Science
“The aim of natural science is not simply to accept the statements of others, but to investigate the causes that are at work in nature.”
Faith
“In studying nature we have not to inquire how God the Creator may, as He freely wills, use His creatures to work miracles and thereby show forth His power; we have rather to inquire what Nature with its immanent causes, can naturally bring to pass.”
-St. Albert the Great
Wisdom
“Above all one should accept everything, in general and individually, in oneself or in others, agreeable or disagreeable, with a prompt and confident spirit, as coming from the hand of His infallible Providence or the order he has arranged.”
Be a Torchbearer
torch·bear·er
/torCH,berer/
“A person who leads or inspires others
in working toward a valued goal.”
-Oxford Dictionary
Endeavor Together
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Our Mysterious, Glorious, and Everlasting Gift of Life
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We at SAGI are seeking truth; striving to reawaken virtuous science, so as to give testimony of it – for the well-being of humanity. If you feel inspired to participate in this endeavor with us, to labor unto a revival of discourse between science & faith, so as to more fully examine the mysteries of life… please join us!
Who is SAGI?
Saint Albert the Great Institute for Science, Faith & Wisdom, is a worldwide network comprised of individuals who are motivated to be part of a new adventure, built upon a God-centric foundational understanding and sharing of our collective talents and abilities.
We are a dynamic consortium of inspired scientists, philosophers, theologians, educators, and many other exceptional multidisciplinary minds.
Leadership
lead·er·ship
/’ lēdər SHip/
“the set of characteristics that
make a good leader.”
~ Cambridge Dictionary
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- SAGI Leadership
- Tomi K. Sawyer, Ph.D., SAGI Founding President
- James Brown, Ph.D., SAGI Director, Virtuous Science
- Thomas Sawyer, Ph.D. , SAGI Director, Torchbearer Publications
- Danielle Molinari, SAGI Director, Torchbearer Network
- Fr. Neil J. Roy STL, Ph.D., SAGI Chaplain & Director, Inspiring Faith
- Fr. Richard E. Cannon, V.F., SAGI Chaplain & Director, Seeking Wisdom
- Don Orrico, Director, Gifts for Life
- Jonathon Sawyer, Ph.D., SAGI Director, Torchbearer Initiatives
- Colin Gifford, Director, Life Art
- Jeff Geniesse, Director, Illuminating Media
Albertus Magnus
“Teacher of everything there is to know.”
Saint Albert the Great was
a Dominican Friar, Scholar,
Professor and Bishop.
Article By
Fr Neil J. Roy, STL, PhD*
*Saint albert the great institute
Chaplain & Director, Inspiring Faith
Science
Sci·ence
/siens/
“The systematic study of the structure and behavior of
the physical and natural world through observation,
experimentation, and the testing of theories against
the evidence obtained.” – Oxford Languages
Saint Albert the Great Institute
reaches deep into the vast treasure
of wisdom that has been gathered
throughout the history of humanity…
Especially, that which reflects upon the inspiration of God
through faith. Wisdom may be sought as you “labor amidst the
vineyard”. Wisdom recognizes what is good, true, and
beautiful, and moves everforeward toward achieving Her goal:
To prosper humanity, and enlighten the soul unto Heaven.
SAGI Torchbearers
are the greatest force to share our vision of
illuminating life throughout the world!
Endeavor
en·deav·or
/an’devar/
“To try, make an effort for a specified
outcome; to do one’s utmost.” -Oxford Dictionary
Our motto at SAGI is, “Illuminating Life!“. We are
not one, but many, who endeavor to share what is
good in our world, and challenge what is not.
Our Network
Saint Albert the Great Institute is founded on Truth,
and we endeavor together with many multidisciplinary organizations.
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Volume 1: Illuminating Life
Inaugural Article by
Tomi K. Sawyer*
*Saint albert the great institute
& Maestro Therapeutics, USA
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Saint Albert the Great Institute reaches deep into the vast treasure of wisdom that has been gathered throughout the history of humanity…
Especially, that which reflects upon the inspiration of God through faith. Wisdom may be sought as you “labor amidst the vineyard”. Wisdom recognizes what is good, true, and beautiful, and moves everforeward toward achieving Her goal: To prosper humanity, and enlighten the soul unto Heaven.
SAGI Advisors
Saint Albert the Great Institute engages with expert
scholars in a multidisciplinary approach, and has
developed the SAGI Advisory Board for
science, philosophy, psychology, education, literature,
art, music, theology and more.
Our scholarly quest embraces knowledge, reverence
and truth, to share the awe, wonder, and
understanding of God, the Inimitable Designer of Life.
The Saint Albert the Great Institute is a worldwide network of organizations and individuals who are advocating strength, integrity, virtuous and deep reverence to God.
