Everywhen

Everywhen

“The eternal now of God is definitely the underpinning of the Eucharist and your theory in Everywhen – absolutely correct.” – from a personal email to Dr. Thomas Sheahen from Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ

Everywhen: God, Symmetry, and Time

by Dr. Thomas P. Sheahen

Have you been told that science and religion are incompatible? Do you think you have to give one up to be consistent?

You don’t. In this book, MIT-trained physicist Thomas Sheahen explains how you can:

  • trust in God more readily, by realizing that God is not limited by space and time
  • expand your human thinking and step up to a higher plane of understanding
  • realize that religion and science are complementary paths to knowledge–not opposed
  • understand that God thought up the laws of nature and uses them in creation.

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REVIEWS

Dunn, John. (February 19, 2025). “The scientific method can move us a bit closer to God.” The Scientific American. Click here to access the review.

REVIEW BY PRAVIN THEVATHASAN, CATHOLIC MEDICAL QUARTERLY

I really enjoyed reading this book. The author has forty-five years of experience as a research physicist. His love of science and the Catholic faith shines through.
 
As we advance from Newton to Einstein, what we see is the development of a symmetrical pattern. Time and Space have a relationship that earlier scientists were not aware of. The laws of physics have a beautiful symmetric pattern. Science is not something random. Everything is ordered. There is something stupendous going on here because it could have been otherwise.
 
But if everything was random, it would not have been possible for us to have such things as the laws of science. The very fact that the universe is so splendidly ordered suggests the existence of God who created space and time.
 
When atheists like Dawkins asks the question: “who created God?”, the assumption is that God himself is in time. This suggests the superiority of time over God, and this is not the case.
 
The Bible teaches us that God is superior to space and time. The world of physics has shown that there is a starting point to creation. This was deeply embarrassing for the atheists! So, they decided to create a fiction: the multiverse. That is one way to come up with one random universe that could sustain life. There is no proof whatever for the existence of this multiverse. 
 
Although science and faith complement each other, science is not rooted in religion. The Bible teaches us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go. Our limited minds cannot understand the mind of God. Stephen Hawking famously tried doing so and came up with the idea that gravity could explain everything. Which explains nothing. For Hawking, we are in existence by accident. There is no purpose in life.
 
Can we turn science in an idol? I attended a lecture many years ago given by the distinguished priest-scientist Stanley Jaki.  The take home message was that science is limited to measuring quantity. You cannot derive a set of moral beliefs from science alone. Love, beauty, truth, and goodness are beyond science but not opposed to it. In the ninetieth century, classical mechanics appeared to say that everything in nature is determined in advance. Science, it was suggested, can explain everything. How wrong they were. As science advances, the more we come to realise how little we actually know. They are surely wise who, like Socrates, recognize their limitations. “I know nothing” said the Fawlty Towers character Manuel. Such is the wisdom of fools.
 
I do have some reservations. The author appears to suggest that Teilhard de Chardin was someone who showed that science and theology complement each other. Unfortunately, Teilhard appears to have fallen into the errors of pantheism and the denial of original sin. There are other problems with Teilhard. The great Catholic philosopher Dietrich Von Hildebrand was scathing of his theories.
 
Having said that, I think this book is very good indeed. We have one more highly qualified scientist telling us that Christians have nothing to fear from science. Indeed, science and religion complement each other beautifully.

REVIEW BY IVAN ARTHUR, AUTHOR OF PAVEMENT PRAYERS AND SAYNT LACHMI

Everywhen. Beyond Everywhere.

 

God is smarter than Science.

 

While most will nod agreement without even thinking about it, a few may squint at the statement, not able to pit a known against an unknown entity. They know this fellow called Science; they have seen him and have marvelled at his revelations; The Other (whom they see mentioned in capital letters) is that unseen conjurer who is said to have pulled those rabbits out of this hat called Creation. To some, like Richard Dawkins and my mathematician neighbour, He does not even exist.

