Without Using Duct Tape
, Workshop Series, St. Luke’s Catholic Church, Temple, TX (November 20, 2021).
Off the Tracks: Why Science Without Faith is a Dead End, Catholic Citizens of Illinois Monthly Forum Luncheon Series, Chicago, IL (November 12, 2021).
Particles of Faith
, Real Presence Radio Banquet, Keynote, Williston, ND (November 8, 2021).
Particles of Faith
, Real Presence Radio Banquet, Keynote, Rochester, ND (November 4, 2021).
Particles of Faith
, Real Presence Radio Banquet, Keynote, Sioux Falls, SD (November 2, 2021).
The Church’s Teaching on Contraception
, St. Patrick’s Parish, Lufkin, TX (October 24, 2021).
The End of the Faith and Science Conflict Myth / Turning Science into a Tool for Evangelization
, Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Teacher Workshop (October 18-19, 2021).
Eucharistic Miracles and the Data
, Seton Hall University’s Scholars Forum (October 13, 2021).
Christ Be Our Light: Empowering Women Through Prayer
, St. Francis Ladies Guild, St. Francis of the Tejas Retreat, Crockett, TX (October 1, 2021).
A Return to Mass, A Return to Life
, Faith Formation Kick-Off, St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Community, Spring, TX (September, 9, 2021).
Divine Revelation – Faith, Science, and Reason
, Diocese of Tulsa Faith Formation Conference (August 20-21, 2021).
Eucharistic Miracles and the Data
, College Station Deanery Retreat, College Station, TX (August 13, 2021).
Vox Vitae Pro-Life Teen Camp, Science Speaker
, Los Angeles, CA (July 18-23, 2021).
Integrating Science and Faith
, Catholic Business Professionals of San Diego (July 13, 2021).
Let There Be Light: Science and The Word, An Eternal Relationship
, University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary (June 20-25, 2021).
Fetal Tissue Research and Vaccines
, Catholic Nurses Association (May 20, 2021).
Faith & Science: Truth Cannot Contradict Truth
, Immaculate Heart Of Mary Church, Lenten Speaker Series (March 2, 2021).

2020

Particles of Faith, St. Jude Parish, Joliet, IL (November 2, 2020).
Seeing God in the Light of Science, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Modesto, CA (October 10, 2020).
Keynote for Catholic Schools Conference, Archdiocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (September 3-4, 2020).
Eucharistic Miracles and the Data, Eucharistic Congress, Archdiocese of Oakland, (June 20, 2020).
Particles of Faith, Legatus, Lexington, KY (May 14, 2020).
Religious Freedom and Vaccine Compulsion: A View Through Catholic Social Teaching, Medicine Dignity and Disability in Medicine, Converging Roads Bioethics Conference, St. John Paul II Foundation, Archdiocese of Houston, (March 28, 2020).
Medical Marijuana and CBD Oil: In Conflict with Hippocratic, Medicine Dignity and Disability in Medicine, Converging Roads Bioethics Conference, St. John Paul II Foundation, Archdiocese of Houston, (March 28, 2020).
Theology on Tap, Archdiocese of Albuquerque, NM (February 12, 2020).
How to Bind Your Family to Heaven Without Using Duct Tape, Bishop’s Annual Appeal Dinner Keynotes, Diocese of Tyler, Bishop Joseph Strickland (December 2019 – January 2020).
Particles of Faith, Gulf Coast Faith Formation Conference (January 9-10, 2020).

