Eric Scheske

More coverage about Philip Anschutz, the billionaire behind The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe movie that comes out this fall. LINK [http://www.getreligion.org/]

A female author who graduated from an all-girl Catholic high school near Milwaukee in the early 1990s publishes a racy book about three sexually-active girls at an all-girl Catholic high school near Milwaukee in the early 1990s. The author's alma mater and the fictional school

Issue XIX Our first Weekly Features Post since switching over to The Daily Eudemon. To readers of Eric Scheske's weekly column on Catholic Exchange who have visited for the first time since last Wednesday, we hope you like the new format. If you logged onto The Eudemon more

A famous critic once said, "Those who talk of reading the Bible 'as literature' sometimes mean, I think, reading it without attending to the main thing it is about; like reading Burke with no interest in politics, or reading the Aeneid with no interest in Rome. That

Someone has sold the host on e-Bay for $2,000. LINK [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6169851381#ebayphotohosting] . For some people, the pursuit of money knows no bounds. Here, the person apparently acquired the host under the false pretense of being a Catholic and

"About one in seven Americans would stop in the middle of sex to answer their cell phones, a new survey finds." Link [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/299107p-256001c.html] Heck, and we get annoyed when someone is talking on their cellphone while sitting at the bar

School districts are looking to ban the use of red ink when grading papers. Link [http://www.themorningsun.com/stories/041205/opi_metzger001.shtml]. Excerpt: "Even red for high grades and praiseworthy comments is not acceptable. According to the report, a red A is no different from a red

Great review about Weigel's new book, The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God. LINK [http://www.nysun.com/article/12023]. Two excerpts, one about Weigel and one about the book: About Weigel: > Mr. Weigel is a shining example of that elusive species, the

Interesting piece today in the Washington Times about the rise of technology and its possible effect on religious habits. It has a McLuhanesque air to it, so we enjoyed it, but we disagree with its speculation. Link [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050412-121457-4149r.htm]. Excerpt: > "Generation

During a basketball game last month, the San Jose State dance team performed a suggestive routine to the raunchy lyrics of "Move Somethin'" by LL Cool J. Alumnus Ray Silva, a 74-year-old San Jose businessman and major university booster, didn't like it. In