Eric Scheske

There Goes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner "Once they were a byword for mindless docility. But cows have a secret mental life in which they bear grudges, nurture friendships and become excited over intellectual challenges, scientists have found. "Cows are also capable of feeling strong emotions such as pain,

The Swimsuit Issue The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue came out earlier this month. We subscribed to SI for years and have seen over twenty swimsuit issues. We finally concluded that all the 4/5s-of-a-breast pictures weren't doing us any good. We couldn't get

One Rock Quote Rock didn't discuss much religion last night, but he did have this comment, which we found kind of funny: "A lot of Jewish people were offended by Passion of the Christ. I can relate, because I had to deal with a movie called Soul

Pro-Life Commies! "A pro-Putin youth group organized by the Kremlin, Idushie Vmeste ("Moving Together"), represents a kind of model for how Patriotic Orthodoxy aims to renew Russia. The group is against abortion (Russia has one of the highest rates in the world) and informs recruits

B.T.K. Serial Murderer Well, they caught the B.T.K. murderer in Wichita, Kansas. The initials stand for his mode of operation: bind, torture, kill. He's Dennis Rader, a 59-year-old municipal employee. It turns out he was an active member and President of his

Don't Know How We Missed This From Friday's New York Post: The New York City man infected with the "superstrain" of the AIDS virus had sex with at least 10 men after he tested HIV-positive, according to new information released yesterday. LINK [http:

Vulgar but Funny and On Yet more about Chris Rock and tonight's Academy Awards. This time, from Slate Magazine [http://slate.msn.com/id/2113952/]: "Rock may speak the irreverent language of blue comedy, but more often than not, his ideas are red-state red. "Take,

Dysfunctional Oscar For those who missed the Catholic League's William Donahue's comments on tonight's Oscars. LINK [http://www.catholicleague.org/05press_releases/quarter%201/050223_Hollywoodmindset.htm] . Here's the opening paragraph: “This year's Oscar nominees tell us a great deal

Teens Don't Still Worship Elvis? To be published this week: Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (Oxford University Press). The book is based on a comprehensive four-year study by 133 researchers and consultants. It appears Catholic youth won't fare well: "

An Art Linkletter Anecdote At bedtime last night, Eric Scheske's Kindergarten son Michael informed his Dad that he knew the Holy Family's last name. "Really?" Eric asked. "What is it?" Michael: "Christ."