The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science

I never knew the story of the founding of this remarkable institution. It amazes me that a group of Catholic sisters literally made this happen. Additionally, it was remarkable to see a modern documentary be brave enough to include faith (especially Catholicism) and its fruits so prominently along side cutting edge science, and openly declaring that it was this faith that was the seed that ultimately yielded this scientific juggernaut and the fantastic results they achieve when others fail. Religion and science are both more powerful when they are joined together on the same team. Both have critical roles to play and this documentary tells that story surprisingly well and without apology or qualification. I speak from experience as a faithful Catholic who beat very bad odds in a battle with cancer, which was treated by a similarly gifted group of scientists at Dana Farber in Boston. Kudos to Mr. Ken Burns. I'm so glad I watched this and encourage everyone else to as well!