Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly The quiet Catholic convert and scholar Gerard Casey reviews the case for conservative libertarians. Required reading for everyone who clings to the worn-out idea that libertarians are godless antinomians. . . . more>> Gadgets zapping your brain power? You might need to go on a digital diet. . . . […]
Happy Memorial Day. I expect a dearth of traffic today, consistent with past holiday experiences. I expect the traffic to be especially light, since the country is drying out for the first time in a week. We’re expecting mostly sunny skies and our first 90-degree day. I’m not a fan of hot weather, but after […]
“You cannot learn humility from books; you learn it by accepting humiliations. Humiliations are not meant to torture us; they are gifts from God. These little humiliations–if we accept them with joy–will help us to be holy, to have a meek and humble heart like Jesus.” Mother Teresa Bookmark it: del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot […]
Not Just for Pancakes George Washington had his own beer recipe. It actually sounds a little scary: bran hops, yeast and molasses. Molasses? I guess I haven’t lived enough. I’d never heard of molasses as a beer ingredient. According to Homebrew.com, it’s a common ingredient in “small beer” (which is how they have labeled GW’s […]
Freaky May This wild May has blown me away. Not literally, thank goodness, but figuratively. I actually watched the Weather Channel this week for more than “Your Local Forecast.” I don’t remember a May with a mix of snow, 85-degree days, storm-after-storm, and a string of tornadoes. But is such weather rare? Cafe Hayek ran […]
Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly Chesterton sighting, and it’s a big one: Ian Kerr has written a new monster GKC biography. And the Telegraph reviews it. Unfortunately, the Telegraph pretty much pans it. . . . more>> Do bloggers need imprimaturs? If so, people are taking bloggers too seriously. Maybe it’s not a bad thing. […]
Twisted Days Sacrilege! On a Sunday no less. I attended my daughter’s Spring choir concert yesterday. We first had to sit through the middle school choirs. One of them sang Three Dog Night’s Joy to the World, which contains this great lyric: “I never understood a single word he said/But I helped him a-drink his […]
Let us not think that in another place, in another situation we would be ready to follow Our Lord more closely . . . The fruits of sanctity Our Lord expects are those produced in and from the environment in which we find ourselves, here and now: tiredness, sickness, family, the job . . . […]
It’s Craft Beer Week! I’m ashamed of myself. It’s Craft Beer Week, and I didn’t even know it. But I didn’t completely screw up. There are still three days of quaffing left in the celebratory week (sobriety returns on May 23rd). If you’re looking for an article with lots of great information about the craft […]
Received in an Email Indian Chief “Two Eagles” was asked by a white U.S. Government official, “You have observed the white man for 90 years. You’ve seen his wars and his technological advances. You’ve seen his progress, and the damage he’s done.” The Chief nodded in agreement. The official continued, “Considering all these events, in […]
"The Daily Eudemon is the sort of thing that Chesterton or Mencken would be doing, if they were alive today. It's what, in saner times, was called journalism. In the writing and in the reading, it's exactly the sort of leisure we should want at the basis of culture."Mike Aquilina, Author of The Fathers of the Church and TV Talk Show Host.
"Literate Catholicism-urbane, witty, engaged-is alive and well! If you can read, you should be reading The Daily Eudemon!"David Scott, author of A Revolution of Love: The Meaning of Mother Teresa
"If you like your blogs pithy, nimble, pointed, high-spirited, and waggish, then bookmmark Eric Scheske's The Daily Eudemon. Ooops! You want prolixity, density, meandering, dull, and sober? Then run (do not walk!) to the blogs of the major news outlets. They have just what you want. Honestly they do." John Peterson, Editor, G.K. Chesterton: Collected Works, Volumes 12 and 13.
"Eric Scheske's web site is full of information and insight. Always worth a read."James V. Schall, Author of Another Sort of Learning.
"Eric Scheske has one of the few indispensable sites in an overcrowded blogosphere." Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D., New York Times Bestselling Author and Author of How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization.
