“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. [...]
The invention of Kevlar?
My fundamental belief in looking at the physical world is this. The world is more fascinating and full of wonder, than any one person will ever be able to understand. I know some people see science and religion as being at odds with each other. This is something I cannot really comprehend on an emotional [...]
Four Catholic scientists
The Society of Catholic Scientists has a “set of curated biographies” of Catholic scientists on their website. https://catholicscientists.org/ I don’t know the basis for their choices. Their list isn’t exhaustive, of course. They have about 300 people on it. When I was working on a list twenty years ago I had 180 names that I [...]
Post Thanksgiving, still thankful
Some eye candy.
Blurb!
I've spent two days agonizing over the blurb for Death Comes to the Science Fair. It's definitely reached the Don't get it right, get it written stage. When Laurel, a new first-grade teacher at the local Catholic school, witnesses a random car crash on her way to work, she has no idea that it will [...]