Eric Scheske

One's sense of peace is inversely proportionate to the amount he talks. Contemporary Clericalism: A type of antinomianism, possibly of the pneumatic sort, that causes clergy to think they're above everyday ethics and morality when dealing with their congregations. Harry Chapin's Cat's

Scientology Crack Up? Can a crack-pot organization crack up? It looks like Scientology might be, and John Travolta hasn't even left yet. It's hard to believe that an organization that first saw into the ways of the intergalactic warlord Xenu could be in trouble, but

"All they need to do is fulfill faithfully the simple duties of Christianity and those called for by their state of life, accept cheerfuly all the troubles they meet and submit to God's will in all that they have to do or suffer--without, in any way,

My father's funeral was yesterday. I and my family are doing a lot better than we were a few days ago. Thank you for your prayers and kind words. One TDE reader is even sending a donation to my church to say a Mass for my father. It&

My father's funeral is today. Last night's visitation was packed. They had to open a side door to let more people into the room. The guest book ran out of signature lines. This morning, we say our final goodbyes. If you want to read about my

Found in Hoppe's Democracy: The God that Failed (page 19, fn 20): "All in all, one must admit that the portion of income drawn by the public sector most certainly increased from the eleventh century onward all over Europe, but it is difficult to imagine that, apart

"In empires and kingdoms, Tocqueville noted, the power of the authorities was absolute, often capricious, and dangerous. But the king's armies could not be everywhere. And his agents tended to be thin on the ground. Most people living under these forms of government had very limited contact

Currently reading: Democracy: The God that Failed and The Wisdom of Crowds. I'll let you know who wins.

I read In Conversation with God. Every day. In theory, anyway. I always fall off the Conversation wagon, then get back on. Sometimes I fall off for days, sometimes for weeks. Last week, I stopped reading on Tuesday and didn't get back to it until Friday afternoon, after