In this episode, Madeline chats with Deacon Jim Caristi, a retired computer science professor from Valparaiso University and one of the deacons from her home parish. During the course of their conversation, they discuss his early interest in math and languages, his various avenues of research, the hand in hand nature of math and computer science, how he got entrenched in computer science, helping develop VU’s computer science major from a minor, the Go programming language, parallelism, what it’s like to work at a school not affiliated with your denomination, the state of affairs between Catholicism and Lutheranism, the doctrine of the True Presence, how he ended up as a deacon, his legendary 50th birthday piano recital, what a deacon is and does, his experience with Newman Centers, burnout, the growing number of deacons vs. priests, the importance of listening and relaxation, silence, being a night owl, Teilhard de Chardin, infinities, being open to God’s path for you, and many more!
During the course of their conversation, they make reference to The Power of Silence by Robert Cardinal Sarah.
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