About the Author

The Author
Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Saul Hernandez spent the first years of his adult life in the grip of addiction. In April 1998, at the age of twenty, he robbed a supermarket at knifepoint — a moment that set in motion a long, difficult, and ultimately redemptive journey.
After rehabilitation in Shreveport and Phoenix, he returned to Lafayette and earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Louisiana. He went on to work as a field engineer with Schlumberger Oil Services in the Gulf of Mexico, then pursued a master's degree in physics and a PhD program at the University of North Texas, where he studied ion beams, quantum mechanics, and cosmology.
In 2006, he converted to Catholicism. On December 7, 2022, he formulated the Catholic Steps — a twelve-step program rooted in the Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church.
He currently works at the Compass Ranch in Texas, tutors math and physics online, and is writing his next book: A Peaceful Solution to John's Revelation.
A Life in Brief
1998
Armed robbery of Super 1 Foods in Lafayette, Louisiana. Arrest on April 16. Surrender to police.
1998
Rehabilitation in Shreveport, Louisiana. Long-term treatment at Progress Valley, Phoenix, Arizona.
2000–04
Mechanical engineering degree at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Team captain, Mini Baja competition — 1st place in design.
2004
Field engineer with Schlumberger Oil Services, Gulf of Mexico. Offshore drilling, near-blowout experience.
2006
Conversion to Catholicism. Easter Sunday sobriety. Veritas retreat in Abbeville, Louisiana.
2007–12
Master's degree in physics at ULL. PhD program in physics at the University of North Texas — ion beams, quantum mechanics, cosmology.
2012–22
K-12 teaching. Oilfield supply. Return to sobriety and Catholic practice.
Dec 7, 2022
Formulation of the Catholic Steps.
2026
Working at the Compass Ranch in Texas. Tutoring math and physics online. Writing his next book: A Peaceful Solution to John's Revelation.
"Note that this is simply a quantization of what Jesus already taught. Early Christians called it the Way."
Saul Hernandez