Eric Scheske

"[A]s the wise have always known, a “dead” language breathes life into a timeless liturgy. It is indeed part of the same permanent paradox that real life is to be found in death. In the “dead” Latin is to be found the unchanging death and resurrection of the

'A God all mercy is a God unjust' (Edward Young, 'Night', iv, Night Thoughts, The Complaint). Found in The Virgin Eye. The dear reader can draw whatever connection he wants to the monotone mantra of today's Jesuits.

Interesting nugget I learned from Brooklyn Bartender: Laird's (or "Laird & Company") was the first licensed American distillery. The brandy manufacturer still has "License # 1," issued in 1780.

Perhaps one of the best opening passages to an article in 2017: > In a world of change and flux, it is reassuring to know that some things remain the same. Take, for example, the motion passed by the Church of England General Synod, calling for a liturgy to help

Miscellaneous Rambling Slow blogging winds blowing. It's the Fun and Sun time of year. Netflix now has the current BBC "Father Brown" series. I'm pretty stoked. Recommended: War for the Planet of the Apes. Perhaps the best movie I've seen this year.

"Almost the entire developed world is mired in deathbed demography from which no functioning society has ever recovered. Meanwhile, there is a demographic tsunami underway from the non-functioning parts of the world, manifest in the ceaseless flotilla of boats crossing the Mediterranean every single day (and nothing to do

Miscellaneous Rambling Congratulations, Federer. First man to win Wimbledon eight times. And this is also pretty cool: "Federer became the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1976 to win the Wimbledon title without dropping a set." Link [http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40625069]. He's apparently

I'd expect nothing less: > The Jesuit journal Civilta Cattolica published an essay attacking conservative Catholics in the United States of embracing fundamentalism from evangelical Protestants. The essay says that American conservative Catholics have come to see their country as righteous, and other peoples as enemies to be

Kid Rock has officially announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Kid Rock says he wants to restore America back to a better time when it would have been unimaginable for Kid Rock to run for the U.S. Senate.

Unbelievably busy week. I worked at the office until nearly 8:00, then came home and helped Max harvest for his weekend sales. By the time I showered, it was time for bed, so no BYCU today. Just the tweet below and a promise to drink extra tonight in reparation