We recognize that the world needs to be illuminated with the light of God, working through humanity, and sharing His love with each other. SAGI strives to provide hope a reality, by illuminating life, as this is our common cause for all humanity, and especially for all children who must be cherished and protected.
Tomi K. Sawyer, Ph.D.
SAGI President & Chief Torchbearer
Tomi Sawyer is Founding President & Chair of the SAGI Scholars Advisory Board. He is a scientist by training (Ph.D. in Chemistry) with a 40-year career in drug discovery, that includes several molecules which are FDA-approved and marketed.
Many say he has a way of inspiring others with his passion for science and faith in God, and in sharing words of wisdom. Tomi strives to tell his life story and career odyssey with substantial doses of both humor and humility.
Jeff Geniesse
SAGI Director, Illuminating Media
“Divine action is not something material: it is invisible, inaudible, unexpected, unimaginable, and inexplicable by any analogy taken from this world. Its advent and its working within us are a mystery.”
A lifelong creative, Jeffrey Geniesse … through the Providence of God, was directed to the Saint Albert the Great Institute.
Thomas K. Sawyer, Ph.D.
SAGI Director, Torchbearer Publications
Thomas K. Sawyer, Ph.D., M.A., is a scientist and bioethical writer. After graduate school, he started his own business, Goodscience Consulting, which provides scientific research, writing, and communications services to clients. During his doctoral studies within the Molecular and Cellular Biology program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Thomas gained expertise in structural biology and protein X-ray crystallography. He solved the crystal structure of a protein complex that has implications for the study of Fabry disease, a lysosomal storage disorder. Prior to this, he obtained a Master’s in Theology from Ave Maria University, where he studied the works of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle. Concurrently, he completed the National Catholic Bioethics Center certification program in healthcare ethics.
Thomas resides in Florida with his wife, two daughters, and son.
James Brown, Ph.D.
SAGI Director, Virtuous Science
James Brown is a founder of Agathos Biologics and currently serves as CEO. He has over 25 years of biotechnology industry experience and has spent the last half of his career in gene and cell therapy. Prior to Agathos he held multiple leadership roles at Aldevron, most recently he was President, Research Grade Nucleic Acids, where he oversaw the sales, marketing, and client support functions for the business unit and participated in the management of the manufacturing activities. Prior to joining Aldevron, James helped establish REGENXBIO as the second employee in 2008 and served as Vice President, Technical Operations until 2015. Before REGENXBIO he served in roles of increasing responsibility in operations and quality assurance at MedImmune (now AstraZeneca), Meso Scale Discovery and IGEN International, Inc. As CEO leading The Good Science Company, James is dedicated to creating ethical biotechnology products and services and knows that success must be based on a strong moral and ethical foundation. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University and a B.S. in chemistry from Butler University.
Danielle Molinari
SAGI Director, Torchbearer Network
Danielle Falcone Molinari is the Director of the Torchbearer Network for Saint Albert the Great Institute for Science, Faith & Wisdom. She is a former chemist who left the field to be a stay at home mom. In 2023, Danielle started her own consulting company (DSM Consulting) which specializes in Project Management/Administration services for scientific entities. Danielle resides in New Hampshire with her husband, son, and daughter.
Fr. Neil J. Roy STL, Ph.D.
SAGI Chaplain & Director, Inspiring Faith
Father Roy, STL, PhD, is a priest of the Diocese of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He is the principal editor of Benedict XVI and the Sacred Liturgy (Dublin: Four Courts, 2010; Chicago: Scepter, 2011) and former editor of Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal. Fr Roy has taught liturgy and sacramental theology at the College of St Mary Magdalen, the University of Notre Dame, and The Catholic University of America. His articles have appeared in The New Catholic Encyclopedia, revised edition (2002), The New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2010, Ephemerides liturgicae, and Antiphon.
Fr. Richard E. Cannon, V.F.
SAGI Chaplain & Director, Seeking Wisdom
Father Cannon was born in Boston in 1955, and raised in Millis, MA, the oldest of seven children. In 1977, he graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He then studied for the Roman Catholic priesthood at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Boston in 1986. Fr Cannon is currently serving as pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
Don Orrico
Director, Gifts for Life
Don Orrico is a Major Gifts Officer Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action and Principal of Orrico Strategic Consulting, LLC. He is co-founder and President of the Fraternal Society of St John the Apostle and is President of the Latin Mass Society of Tampa Bay. Residing in the Tampa Bay Area with his wife and four young children (soon to be five), Don is devoted to his faith, family, and community by volunteering for little league and several community non-profit organizations related to special needs education and job training like Pepin Academies Foundation and Hope Services.
Jonathon Sawyer, Ph.D.