 

Thomas P. Sheahen, in his gently compelling book, Everywhen, convincingly presents an almost conjugal compatibility between Science and Religion; both confessing to a dependence on Faith.  The scientist and physicist has as much faith in E=MC2 as the Christian in the Trinity and the Hindu in an elephant god. He needs to believe in the heritage of science to move on. This faith among physicists embraces an appreciation of the “fearful” symmetry and beauty of God’s creation, the symmetry of a multi-dimensional universe that challenges the boundaries of thought. For anything to be accepted by science, it has to be tested and subjected to measurement, but Sheahen states that “believing that a computer model equals truth is a unique new variety of idolatry.”

 

Everywhen: God, Symmetry and Time is wide in its scope of inquiry, bringing into focus those blurred images of Infinity and eternal life, which sit easy within the mind of the believer but can never be defined under the proud lens of even the most powerful of Science’s instruments. God is omnipotent and omnipresent, occupying the infinity of both space and time; not just everywhere; Everywhen. This is a book that has insights for everyone, presented in the vocabulary of vectors and matrices for scientists and physicists and clearly articulated for the theologian and layman. Everywhen is for everyone.


TESTIMONIALS

“A physicist’s unique perspective on what most people would describe as the philosophy of being and how things work.” – John Dale Dunn, a physician attorney in Brownwood, Texas
“I am impressed with Dr. Sheahen’s explanation of how God is not only everywhere but also ‘everywhen,’ not dependent on time. God is real; let’s stay Heaven bound. Cheers for eternity! ‘I knew you before you were in your mother’s womb.’ ~ Jer1:5” – Dr. Pat Castle, co-editor with Bernadette Costello of LIFE Runners Daily Devotions

“The author develops a model for the higher dimensional existence of God based on the symmetry laws and special relativity relations of physics, and very clearly explains it using the dimensional model published by Abbot in his book “Flatland”. Very well written and easy to understand, especially for scientific readers.” – Phil Cassady, Physicist

“If one accepts the premise that an intelligence created the universe, I am convinced that He would have to be close to what Tom describes.” – Dr. Steven I. Parks, Washington, D.C.-area physicist

“I think Everywhen: God, Symmetry, and Time will be very valuable for helping people see how science points to faith and to recognize the false dichotomies between faith and science imposed on many minds within the popular culture by those who dislike religion or champion scientism. I also think that this book, particularly the multi-dimensional parts of the last chapter, will help people recognize the possibility of God free from the constraints of time, and a Heaven that may transcend some of the constraints of time. There are many other wonderful insights that will bring people closer to God and the unity between faith and reason.” – Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, Host, “Fr. Spitzer’s Universe”

“Dr. Sheahen has written a very insightful and at times provocative book, addressing the often-forgotten issue of Time in regard to the Omnipresence of God. He points out that Catholic belief in God’s creation, both visible and invisible, includes not only the realm of space and particles, but also the very space-time fabric of reality. He applies the concept of God’s independence from time to discuss the ramifications in the physics world, the meaning of eternity, and even the existence of Hell. I am sure you’ll find this book to be interesting and thought provoking.” – David J. Keys, PhD, author of Discovering the Fullness of Reality and Exploring the Belief in the RealPresence

“…I was hanging on every word he said because it was so utterly mindblowing….When he explained the term ‘Everywhen,’ he got me imagining how to see God in a different light.” – an anonymous listener to Leighton Smith’s New Zealand-based Podcast

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Thomas P. Sheahen earned BS and PhD degrees in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During his 45-year career as a research physicist, predominantly in energy sciences, he worked for Bell Telephone Laboratories, the National Bureau of Standards, various research corporations, the U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. He was chosen as a Congressional Research Fellow by the American Physical Society, dealing with energy-related national legislation. Dr. Sheahen wrote the textbook Introduction to High-Temperature Superconductivity.

Dr. Sheahen, a lifelong Catholic, is director emeritus of the Institute for the Theological Encounter with Science and Technology, which focuses on demonstrating the compatibility of faith and science as paths toward knowledge.

