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Eric Scheske

Saturday Stuff

The National Catholic Register has started a Pope watch blog: Pope2008.com [http://www.pope2008.com/]. It'll cover the Pope's trip to the United States. The cyber-place to be this papal visit. __________ A few jokes I received yesterday: 1. A man with a gun went

Brews You Can Use

Washington lawmakers have approved a pilot program that will allow beer and wine tasting in 30 grocery stores statewide in an effort to market local products. . . . But opponents contend the program sets a bad example by exposing children to alcohol consumption. [http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/

Thursday

A neighbor says he wasn't bowled over when he heard: Authorities are considering charges in the bizarre case of a woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years – so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time the boyfriend finally

The Wednesday Eudemon

Well, I doubt I can top yesterday's popularity (hatred, whatever). Fifty comments, which is easily a TDE record. I'm not sure a post has ever topped 20, and I know a post has never received more than 30. So, what do I dis for an encore?

Are You Pro-Life? Yes, I'm For Everything That's Good.

"Pro-life" means you're against murder. Can we keep that simple premise in mind? I started thinking about this yesterday when I stumbled across this post at Vox Nova [http://vox-nova.com/2008/03/10/vetoes-of-evil/] that basically says water boarding and sticking

Confusion Continues

The Associated Press continues the confusion about deadly v. mortal sin. In olden days, the deadly sins included lust, gluttony and greed. Now, the Catholic Church says pollution, mind-damaging drugs and genetic experiments are on its updated thou-shalt-not list. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080310/ap_

Hopeless Confusion in the Press

Can someone call Fox News and explain to them the difference between "mortal sins" and the "deadly sins"? This story ("Vatican Adds Seven New Deadly Sins Including Abortion, Contraception and Drug-Dealing [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336330,00.html]") hopelessly confuses

Monday Moanin'

My parents took my five (yes, five) youngest, ages 2 to 11, to the Detroit area for my niece's birthday party yesterday. The arrangement left Marie and I with our two oldest, 14 and 13. We celebrated "Big person Sunday" by exercising, cleaning the house, then

Something for Sunday Morning

"[W]hen you are in church, be there in silence, fear, and veneration." St. John Chrysostom. Unless, of course, you need to chat with your neighbor to see how things are going, find out the weather forecast, and behave like you're at a cocktail party. Real

Saturday Stuff

Fighting the gag reflex: Instead of ducking the limelight billionaires are setting up Web sites and blogs to manage their images and brag about accomplishments in areas like philanthropy and social activism. Suddenly everyone's Mother Teresa. [http://www.forbes.com/business/forbes/2008/0324/056b.html?feed=rss_