04 Nov 2010 St. Ignatius never intended the Society of Jesus to establish a worldwide network of observatories. What he did was to teach the Spiritual Exercises in order to recruit the most talented men to work in the Lord’s vineyard. And these talented men preached the Gospel in all the corners of the world, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fr. Daniel McNamara S.J.’
17 Nov
From Good to Great: Identifying Manila Observatory’s hedgehog concept
A hedgehog concept, according to Collins (2001, p. 90), is a “single organizing idea, a basic principle or concept that unifies and guides everything.” It is as simple as curling around to become a sphere of sharp spikes as a defense against a wily fox. The fox may know many tricks, but the hedgehog knows [...]
17 Nov
Research Problems for the SERC Subcenter
17 Nov 2010 Dear Fr. Dan, Below are four research problems that may interest your students. The problems are mostly data analysis. I’ll look for other problems if you still need more, depending on your students’ research interests. Research Problems for the SERC subcenter 1. Conversion of Image Plots to Numerical Data. Go to the [...]
29 Jun
Ateneo Physics website update
Hi, The Ateneo website can be found in the following url: http://sose.ateneo.edu/module.php?LM=departments.detail&id=1204884347883 Nino Uy suggested that we use a Wiki format for the website. In this way, many people can contribute to the website. Check this Wikipedia article on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki. This looks feasible if each laboratory develops its own web writers. The content can [...]
19 Dec
Strategic Planning at the Manila Observatory: Research directions for the Upper Atmosphere Division
Yesterday, after the Mass, Fr. Sergio Su, S.J. asked us to form groups of three and share our worries and hopes. I was with Dr. Gemma Narisma and Randell Teodoro. We made agreed on two points. First we get caught up in the issues and we forget what is it for and why are we [...]
3 Sep
PAGASA is selling its meteorological data?
I once asked Fr. Dan McNamara, S.J. why we need to install our own meteorological stations: isn’t PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration) data sufficient. Fr. Dan said that PAGASA is selling its data. About a month ago, during a meeting with scientists from University of San Carlos came to the Manila Observatory, [...]
20 Aug
Clipper Mar 2004: Visitation of Fr. Provincial Intengan, Fr. McNamara’s talk on Science and Religion, and Dr. Estoque’s talk on Jesuit meteorology
Fr. Provincial “Intengan” made the visitation of MO community on February 24. Absent were Fr. Jett who was in New Zealand for a 2-week workshop on Air Analysis and Fr. Badillo who was confined at Cardinal Santos Medical Center to have the location of internal bleeding determined. Fr. McNamara Spoke on Science and Religion to [...]
20 Aug
Clipper Feb 2004: Fr. Daniel McNamara, S.J. lost in Hanoi, the launching of KLIMA, and Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J.’s “Domeless Planetarium”
It was dark when Fr. Superior/Director Dan McNamara arrived at the Hanoi airport, his first visit to Vietnam. He had no idea where he was going and he did not have a single penny. The party supposed to pick him up never materialized. With the help of Vietnamese who offered him advice and lent him [...]
20 Aug
Clipper Jan 2004: Fr. Daniel McNamara, S.J.’s explanation of baptismal symbols and Fr. Victor Badillo, S.J.’s gastritis
Fr. Dan gave Fr. Vic’s first great-grand niece the full works. Inspired by the symbols in the baptistry of Sanctuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park and the big number of young people, he explained at length every symbol and ritual action and the obligations of the godparents. The results were “the longest baptism ceremony [...]
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