Eric Scheske

Letters to Children: Doing Nothing In Against Heresies, St. Irenaeus wrote: “In the beginning God created Adam, not because he needed man, but because he wanted to have someone on whom to bestow his blessings.” This is not a unique idea–it may have been in Irenaeus' time, since

Blogging and the Focused Life I've recently come to a new appreciation for blogging, and I owe it to Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, a wonderful book by Winifred Gallagher [https://thedailyeudemon.com/15477/]. It's a powerful book. I have little doubt that some people,

Random NBC, please, stop: no more swimming. My gosh. It might be the finest sport around for individual development and the worst sport around for spectators. I can't fathom who's enjoying all this aquatic prime time. * * * * * * * I hadn't been following this cover-up story

My harvest yesterday. Not pictured: two dozen hot peppers, a second batch of grapes, and two large cucumbers. Monday Miscellany My family's favorite of the Olympics so far? Team handball. I'd never seen it before. It's pretty cool. * * * * * * * We downloaded the NBC Live Olympic

"There is nothing . . . we have to choose." de Caussade

I read that one of the presidential debates will have a town hall format where citizens will ask the candidates questions. The most common question: “Are you the only two choices? -- Mobile post

Two Things 1. Have you ever heard of the "Holy C"? It's a phrase used by NPR to refer to "Holy See" in this article yesterday [http://www.npr.org/2012/07/25/157356092/bishop-explains-vaticans-criticism-of-u-s-nuns] . If you&

Miscellany The first Olympic record has already been broken: 150,000 Free Condoms to Be Distributed to Athletes at Summer Olympics in London [http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article_external/11255914?mailing_id=1735&linksrc=mb_main_col_3] . Maybe we should call it the "Bonelympics." * * * * * * * Do

One of the nicest advantages of living in a town (but not a village): the movie theater is situated downtown, within walking distance. And for me, the theater is within crawling distance. It's just three doors down from my office. Last night, I worked until 6:45, then