Michel-Eugene Chevreul was a French chemist who lived to be 103 (1786—1889). The Catholic Encyclopedia at New Advent* calls him a physicist, and philosopher, as well as chemist. His work on fats and fatty acids was so useful to the French soap and candle industries in the 19th century that he is one of the [...]
Incense and Foucault’s pendulum
Leon Foucault, a self-taught scientist of the 1800’s, invented the Foucault pendulum as a demonstration of the rotation of the earth. He took advantage of the fact that pendulums do not like to change the plane in which they are swinging. He saw this effect first with a bit of metal sticking out of the [...]
Holiness
Food for thought. I found an article from a Capuchin friar, written for a Capuchin Feast in June, but it has a lovely comment on the universal call to holiness. The blogger translated writings of a Capuchin Blessed. It is a delightful read. Some quotes... Holiness in the Christian and religious life is an obligation. [...]
O happy fault …
... that earned so great, so glorious a Redeemer!
Two fun reads…
... this week. Plus an update. Diane Tucker has a website called The Shy Museumgoer. I happen to love museums and am not shy about them, but never mind. She has gorgeous pictures on her website, and she wrote an article about Saint Joseph in November. https://theshymuseumgoer.com/2023/11/01/why-look-at-paintings-of-saint-joseph/ Diane has a brief discussion of his depiction [...]
Janey's blog 