2019

Particles of Faith, Archdiocese of Portland (December 8, 2019).
Science Was Born of Christianity, Toronto Office of Catholic Youth, Archdiocese of Toronto (November 9, 2019).
Particles of Faith Keynote, 2019 Why Be Catholic Conference, Corpus Christi College, Perth, Australia (October 17-19, 2019).
Women’s Retreat, Paso Robles, CA (October 4-6, 2019).
Evangelizing Through Science: Turning the Tables on the Conflict Myth, 2019 Steubenville Defending the Faith Conference, Franciscan University of Steubenville (July 26-28, 2019).
Mothers of the Living: A Conversation with the Maccabees Mother, 2019 Steubenville Defending the Faith Conference, Franciscan University of Steubenville (July 26-28, 2019).
Evangelizing Through Science: Turning the Tables on the Conflict Myth, 2019 Steubenville St. John Bosco Catechist Conference, Franciscan University of Steubenville (July 15-19, 2019).
Reverance for the Eucharist, Knights of Columbus, Longview, TX (June 15, 2019)
These Thy Atoms: The Beauty and Symmetry in Chemistry, (Lab Session/Teacher Training Presentation) Notre Dame Seminary – Graduate School of Theology, New Orleans, LA (June 18-23, 2019).
How Science Can Enrich Religion, McGrath Institute of Notre Dame, Science and Religion Day, Full Day Session for Teachers, Archdiocese of San Francisco (May 20, 2019).
Completing the Scientific Revolution: How Catholics Can Lead, Science and Faith: Do They Conflict, McGrath Institute Science and Religion Day, Sts. Peter and Paul Chapel, Tyler, TX (April 6, 2019).
The Contribution of Christianity to Modern Science, 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing, Botkins, OH (March 28, 2019).
How Science Led Me to Christ, Reason for Faith Reflections on Particles and the Paraclete, Fort Scott, KS (February 22-23, 2019).
Eucharistic Miracles, Cathedral Center, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Tyler, TX (February 11, 2019).

2018

From Chemistry to Christ: How Atoms Made Me a Convert, St. John Paul II Catholic Campus Ministry, University of Texas at Tyler (October 24, 2018).
The Secret to Healing All Discord, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, Carlsbad, CA (September 30, 2018).
Science for Believers, Catholic Answers National Conference 2018: Faith and Science, Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA (September 27-29, 2018).
Restoring Communion: The Trinitarian Formula for Healing Family Discord, Sacred Heart and Saint Edward’s Catholic Churches, Texarkana, TX (July 24, 2018).
These Thy Atoms: The Beauty and Symmetry in Chemistry, (Lab Session/Teacher Training Presentation) Notre Dame Seminary – Graduate School of Theology, New Orleans, LA (June 17-22, 2018).
The Eucharist: The Source and Summit of the Christian Life, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Nacogdoches, TX (June 2, 2018).
Imagine Harmony: Faith, Reason, and Horsemanship, Rocking Z Guest Ranch, Wolf Creek, MT (May 20-26, 2018).
Evangelizing Through Science, The Highlands School, Dallas, TX (May 9, 2018).
What is a Child? St. Philip Institute, Diocesan Teaching Event, Diocese of Tyler, The Sanctity and Beginning of Human Life (April 21, 2018).
The Role of Christianity in the Development of Modern Science, University of Toronto, Newman Center, Toronto ON (March 8, 2018).

2017 and Earlier

Particles of Faith: Evangelizing Through Modern Science in a Culture Longing for Truth, Catholic Professional Network, Diocese of Tyler, Tyler, TX (November 30, 2017).
You Don’t Have to Know God to Be Pro-Life, Keynote Address, Life Choices, Inc., Philipsburg, NJ (October 12, 2017).
The Integration of Faith and Science, St. John Paul II High School & St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School, Hyannis, MA (October 11, 2017).
The Tough Questions About Evolution, Holy Family Parish, Lindale, TX (September 28, 2017).
Why Science Draws People Away from the Church, and What to Do About It, Holy Family Parish, Lindale, TX (September 21, 2017).
Evangelizing Through Science, Legatus, Napa Valley Chapter, Napa, CA (August 16, 2017).
These Thy Atoms: The Beauty and Symmetry in Chemistry, (Lab Session/Teacher Training Presentation) Notre Dame Seminary – Graduate School of Theology, New Orleans, LA (June 18-23, 2017).
Science Without Faith is Like Eyeballs Without a Face, Montfort Academy, Mt. Vernon, NY (March 5, 2017).
Why Scientific Literacy is Necessary for Evangelization, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, CT (October 28, 2016).
Science Without Faith is Like Eyeballs Without a Face, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars 39th Convention: Science and Faith, Loews Madison Hotel, Washington DC (September 24, 2016).
Science in the Light of Faith: Biological and Physical Science Questions, Kolbe Academy, Napa, CA, Online (August 15, 2016).
How Science Points to Faith, Marin Catholic High School, Kentfield CA, Online (October 8, 2015).
Science Was Born of Christianity, Fr. Stanley Jaki Foundation International Conference, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (April 15, 2015).
The Facts of Fr. Jaki’s Research, Renewing the West by Renewing Common Sense, Gilson Society, Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY (July 17–20, 2014).
From Chemistry to Catholicism, Carnegie Mellon University, Ryan Catholic Newman Center, St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA (October 5, 2014).

