Eric Scheske

In case you missed it: "The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club has teamed up with the Satanic Temple to re-enact a 'Black Mass' on May 12 at 8:30pm at the Queen's Head Pub, in Memorial Hall, with “commentary and historical context” provided by

Pretty good article: Pope Francis and the Culture of Encounter [http://catholicstand.com/pope-francis-culture-encounter/]. It spends a fair amount of time summarizing some points made by Gabriel Marcel. I spent a lot of time reading the existentialists, and it always interested me that Marcel was a Catholic

H.I.F. So tell me more about the voting for the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Any chance Michael Sam's sexual orientation and pending announcement were leaked to potential voters, who cast their vote in favor of him in order to "make a political point&

H.I.F. Notre Dame isn't as bad as Georgetown or Boston College, but it's hardly a bastion of orthodoxy, either. So this story didn't surprise me: Officials at the University of Notre Dame revoke permission for pro-marriage table, tell young Catholics to

H.I.F. It's not too often an opening line from a news story unintentionally summarizes, illustrates, and proves beyond reasonable doubt the deranged culture we've come to inhabit: "The low neckline of her halter gown exposes a hairy chest." After that line, the

Richard Branson has announced plans to develop a new type of plane that could fly from New York to Tokyo in one hour. Apparently the engines are powered by human screams.

From the remarkable Robert Higgs: "Tolstoy's Remarkable Manifesto on Christian Anarchy and Pacifism [http://blog.independent.org/2014/04/21/tolstoys-remarkable-manifesto-on-christian-anarchy-and-pacifism/] ." The piece itself is not that remarkable. It basically just criticizes Tolstoy, but it concludes with this teaser:

Medical officials across the nation are reporting that more baristas are complaining about wrist-related injuries they get from making drinks. So much for the tough-guy image of baristas.

The American Conservative ran this interesting piece a few weeks ago: "Pope Francis Needs Distributism [http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/pope-francis-needs-distributism/] ." In light of being accused of Marxism, which he deplores, but in light of his distrust of capitalism, he needs a third way. That

The Supreme Court has ruled that city council meetings may open with a prayer. Especially if the city in question is Detroit.