Eric Scheske

Vanity: "that self-assertion which imposes one's ego on others." F. L. Lucas

Decent documentary last night on ABC about Jesus and Paul (at least the first ninety minutes that I watched while exercising and cleaning house). I was struck mostly, however, by the lack of content. I remember reading once that thirty minutes of TV documentary script can be read in five

In The Brothers Karamazov, the Elder Zossima, a revered monk, is known widely as a man of learning and spirituality, a man with insight into the human condition gained through years of ascetical and contemplative practices. People flock to him for advice on everything, from disputes over livestock to questions

Three Approaches to Fiction "Beckett characteristically does hang his works on odd premises, usually philosophical ones." Hugh Kenner. Hence, the main character in Murphy is a man truly split between mind and body, like Descartes erroneously taught. Flannery "O'Connor's stories can be seen

"If God exists, whence comes Evil? If He does not exist, whence comes Good?" Boethius

Vladimir and Estragon In the meantime let us try and converse calmly, since we are incapable of keeping silent. You're right, we're inexhaustible. It's so we won't think. We have that excuse. Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett

"When drinking is made a sin, the only point in drinking is to get drunk." Hamish Macbeth (Scotish village constable in M.C. Beaton novels)

When my friends and I turned thirty, our reactions varied–some were sad, some indifferent. But we all shared one feeling: It seemed we had turned twenty just yesterday. Everyone experiences this feeling. The college graduate feels like he was entering first grade yesterday. The octogenarian mourning the loss of

There aren't enough children being born. There's statistical evidence to support that statement, but I have better proof. My wife took our 16-month-old daughter (Meg) next door to see my nephew, who was hanging out with a friend who had just graduated from high

"What is self-evident is not discussed." Josef Pieper