Paulist Fr. Larry Rice recently became campus chaplain at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.

The Times Union of Albany reports:

TROY – “Star Trek” and the Paulist Fathers have a shared resonance for the Rev. Larry Rice that pours out with his laugh, through his smile and insights about becoming not only the Roman Catholic chaplain at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute but the chaplain for the entire campus community.

“I speak the language here. By inclination I’m very much interested in science and engineering and the popular culture that generally appeals to people of that mindset,” the 60-year-old Rice said, sitting in his living room on Tom Phelan Place on campus.

Read the full article at timesunion.com.