Eric Scheske

Random March Madness. Perhaps the greatest sporting event of the year, if you don't count the WNBA finals (chuckle). Of course, we have to hear "bracketology," "bracketology," "bracketology," which gets tiresome, but it's a small price to pay. * * * * * * * If you&

Miscellany Public service announcement: According to at least one respected commentator, only the following teams have what it takes to win the Tournament: Louisville, Gonzaga, Indiana, MSU, Florida, Kansas, and Duke. Kansas, of course, doesn't have what it takes even to make it past the Sweet Sixteen, since

Francis in the Garden I read over the weekend that the Pope chose the name "Francis," in part, because Francis of Assisi was a man of peace. I also read the following line in an anthology of garden writing: "The garden is a symbol of peace and

"We shall ask him to help us uproot our egoism, to cure us of thinking too much about ourselves and to eliminate from our hearts any kind of lukewarmness." Francis Fernandez

BYCU: Special Edition I think it's safe to say that most people will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day this evening. If you over-celebrate, check out this story about all the new hangover remedies on the market today [http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/03/15/

Check out this video (it'll pop up automatically): 90 Seconds to a New Pope [http://catholicvote.org/].

BYCU During the conclave, the Cardinals are locked away. What do they do during those hours? Meet, discuss, pray, vote, eat. And drink, apparently, based on what I saw at this site [http://osbnorcia.org/2013/03/13/conclavebeer]. * * * * * * * It makes sense. You'll find God in a few

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