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THE GIFT OF
Father Peter Ryan Serves on Committee for
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural
H i s t o r y ’s H u m a n O r i g i n s E x h i b i t
Mary Kay McPartlin
F
ather Peter Ryan, SJ, STD, professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major
Seminary, was happy to accept an invitation to serve on the Smith-
sonian National Museum of Natural History’s Broader Social Impacts
Committee, sponsored by the museum’s Human Origins exhibit. Catholi-
cism has a long history of considering scientific research and theory with
an open mind, and Fr. Ryan brings Catholic thought to the committee,
which is composed of 18 members from different religious backgrounds.
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