Eric Scheske

I recently ran across this passage by Fr. Benedict Groeschel: "The account of the Ascension brings us to the edge of physical matter. No scientist would ever be so foolish as to give an explanation of the nature of physical matter, which is one of science's great

The kids' jack-o-lanterns: I discovered last weekend that the iPhone 5 camera has a "panorama" setting. I took these pictures on Sunday: one from my front yard (facing our neighborhood), one from my back deck (showing my dormant garden). And finally, received in an email:

I was flipping through a backlog of magazines on Saturday while watching the excellent slate of sporting events. I ran across all sorts of interesting stuff, like this ranking by Forbes of the best cities to do business [http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/06/27/the-best-places-

"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&

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

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,

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