Popular Talks

Particles of Faith: How Chemistry Led Me to Christ

Stacy Trasancos, author of Particles of Faith: A Catholic Guide to Navigating Science, was a chemist before she was Catholic. She tells the story of how her love for science was a search for truth, from childhood awe and wonder to research in a state-of-the-art laboratory trying to simulate photosynthesis on nanocomposite designs. Through her narrative, she explains how materialistic thinking pervades our science-obsessed culture and offers solutions to lead others to Christ through science.

Science Was Born of Christianity: The Role of Christianity in the Development of Modern Science

The public narrative is that faith and science contradict, but the birth of modern science can be traced all the way back to Genesis 1:1. The Christian worldview is, and always has been, radically different from any other religion. This fact-filled talk from Science Was Born of Christianity: The Teaching of Fr. Stanley L. Jaki equips Catholics to engage the world in confidence and defend the truth of Jesus Christ in a technological age. Science, as mature and independent as it has grown, needs its Mother.

An Unholy Science: The Past, Present, and Future of Fetal Tissue Research

Dr. Stacy Trasancos began following fetal tissue research two decades ago when her children were young, and she first learned of this practice for vaccine development. The use of aborted children in biological and medical research is astounding and pervasive — and utterly heartbreaking. We are already living in a world where the wanted in society are being cured by exploiting the unwanted. This is a difficult but necessary talk. We must do something to end the use of aborted children in research, and it begins with awareness. 

Eucharistic Miracles and the Data

This talk is not the usual Eucharistic miracle talk. Chemist and theologian, Stacy Trasancos, and co-author of the new book, Behold, It Is I: Scripture, Tradition, and Science on the Real Presence, weaves together the most popular Eucharistic miracles.  Dr. Stacy Trasancos analyzes the popular Eucharistic miracles reported in Bolsena and Lanciano, Italy, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a twenty-first-century chemist’s objectivity. Then she leads you from modern science right back to the Word

Evolution for Believers

What are Catholics to make of evolution? Did Adam and Eve really exist? Who are Y-Chromosome Adam and Mitochondrial Eve? Did we evolve from atoms? Is evolution a fact or a theory? How do we read Genesis? What does the Church teach about evolution? Stacy Trasancos walks you through the theology and the science of evolution with simple and clear explanations that lay the foundation for navigating the more complex questions facing theologians and scientists today.

Bioethics: 20 Answers

Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D. is the author of Catholic Answers’ booklet, 20 Answers: Bioethics. In this talk, she describes Catholic teaching on the major issues from conception to natural death. The word “bioethics” describes an approach to human dignity as old as the Church itself. Dr. Trasancos reviews personhood, contraception, abortion, fetal tissue research, gene editing, brain death, organ donation, and transhumanism—a critical talk for our moment in history and leading the way forward in science.

How to Bind Your Children to Heaven

Stacy offers real life advise and experience on how to hold your children close in your heart while letting them go as they grow up. Being open to life in the young adult years is one thing, but remaining open to all that life throws your way as you raise your children in the faith requires seasoned tools and approaches. More than anything, it requires prayer and a strong life of faith for the parent. We do all the hard work of parenting because we are not just open to life in this life but open to everlasting life in Heaven.

Catholic Studies Professor to Deliver Invited Lecture at University of Notre Dame

On the evening of the Gold Mass, Catholic Studies Adjunct Professor Trasancos will deliver the Edison Lecture titled “God, Angels and Electromagnetic Radiation: Life Among the Invisible.” In this talk, Trasancos will explore the ways in which the wonders of modern science can bring us to greater appreciation and awe of God. As Trasancos explained, “all we have learned — and have yet to learn — is magnificent evidence of the faithfulness of a loving and personal Creator.”

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