Eric Scheske

St. Gandalf There were five of them. Not gods, not elves, not men. They came to Middle Earth early in the Third Age. Forming the Order of Istari, the wizards were sent by the Valar to help the elves and men in their efforts against evil Sauron. Though Tolkien never

Aragorn's Soul Butterbur the innkeeper almost got a mouthful of iron when he spoke harshly about Strider, telling Frodo, “if I was in your plight, I wouldn't take up with a Ranger.” Strider, losing patience, lashed back, “Then who would you take up with? A fat

“Like all secular saints, she canonizes herself.” Walker Percy, The Last Gentleman

Modern Christological arguments often strike me as ridiculous. In these arguments, theologians debate the Person of Christ in light of his unique nature as God and man. From what I understand, there's higher Christology (which emphasizes his divine nature) and lower Christology (which emphasizes his human nature). As

"Wicca bears a striking resemblance to another religion–one that also tells of a dying and rising god, that venerates a figure who is both virgin and mother, that keeps, in its own way, the seasonal 'feasts of the Wheel,' that uses chalices and candles and sacred

"When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine." Aristophanes

Prayer by Malcolm Muggeridge: God, humble my pride, extinguish the last stirrings of my Ego, obliterate whatever remains of worldly ambition and carnality, and help me to serve only thy purpose, to speak and write only Thy words, to think only Thy thoughts, to have no other prayer than '

I'm going to memorize your name, then throw away my head. Oscar Levant, speaking to a disagreeable store clerk.

"Happy the people whose annals are boring to read." Montesquieu

"A writer should remember that about his Muse there is a good deal of the Siren. He should view his mental offspring as relentlessly as a Spartan father–if it is not perfectly sound, let it be cast out. If he does not expose it, others will, in a