About the author

Robert Kurland

<p>Retired, cranky, old physicist. &nbsp; Convert to Catholicism in 1995. &nbsp; Trying to show that there is no contradiction between what science tells us about the world and our Catholic faith. &nbsp; Intermittent blogs and adult education classes to achieve this end (see&nbsp;http://rationalcatholic.blogspot.com/&nbsp;&nbsp; and&nbsp;http://home.ptd.net/~rkurland)</p> <p>Extraordinary Minister of Communion volunteer to federal prison and hospital; lector, EOMC.</p> <p>Sometime player of bass clarinet, alto clarinet, clarinet, bass, tenor bowed psaltery for parish instrumental group and local folk group.</p> <p>And, finally, my motivation:<strong><em>&ldquo;It is also necessary&mdash;may God grant it!&mdash;that in providing others with books to read I myself should make progress, and that in trying to answer their questions I myself should find what I am seeking.</em></strong><br /> <strong><em>Therefore at the command of God our Lord and with his help, I have undertaken not so much to discourse with authority on matters known to me as to know them better by discoursing devoutly of them.&rdquo;</em></strong><br /> <strong>St. Augustine of Hippo,&nbsp;<u>The Trinity</u>&nbsp;I,8.&nbsp;</strong></p>