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Eric Scheske

Monday Moanin'

I'm looking for information about glossolalia, the gift of tongues. My basic understanding: It's not a gift from the Holy Spirit unless there is another person there to interpret it, the "tongue" must be an actual language, and it's often a dead

Something for Sunday Morning

"[T]here is nothing better for us than to do what God wants at any particular moment." Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Abandonment to Divine Providence)

The Saturday Eudemon

This kind of thing fascinates me: One of South America's few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7426794.stm]. I thought you'd have to go to New Guinea,

Brews You Can Use

I figured that was a good way to kick off the BYCU. I won't be doing much driving this weekend, but some inebriated bike pedaling is a possibility. Drink a few, ride bike to the baseball games. The only problem with that is, I can't sneak

SofC

Am I really going to write another stream of consciousness post just eight days after my first one? I think so. Things are brutal around here. I have eleven days with baseball games out of twelve; every day except Sunday has a game. I had a meeting last night that

Marriage Quotes

Soccer game, baseball game, Marie in Chicago with oldest daughter. I'm beat. Quotes like these are made for days with no blogging time. Sorry if you've seen them already: "Getting married for sex is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts" - Jeff Foxworthy

The Eighth Day Eudemon

"An eighth and eternal day, consecrated by the Resurrection of Christ. . . there we shall rest and see, see and love, love and praise." That's St. Augustine's City of God. I found it in a forgotten treasure: The Eighth Day Books [http://www.eighthdaybooks.com/

Porn Tax?

California considering a porn tax [http://snafu-ed.blogspot.com/2008/05/california-considers-porn-tax-to-reduce.html] ? I found this story at an odd news RSS feed. But is it so odd? I wrote an op-ed rough draft seven years ago, proposing a similar thing. I'

Something for Sunday Morning

"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes." St. Thomas Aquinas (Note: I haven't verified the quote. I saw it on the Internet.)

The Memorial Day Weekend Eudemon

A good weekend, indeed. Marie took six of the seven way up north to "Bird Camp," a weekend of bird watching and enjoying the great outdoors. It's one of her family's three summer traditions. It's equally part of the tradition that I