# Ep. 13: Aliens? Chemistry? Science and the Search for Truth (Sr. Stephen Patrick, O.P., Ph.D.)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dominican-sisters-open-mic-7679046/ep-13-aliens-chemistry-science-and-the-search-for-truth-sr-stephen-patrick-o-p-ph-d
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dominican-sisters-open-mic-7679046/ep-13-aliens-chemistry-science-and-the-search-for-truth-sr-stephen-patrick-o-p-ph-d.md
Podcast: [Dominican Sisters Open Mic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dominican-sisters-open-mic-7679046)
Published: 2026-04-22T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://t.subsplash.com/r/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uc3Vic3BsYXNoLmNvbS9hdWRpb3MvTTk4RzlOLzcwZTY1NzllLTI2NzYtNDNiNy04ZjVhLTJkYjIyYTBlZGRiZi9hdWRpby5tcDM.mp3?k=M98G9N&s=3&sapid=8hmzwd6
Audio file: https://t.subsplash.com/r/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uc3Vic3BsYXNoLmNvbS9hdWRpb3MvTTk4RzlOLzcwZTY1NzllLTI2NzYtNDNiNy04ZjVhLTJkYjIyYTBlZGRiZi9hdWRpby5tcDM.mp3?k=M98G9N&s=3&sapid=8hmzwd6
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dominican-sisters-open-mic-7679046/episodes/ep-13-aliens-chemistry-science-and-the-search-for-truth-sr-stephen-patrick-o-p-ph-d
Duration seconds: 2734

## Resource

After an in-depth look at her personal vocation story, Sr. Stephen Patrick, O.P., Ph.D. reflects with Sr. Miriam, O.P. about a wide range of science topics – from the possibility of alien life in the universe to the wonder of a single protein – all part of God's creation. Join the Openlight Media Community: ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Download the Torch App⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Teachers Pay Teachers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠ ⁠Linktree

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dominican-sisters-open-mic-7679046/episodes/ep-13-aliens-chemistry-science-and-the-search-for-truth-sr-stephen-patrick-o-p-ph-d/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dominican-sisters-open-mic-7679046/ep-13-aliens-chemistry-science-and-the-search-for-truth-sr-stephen-patrick-o-p-ph-d.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.