TL:DR A) I don't really like books about people with no faith. B) A man can be a terrible husband but a good father. C) Romeo and Juliet is an eternal trope but the people involved, parents included, can get very annoying and stupid. Please note that I took one class in literature in college. [...]
Author: catholicfictioncatholicscience
Five generations of Catholic scientists
At some point in the early 1660’s Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625—1712) told Pope Alexander VII that he would not to be ordained as a priest. Cassini was a gentle and holy man, but he did not feel called to the priesthood even when asked by the Pope. Cassini had worked for Pope Alexander on several [...]
Steam punk and modesty
My mind works in a spiral, moving through different topics over time. As I struggle to finish a story about sheep and shepherds several problems have been evident. This particular story involves a LOT of animals, and I am not and never have been an animal person. That’s a steep, if fascinating, learning curve. I’ve [...]
A day late …
My computer developed a problem Monday night and it took all of Tuesday to figure it out. Also, the amazing grandchild was born and that distracted my thinking. I taught class on Monday and Tuesday and the report was, that the students said it hadn't been as bad as they had been afraid it would [...]
Waiting and working…
We are waiting for the new grandchild, expected in the next few days. I am going to teach two 45-minute classes, one Monday and one Tuesday, next week at my old school. Preparation is intense. (Besides the actual classes I had to read a 128 page employee handbook and sign a paper saying I had [...]
