Eric Scheske

"The greatness of God lives at the level of ordinary things." Escriva

Miscellany You want to revitalize the Catholic Church? Get rid of the organ, says this op-ed piece [http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/10/24/revitalize-catholic-church-let-kill-all-organs/9FpzZPSQzhfd4uUeCJNDbK/story.html] . I don't agree with a chunk of it (goodness knows, we don't need more folk guitar music

BYCU Do you like the craft beer movement but are stunned by the prices? Costco might have the answer. A TDE reader tells me you can pick up a case of Kirkland craft beer for $20. Not bad, not bad at all. Of course, I don't know how

Man, gorgeous weather. My garden is now entirely put to bed for the winter. Everything is covered with wood chips, leaves, and/or grass clippings. I've dug compost into a few areas that strike me as particularly depleted, and I've formed a few compost hills in

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

Bullets Our kids' parochial school held its annual fundraiser last Saturday. One of the events was a pumpkin-carving contest. This entry was really cool. * * * * * * * Find of the year: The Philokalia, Kindle edition, just $1.99. I downloaded it Sunday night. It appears to be the full four volumes, but

Chesterton Square Any TDE readers ever been to Ponchatoula, Louisiana? I guess it contains " Chesterton Square [http://www.chestertonsquare.com/]," which in turn contains a massive statue of GKC. The Ponchatoula Wikipedia entry [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponchatoula,_Louisiana#Tourism] doesn't even mention this nifty

“Be faithful in little things.” Mother Teresa

BYCU Congratulations to the Detroit Tigers. I've been a fan since before I could walk. Now, if they can just stay focused and put down the Cardinals (i.e., if we can just not replay 2006). * * * * * * * If you live near the North Coast, this is your lucky week: