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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Wednesday

Catholic Blogging Wednesday Summer comes in four stages: Memorial Day, the first day of June, kids out of school, June 20th. Welcome to Stage Two. * * * * * * * Talk about a priest shortage: "Whispers in the Loggia" says there are only 275 Catholic clerics for all five of the military branches.

Tuesday

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly The quiet Catholic convert and scholar Gerard Casey reviews the case for conservative libertarians. Required reading for everyone who clings to the worn-out idea that libertarians are godless antinomians. . . . more>> [http://lewrockwell.com/orig10/casey-g2.1.1.html] Gadgets zapping your

Monday

Happy Memorial Day. I expect a dearth of traffic today, consistent with past holiday experiences. I expect the traffic to be especially light, since the country is drying out for the first time in a week. We're expecting mostly sunny skies and our first 90-degree day. I&

Something for Sunday Morning

"You cannot learn humility from books; you learn it by accepting humiliations. Humiliations are not meant to torture us; they are gifts from God. These little humiliations--if we accept them with joy--will help us to be holy, to have a meek and humble heart like Jesus."

Friday

Not Just for Pancakes George Washington had his own beer recipe [http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/05/04/librarys-tasty-treasure-george-washingtons-beer/?mod=WSJBlog] . It actually sounds a little scary: bran hops, yeast and molasses. Molasses? I guess I haven't lived enough. I'd

Thursday

Freaky May This wild May has blown me away. Not literally, thank goodness, but figuratively. I actually watched the Weather Channel this week for more than "Your Local Forecast." I don't remember a May with a mix of snow, 85-degree days, storm-after-storm, and

Wednesday

Brutal kid commitment days. Today, just a few pics from my garden.

Alex's Final Day

My son has his final day of high school today. Sad, but life plods on.

Tuesday

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly Chesterton sighting, and it's a big one: Ian Kerr has written a new monster GKC biography. And the Telegraph reviews it. Unfortunately, the Telegraph pretty much pans it. . . . more>> [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8509157/G-K-Chesterton-

Monday

Twisted Days Sacrilege! On a Sunday no less. I attended my daughter's Spring choir concert yesterday. We first had to sit through the middle school choirs. One of them sang Three Dog Night's Joy to the World, which contains this great lyric: "I never understood