Something for Sunday Morning
"Throughout the whole of our lives we may enjoy the benefit that comes from
prayer if we devote a great deal of time to it." John Chrysostom.
Eric Scheske
Saturday
The Panacea
What are the three biggest problems confronting the United States today? There
are lots of candidates, but I think most people, regardless of moral or
political or religious persuasion, would put these three in the top 5: the
economy, rogue nations and the atom bomb, terrorism.
Fortunately, someone
Friday
TDE doesn't get many opportunities to post "honey shots," so when I saw this
one, I jumped at the chance. A little sex appeal might drive more viewers to
these otherwise-stolid cybershores. I'd never heard of Zymurgy
[http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/zymurgy/
Thursday
Colons, Tebow, and Other
Gosh, I hope so: "Colonoscopy Lowers Rate of Cancer Deaths, Study Finds
[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/health/colonoscopy-prevents-cancer-deaths-study-finds.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=igw]
." I'd hate to think
Ash Wednesday
Lent
Welcome to Lent 2012. I enter the season with high expectations, more so than
usual. I can't identify the source of my optimism, but maybe the letters of
Seneca are wearing on me well. Then again, Seneca counseled against hope,
though, in his letter on groundless fears
Tuesday
Letters to Children: On History
It's difficult to instruct you here, but I suggest you concentrate your reading
in three areas: (1) Obtaining a general historical sense; (2) American history;
(3) Classical history.
(1) In order to understand much of what you read, you need a general
chronological
Monday
Miscellany
Ron Paul easily leads the yard-sign race in my neighborhood. I'd put one in my
yard (which would be a first for me), but I don't know where to get them. * * *
* * * * I mean, who else is willing to say things like this: "We&
Something for Sunday Morning
"Gregory of Sinai is insisting on an essential aspect of the Orthodox mystical
tradition: the most dangerous enemy to union with God is imagination in any
shape or form, voluntary or involuntary. There is a curious likeness between
this Eastern spiritual doctrine and Simone Weil's concept of
Saturday
Bullets
I came into this morning's post with nothing. Absolutely nothing. I had to
engage in some good old fashioned Firefox tab-opening and surfing to assemble
this morning's post. Unfortunately, I didn't find much, but a few things jumped
out. * * * * * * * Does anybody here
Funny Fallon
After disputes over its nuclear program, Iran is threatening to stop exporting
oil. Which means the U.S. may have to tap into its backup reserve: Mitt Romney's
hair.
Today President Obama visited a factory in Wisconsin that brought back 100 jobs
from China. It's got