God of the gaps is rejected by most well-educated theologians, especially in the Catholic Thomist tradition. According to St. Thomas Aquinas, God is the foundation of existence, like a substrate underlying reality, but distinct from all other things. God maintains the existence of all things, including the laws of physics. Although God does not have to operate the universe in a consistent manner, he does so for at least two reasons. 1) a well ordered universe operating according to consistent laws has a beauty that reflects the nature of God, who is not arbitrary, but faithfully keeps his word. 2) It provides a predictable and stable place in which life can develop and thrive.

However, since God operates physics, he certainly could "violate" it, but we believe he has done so only in very rare cases to get peoples' attention.