Stark Young
"[T]he core of our humanity lies in the belief that the essence of the soul is
its mockery of death." Stark Young, "Not in Memoriam, But in Defense," I'll Take
My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition.
I'll Take My
Eric Scheske
Monday
Autobiographical Corner and Random
Well, my vermicomposting isn't going well. I've now killed three batches of
worms. The first batch of worms was pretty sickly, so I don't really fault
myself for that one, but the next two batches that came from the
nationally-
Something for the Weekend
Sainthood on the Horizon for G.K. Chesterton?: An investigation has begun into
whether to open the cause for canonization of the English writer and convert.
[http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/sainthood-on-the-horizon-for-g.k.-chesterton/]
Friday
BYCU
I heard of a local establishment charging $8 for a Tanqueray and tonic. It
struck me as outrageous, but I don't have a long history with hard liquor, so I
looked into it a bit.
If I buy the big bottle (1.75 liters), the liquor costs
Ralph McInerny
I went to Mass once with Ralph McInerny. Well, that's an exaggeration. My family
and I were sitting in Sacred Heart Basilica at Notre Dame, just as Mass was
starting. An older man slipped into the empty spot next to one of my kids. After
about twenty minutes,
G.K. Wednesday
Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine
[http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible
for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a
sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson
sent me a
On Deliberate Barbarism
We need myths. They're irrational signposts in our strange spiritual land: they
guide us even when we don't know we're being guided. We don't even necessarily
understand them, but only a shallow rationalism (a "defecated rationality" is
how Russell Kirk
Monday
Bio Update
A whirlwind two weeks. We took our annual vacation to Alpena, Michigan, then I
came home to a packed office. Worked all day Saturday, then I went to church in
a neighboring town that features the famous 4:30 PM "drive-through Mass":
typical time, about
Conan
A man in Colorado wants marijuana to be classified as a vegetable. I just have
to say that that's an ingenious way to get Americans to stop smoking pot.
A scientist has figured out a way to turn coffee grounds into alcohol. He is not
so much a
More Zmirak
Another nugget from the master. The italics are mine, meant to emphasize the
sacramental mindset that is John Zmirak's. His sacramental landscape, along with
erudition and fine prose, makes him required reading for any drinker who thinks
a little alcohol can bring a lot of God:
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