Research by three other members on foliation's - geometric structures like the leaves of a twisted paperback book involves intriguing pictures but can be impenetrable to non specialists. Carlos Vasco, S.J., is a consultant of the government of Colombia on the school mathematics curriculum of that country. In the Dominican Republic, Fr. Paul Schweitzer, S.J., leads a research group at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and serves as a consultant for the Brazilian National Research Council. The original common bond of mathematics has endured, along with the equally important bond of a shared faith community.
Members really care about one another.
They look forward to being greeted by old friends as the summer begins, and, as it ends, they know that the group will remain in touch throughout the year with newsletters and phone calls. What began with two people in 1963 has developed in a way that could never have been foreseen at that time. Like a family, the group has experienced triumphs and disappointments. They have prayed, argued, and worked together. Each summer the group is back and they pray that those common bonds that bind them will strengthen and grow.