SAGI Director, Torchbearer Initiatives
Jonathon Sawyer, Ph.D., is a sole-proprietor and Founder of Peptide Scientia, a consulting business that assists biotech companies in research and development efforts of peptide-based therapeutics. He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Arizona where his primary research objective focused on the development of improved anti-obesity drugs through structure-activity relationships studies of known therapeutics that target two G-protein coupled receptor families, namely the melanocortins (MCRs) and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). Jonathon was raised a Catholic who sought to do good works from a young age through his volunteer work at his family’s Parish on weekends. As Jonathon’s passion and deeper understanding for the sciences grew, his appreciation and love for God blossomed. Jonathon seeks the magnificence and mystery of God and God’s Creation as he continues his journey to new discoveries through the lens of science!
Colin Gifford
Director, Life Art
Colin Gifford is a master artist who has worked for many prestigious clients on a national scale. In 2013 he was commissioned to create iconic murals for Holy Protection Monastery of the Theotokos in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. This monastery was founded to foster the arts for the Glory of God. Currently, Colin serves as Chief Operations Officer/Administrator, as well as its Art Director. Serving in both capacities, he is designing and helping to facilitate the construction of the “Holy Protection Arts Center.” Once completed, this will be the fulfillment of the original vision of the monastery’s founders, Father Nicholas and Father Basil. Colin shares in their vision and believes that God created man to love what is holy and true; since every atom is holy, the whole being of each person is called to “Glorify Him” with the gifts He has given them.
Our Purpose
To create a renaissance of science and faith that: examines the mysteries of life, cultivates the virtues of science, advances the power of faith, and proclaims truth, all for the glory of God.
We strive to build a worldwide network of multidisciplinary scientists, philosophers, theologians, and other exceptional contributors…
Patron Saint of Scientists
In 1941 Pope Pius XII declared Albert, “Patron before God of students of the natural sciences.”
Saint Albert the Great Institute
We at SAGI desire to reinvigorate mankind’s
awe, wonder, and understanding,
of this gift we’ve been given – LIFE.
Our purpose is to revive a discourse between science and faith.
One that examines the mysteries of life; cultivates the rigor of contemporary life sciences; nurtures God-given faith across vocations; and seeks wisdom to discern what is authentic and what is pretense.
Indeed, our raison d’être is to seek Truth, promote virtuous science, and defend the extraordinary gift of life from God the Creator.
Saint Albert the Great Institute is multidisciplinary; integrated with technology, medicine, and education.
SAGI is comprised of scholars, doctors, educators, inventors and others, to share their works, articles, perspectives, and commentaries about virtuous science.
Our Vision
Saint Albert the Great Institute aims to become an enterprise of inspired scholarship, integrating science and faith that will embrace knowledge, share reverence, and seek truth for the glory of God.
Saint Albert the Great (1193-1280), was a Scientist, Theologian and Philosopher. A “Teacher of everything there is to know.” He was a German Dominican Friar and Catholic Bishop, highly educated in the fields of: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, Logic, Metaphysics, Natural Law.
Our vision is a worldwide enterprise
that seeks God’s inspiration for
science, faith, and wisdom.
Imagine a dynamic consortium of inspired scientists, philosophers,
theologians, educators, and other exceptional scholars sharing
multidisciplinary pursuit of good science and good medicine. Imagine
a God-centric, unified strategy to empower the inspired teaching of
science and faith. Imagine what may be possible when we dedicate
our shared good works for the glory of God.
Our Mission
To create a renaissance of science and faith that: examines the mysteries of life, cultivates the virtues of science, advances the power of faith, and proclaims truth, all for the glory of God.
We strive to build a worldwide network of multidisciplinary scientists, philosophers, theologians, and other exceptional contributors…
TORCHBEARERS are asked to pray for the good
work and impact of SAGI to encourage virtuous
science and empowering faith, the sharing of
words of wisdom, a God-centric education, and the
seeking of truth to share with humanity.
TORCHBEARERS are invited to contribute
personal stories and online content that
may be of interest to others.
Become a TORCHBEARER
What inspires us?
It is God, the Greatest Scientist, the
Inimitable Designer of Life, and the One
Who made us in His Own Image.
Our inspiration is to unify and make known the good
works of faithful scientists as well as scholars of
philosophy, theology, education, and other vocations
for the glory of God the Creator.
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To create a renaissance of science and faith that: examines the mysteries of
life, cultivates the virtues of science, advances the power of faith, and
proclaims truth, all for the glory of God.
We strive to build a worldwide network of multidisciplinary scientists,
philosophers, theologians, and other exceptional contributors…
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Chesterton Schools Network -
The Society of G.K. Chesterton -
Holy Protection Monastery -
the good science company -
GoodScience Consulting -
Lackey Designs -
Society of Catholic Scientists -
Saint Benedict Center -
Fraternal Society of St John the Apostle -
Charlotte Lozier Institute -
Cardinal Newman Society -
Maestro Therapeutics -
View the full list of SAGI Network Partners