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Eugenio Zolli: Prophet for a New World

Eugenio Zolli: Prophet for a New World

“The life of Eugenio Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome during the Second World War, is in itself a prophesy for a new world. After years of research that led to the publication of the French edition, I am happy to present this book to an American public. From his studies in the Old Testament to the New, Zolli’s experience illustrates our common goal for unity between Christians and Jews.” – Judith Cabaud, author

Eugenio Zolli: Prophet for a New World

by Judith Cabaud

Eugenio Zolli, Chief Rabbi of Trieste, then of Rome, during the Second World War, exegete and professor at the University of Padua, is a prophet for our time, charged with asking a single question: Why? This question was a grace from God that set him off on his course as a scholar and a mystic. A subject of controversy since his death in 1956, Zolli nevertheless remains a model of true ecumenism between Jews and Christians through his honesty and his search for the whole truth. In trying to explore the missing link between the Old and New Testament, he discovered the love of God for all humanity. In this way, his life experience led him to Jesus Christ, in itself a prophecy of the New World mentioned in the Holy Scripture.

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Articles and Reviews

Judith Cabaud, “Eugenio Zolli, A Prophet for our Time,” Association of Hebrew Catholics. Click here to read.

TESTIMONIALS

“Mme. Judith Cabaud, herself a Jew who has entered the Catholic Church, has performed a valuable service in writing this thoughtful biography of Eugenio Zolli, a figure of great personal stature and historical significance who has too generally been either forgotten or calumniated.  He himself beautifully documented his personal journey from Chief Rabbi of Rome to Catholic convert in his autobiography “Before the Dawn” which is, thankfully, again in print. Mme. Cabaud’s biography valuably supplements that account in two complimentary ways.  As a work of history, it illumines the broader context of his life and conversion, providing many further details on his life before, during, and after his conversion, and particularly  on his relationship with Pope Pius XII and the much maligned Pontiff’s activities with regard to the Jews during that tragic period. But it is also an extended spiritual meditation, continually reflecting on the deep inner continuity between God’s pre-Messianic (Judaism) and post-Messianic (Catholicism) self-revelations which was the leitmotiv of Rabbi Zolli’s life. Rabbi Eugenio Zolli, pray for us!” – Roy Schoeman, author of Salvation is from the Jews

“One of the most interesting characters in the Church of the 20th century was Eugenio Zolli, the chief rabbi of Rome who converted under the influence of Pope Pius the XII.  Judith Cabaud’s wonderful book tells us this story in such an engaging way that even readers who are not experts in theology or history can learn essential principles concerning why the Church is the fulfillment of Judaism.  It is a book that can be given to Jewish believers attracted to Jesus.” – Dr. Ronda Chervin, Emerita Professor of Philosophy of Holy Apostles College and Seminary, author of numerous books about Catholic spirituality, and presenter on Catholic radio and TV.)

“A New Hope in an Old Faith!” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Bishop Richard Henning of Missionary Priests in the Homeland: Our Call to Receive

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Judith Cabaud is an American-born French writer and musicologist. She comes from a Jewish family of Polish and Russian heritage. After studying science at New York University, she went to Paris and obtained her degree in French civilization in 1960 at the Sorbonne, and converted to Catholicism. A musicologist and a professor of English, she is the author of several books on relations between Judaism and Christianity, the role of Pius XII during World War II, and the Grand Rabbi of Rome, Eugenio Zolli. She has also been a music critic at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany since 1994.

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Raising ‘Children of the Cross’ (the Spiritual Formation of Children)

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Raising ‘Children of the Cross’ (the Spiritual Formation of Children)

by Mary Kloska

Each human soul is knitted together in his or her mother’s womb and given the breath of life for one single purpose: to be who God created him or her to be (the saint that God created him or her to be) by knowing Him, loving Him and serving Him (doing His will) here on earth and then forever in eternity. This is the purpose of this book – to help the reader in the formation of children so that they grow up to do just this. By ‘being who God made us to be,’ we set the world on fire (with His Love) – we change it forever – and we conform ourselves to be more and more like Him.
 
