Eric Scheske

Miscellany My seed-starting operation. I planted eight herbs on Sunday. We'll see if they come up. * * * * * * * It's that time of year again: Christmas wars. According to Glenn Beck's site, if you want to boycott anti-Christmas stores, start with these culprits: American Eagle, GAP, Garmin,

Anticipation I'm 46, and I've always tended to read a lot, yet I don't think I've ever eagerly awaited a new book. Sure, I mostly read dead guys--Chesterton, Belloc, Guardini, Voegelin, Nock--so it's not surprising, but still: you'd

"The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.” GKC

From the Notebooks While recently trying to understand better the origins of nobility, I ran across this passage from Will Durant's The Age of Faith that got me wondering why people think the European Union is a viable concept. Durant is writing about the rise of feudalism and

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 file full

Black Wednesday: Special BYCU Edition The day of the year when all bars get into the black. Well, kinda. Two days from now is called "Black Friday" (increasingly, "Black Thursday [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28shopping%29#Black_Thursday]") because that's when

Random Welcome, Rutgers and Maryland, to Big Ten country. I long thought West Virginia and Iowa State would make good fits, but I guess this works fine, too. * * * * * * * Get 'em while they're hot: Obama nativity kits [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-to-accompany-baby-jesus-wise-men-in-italian-nativity-scenes-yes-really/] . * * * * * * * The jovial Dylan Grice had

“Beware of money and the desire for ease and comfort, for it will turn your heart from God, Mother Teresa taught them. 'One loses touch with God when one takes hold of money.'” David Scott, on Mother Teresa.