INTRODUCTION One of my favorite saints is Augustine of Hippo: his insight into matters of theology, philosophy, science and mathematics overwhelm me. His ideas about God and infinity, time, creation and evolution were advanced, and fit well into contemporary thinking. In this article I want to display what St. […]
Why Catholics Should Know about Science
‘It looks full of hard words and signs and numbers, not very entertaining or understandable looking, and I wonder whether it will make people wiser or better.’ So wrote a cousin of Josiah Willard Gibbs when she happened onto a copy of his most famous paper on thermodynamics lying […]
Christmas–A Bad Time for Alcoholics and Addicts? Faith is the answer.
For some, the sights, signs and smells of the holidays bring joy and a warm feeling. But, while others are joyously diving into the season, some of us are dipping into conflict, guilt, and a sense of guilt. —Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go, Dec. 24. If I could […]
Chanukkah, Christmas and the Theology of Light: Reflections of a Jewish Convert and Physicist
Christmas, “The Feast of Lights”—Is there a theological significance to this or is it just a hangover from older customs? Let me share my thoughts–informed by my faith as a Catholic, my Jewish heritage, and my vocation as a physicist. Some 80 years ago when I was a child, I […]