Today is my last physical therapy appointment for my hip. Probably. Not the end of PT in my life because in a year or so, when the hip is completely stabilized, I'll have to deal with my back problems. Spinal columns are supposed to look like ... columns ... not stacked beads. But today is [...]
Category: celestial events
Shadows on the moon
“You have a halo that I can’t see.” I used to tell my students they had halos, when we walked from the school to the church early Friday mornings. I was responsible for the student lectors and would take them to church when the dew was often still on the grass, to practice their reading. [...]
Stars in more than one place…
Last year I learned of a star called T Corona Borealis that is supposed to brighten every eighty years. 2024 was the due date and the star was behaving somewhat differently than it had for the past eighty years. BUT it never popped off. This is when it’s important to settle down and realize things. [...]
Windy times and another Catholic scientist
Last Monday I was sitting at the kitchen table writing away, when I happened to look up and saw the top of a tree moving at high speed from the left of the window to the right. For a shocked moment I wondered if I was seeing a tree fall. As the tree flipped to [...]
A Comet! … and Sunday’s readings
This week, a comet is supposedly visible in the evening, even to the naked eye. There's some information and a beautiful picture here. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241014.html Act now! Tonight anyway. ~+~+~+~+~ Today's real topic is Sunday’s Gospel reading. It's about a rich young man who comes to see Jesus and then leaves. I never hear people commenting [...]