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TESTIMONIALS

Raising ‘Children of the Cross’ is, simply, a wonderful, wonderful book. I wish every Catholic family would read it and make use of it.” – Dr. Ronda Chervin, Emerita Professor of Philosophy of Holy Apostles College and Seminary, author of numerous Catholic books, and Catholic Media presenter

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Mary Kloska is from Elkhart, Indiana. She was raised in a huge Polish family (12 brothers and sisters) along with a lot of foster babies and other needy people in and out of the house. She presently has 70+ nieces and nephews.  She has lived a very unique life. Upon graduating from Notre Dame in 1999 she spent almost 20 years in the missions serving the poor (including orphanages) as well as praying as a consecrated hermit all over the world –Siberia, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Philippines, Mexico, the Holy Land and all over Europe as well. Although she spent a lot of time away in silence praying, ironically she loves children and is very fun and outgoing when it comes to serving young adults, as well as the little ones. She also spent her time in the missions giving retreats, doing simple catechesis, leading prayer groups, giving spiritual direction, helping in deliverance, changing diapers, feeding babies and cleaning floors. After spending intense time serving in a mission she would withdraw for periods of ‘retreat’ as a hermit (including three years as an official diocesan hermit with vows under a Bishop.) The last few years she has spent as a fulltime nanny to infant triplets, twins and several large families. She speaks many languages (poorly) and enjoys playing guitar, painting icons, baking, gardening, reading, writing and simply filling in where there is the greatest need in the Church. Her WCAT Radio program, “The Heart of Fiat Crucified Love,” may be found here.

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Human Sexuality

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Human Sexuality: Precious Gift and Perilous Challenge with Particular Reference to the Sexual Abuse Scandal in the Church

by Fr. Dominic Anaeto

We live in an age when our sexuality speaks loudly and clamors for attention, so it is good that celibate men and women, and those who are married and single, prayerfully address this aspect of their lives which can present to them both a precious gift and perilous challenge. While the Catholic faith teaches that our sexuality is meant to conform unto love in order to serve a higher good, we acknowledge the very human failings, particularly in reference to the sexual abuse scandal, that have caused so much harm among the faithful. The intention of this book is to penitentially address those realities and call us back to the teachings of Jesus Christ.

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TESTIMONIALS

“How are we to untangle the threads of sin, tragedy, and misguided policy in the sex-scandals of our times?  Surely, this requires an in depth analysis of the deepest meanings of sexuality. Reading Fr. Dominic Anaeto’s book, with its penetrating and original insights, is a way to begin.” – Dr. Ronda Chervin, Emerita Professor of Philosophy, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, author of numerous books on philosophical spirituality, Catholic TV and Radio presenter

“This is a new and unique exploration of the sexual nature of the human person as seen through the lens of both psychology and theology. The necessity and means of the proper formation of an integrated sexuality for both the celibate person and the married person is clarified, as well as some of the circumstances in modern life that can lead to a disintegrated and deformed sexuality. These insights can help us understand the intricate and fragile beauty of human sexuality as well as the complex and sorrowful nature of sexual abuse in individuals, in marriages, and in the recent scandals within the Church, as well as, hopefully, how to avoid the dangers of sexual abuse in the future.” – Kiki Latimer, co-author with Stephen D. Schwarz of Philosophy Begins in Wonder

“Fr. Dominic Anaeto speaks the truth with courage, addressing the sexual abuse scandal with grace and honesty.” – Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson, Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Holy Apostles College & Seminary and author of Survivor: A Memoir of Forgiveness

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fr. Dominic Ugoo Anaeto is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi in Nigeria. He holds a License in Spirituality from Gregorian University in Rome, a Doctorate in Pastoral Theology from the Lateran University also in Rome, and a diploma from the Christian Institute for the Study of Human Sexuality at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Illinois. He is a certified counselor on topics related to Human Development and Human Sexuality. He has served as the Director of the Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies program at Holy Apostles College & Seminary in Cromwell, CT, and as Director of Pastoral Formation at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, TX.

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The Squire’s Journey

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This is a story of a journey, written to help young people deal with grief and loss. Every journey has a beginning. Every journey has a starting point, when a person’s life takes a turn and he starts on the path that will be his life for the rest of his time on this earth. Everyone’s life is a journey, but this particular journey – this particular story – is the life of a boy named Radbertus Corbie, who became an orphan, became a squire, became a knight, and became a child of God.

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