• Presented papers on Science and Faith at the 2008 Metanexus Institute Annual Meeting held in Madrid in July and at congresses in Bogota, Colombia, and at Oviedo, Valencia, and Tenerife in Spain. • He gave a week of lectures in Arlington, Virginia, for the Spanish-speaking members of the diocese.

• On March 2 discussed his book “God’s Mechanics” at the Forum of Grace Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco. A video of the presentation can be found at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/02/Brother_Guy_Consolmagno_God_s_Mechanics • March 25-28, he was the lead speaker at the biennial Jesuit Theology School, a gathering of British Jesuits. Over a period of four days he delivered talks on the theme of Encountering the Creator, including “Astronomy, God, and the Search for Elegance: How Science Actually Works”; “The Creator of Heaven and Earth: Challenges to our Understanding of God”; “The Supernatural in Nature: Finding God in the Universe”; and “Heaven or Heat Death? The End of Everything”. Versions of these presentations were later published on the British Jesuit website: www.thinkingfaith.org. • On April 8 he presented a lecture in the Shulman Lecture Series on Science and the Humanities at Yale University. His topic was “Heaven or Heat Death?” • August 8-10 he participated in the annual SciFoo camp at the world headquarters of Google in California, and presented a history of the Vatican Observatory. This unusual conference brings together two hundred notable scientists by invitation only from all fields to speak about their interests in an informal setting.

• Spoke August 15 to the Huachuca Astronomy Club of Southeastern Arizona on “The Vatican and Astronomy.” • On 18 September presented “Would Organized Religion Survive an Encounter with Extraterrestrials?” in the Star Talks series at Prescott Public Library, Arizona. • Visited Our Lady of the Mountains Middle School, Sierra Vista, Arizona, on 7 November and spoke on “The Vatican and Astronomy.” • Hosted groups from Holy Trinity Monastery, St. David, Arizona, and from the Diocese of Tucson Chancery for a visit to the Mount Graham International Observatory and the VATT. • Regularly helped lead by videoconference the monthly discussions of the St. Agatha Catholic Church Faith/Astronomy Dialogue, Portland, Oregon.

• On 25 January attended a dinner reception in Los Angeles with prospective donors to the Vatican Observatory Foundation (VOF). • Organized and gave a talk at a reception hosted on 20 February by His Eminence Francis Cardinal George at his Chicago residence for friends and benefactors of the VOF. • As President of the VOF, hosted the semi-annual board meetings of the VOF in Tucson on 29 February and in Chicago on 10 October. • Gave a talk on “How Old is the Universe?” at the seminar for friends and benefactors of the VOF held on 28 February in Tucson. • On 18 March he also gave a public lecture at the Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, California on “The Dance of the Fertile Universe.” • On 28 March gave a talk at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts on “The Origins of Life in the Universe.” • Gave a talk on 8 April to the Sonoran Astronomy Society, Green Valley (Tucson), Arizona on “The Evolutionary Universe.” • At the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, on 14 April gave a talk on “The Implications of Scientific Evolution for the Science-Religion Dialogue.” In addition to the university, the talk was sponsored by the Piedmont Liberal Forum . He also gave a talk on 13 April at the Charlotte Universal Unitarian Church on “Science and Religion. Can We Talk?” • On 28 May, as President of the VOF, signed a contract with Petrus Development, Ltd. for the organization of fundraising for the VOF. • On 4 September gave two lectures at the College of New Jersey: to the Physics and Astronomy Club on the “Age of the Universe” and to the public on “Scientific Evolution and Intelligent Design.” • Met on 5 September with His Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; on 8 October with His Excellency Martin J. Amos, Bishop of Davenport, Iowa; and on 4 November with His Excellency Robert J. McManus, Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, to promote the work of the Vatican Observatory. • Organized a seminar on “Religion and Science in Today’s America,” sponsored by the Vatican Observatory and the Lumen Christi Institute for Catholic Studies at the University of Chicago and held on 11 October at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. He gave a talk at that seminar on “Did God Design the Universe? A Catholic Scientist Looks at Evolution.” • On 17 October met with the President of the Ahmanson Foundation in Los Angeles, California to seek funds for the VOF. • On 30 October talked to the Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale, Arizona on “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God.” • On 8 October at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa he gave The Chair of Catholic Studies Lecture on “Creation and Evolution.” • On 3 November he gave the Deitchman Family Lecture at the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture of the College of the Holy Cross on “Modern Cosmology and Life’s Meaning.” • On 9 November at a reception hosted by VOF Board member James McGee, at his Glendale (Phoenix) residence, spoke to prospective donors to the VOF on the work of the Vatican Observatory. • Gave a lecture on 12 November to the Chair of Catholic Studies at the Newman Center of the University of Toronto, Canada on “Life in the Universe.” • On 25 November lectured to the Sun City Astronomy Club, Tucson, Arizona on the “Age of the Universe.” • Served on the panel for the Rome seminar of 28 November on “Science 400 Years After Galileo Galilei,” sponsored by Finmeccanica of Italy and the Vatican Pontifical Council for Culture. He gave an invited lecture on “The Laws of Nature and Purpose in the Universe: An Historical Overview.” • Met on 29 November in Rome with the Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) for the next meeting of the Science-Faith Series of Las Salvadoras of Buenos Aires, Argentina and on 30 November with the SOC of the Italian Science-Faith Series to plan a joint meeting of the Northern and Southern Sections to be held in the environs of Castel Gandolfo 12-14 June 2009 on Modelli cosmologici e concezione del mondo.

• Participated as moderator in the discussion on “The Scientific Formation” organized by the Cappella Universitaria “La Sapienza”, Rome, on 23 May. • Spoke on “Astronomy and Faith” at the Cappella Universitaria in L’Aquila (Italy) on 28 January; at the Centro Culturale Mons. Lorenzo Bellomi, Trieste (Italy), on 31 March; at the San Giovanni Battista Parish, Parabita (Italy), on 17 May. • Gave a lecture at the Jesuit High School, Wimbledon (United Kingdom) on 7 May.

• Gave a series of astronomy talks for children at various schools in Santiago, Chile: Wenlock School, Colegio San Francisco, Dagoberto Godoy School. • Talked to the general public at the Santiago Planetarium, at University of Chile Sede Villarrica and to the Faculty of Medicine there; also to the Faculties of Medicine at the Universidad del Desarrollo and at Universidad de Concepcion. • Gave a talk for the blind at the Biblioteca Central para Ciegos de Santiago.