Eric Scheske

Nock Notions Our culture? You might say Nock wasn't a big fan: "Our civilization is certainly a poor enough affair, anyone who is even half satisfied with it ought to be ashamed of himself, and everybody ought to kick about it as hard as he can, poke

The Fathers Wanna become Catholic? Read the Church Fathers. That's a consistent theme on Marcus Grodi's The Journey Home, as well as a theme hammered home by my friend, Mike Aquilina. I was reminded of the Catholic thinking of those earliest Christians when reading Evelyn Waugh&

“It is not good to look at what it is not lawful to desire.” St. Gregory the Great

Bullets Low-impact weekend. A little work at the office, a little gardening, a little football, a lot of reading. Perfect. * * * * * * * No surprise: "Couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce, study finds [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/9572187/Couples-who-share-the-housework-

I have about two dozen of these gourds, various sizes. I was bummed out that they weren't pumpkins, but I'm kind of digging them now. That's about all I have today. It's the football time of year, and Michael (8th grade) had

From the Notebooks The Nock on Babbitt? It's interesting that Sinclair Lewis labeled the repressed character in Babbitt after Irving Babbitt, the Harvard professor from Ohio who emphasized that men must restrain their appetites or America will fall. Lewis' use of the eponym was meant as an

The Campion/Waugh book came yesterday. I was pretty stoked. The days have been long: community bickering, lots of office projects, family issues. It was nice to settle in with this minor masterpiece last night. * * * * * * * Humanae Vitae Exonerated, Episode 3,291,042: Danish sperm donor passes genetic disorder to five

Great garden pic that I stumbled across yesterday (credit [http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/12768/crop-rotation-technique-1-rotating-plant-families] ). * * * * * * * Wow, I've reduced myself to admiring garden pics. Can the nursing home be far behind? * * * * * * * Great piece by Ross Douthat at the New York Times yesterday.

“If we indulge ourselves in vain, frivolous, or sinful speculations, our minds become incapable of choosing what is most proper for mortifying our disorderly affections.” Lawrence Scupoli