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COURTESY OF ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL, ATHOL SPRINGS, NEW YORK
BROTHER Antonio Moualeu, O.F.M.Conv. gives a science lab demonstration to a family attending a St. Francis High School open house.
From physics lab to friary—and back again By Heather Grennan Gary, an Indianabased writer and editor who frequently works with religious organizations and universities.
“If you had told the 15-year-old me what I’d be doing today—well, there’s no way I could have even fathomed it,” says Brother Antonio Moualeu, O.F.M.Conv. His journey has taken him across continents, put him deep into science, and carried him into the world of Franciscans.
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S A PHYSICS TEACHER with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, Brother Antonio Moualeu, O.F.M.Conv. can clearly explain Newton’s Second Law of Motion, which pertains to the forces involved in the acceleration of an object. Moualeu can also explain, on a personal level, how nonphysical forces can sometimes cause amazing changes in one’s own trajectory. In his life, for instance, there was the time in 2004 when his father won the “green card lottery,” and his family moved from the Central African country of Cameroon to Dallas. And then there were the times when questions about his faith propelled him to get
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