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Eric Scheske

Saturday Stuff

Not much this morning. I took my oldest (Alex, 14) to see Blast [http://www.blasttheshow.com/] last night. They were performing about an hour away, so I didn't get to bed until midnight. Amazing show. If the troupe comes to your area, go. __________ Enough to make a

Looking for Blogs

This time, I'm looking for political blogs: Catholic bloggers who devote a large part of their blogs to political commentary. There are hundreds, potentially thousands, of these, so I'd appreciate it if you only provide the excellent or your own (don't be modest). Note:

Brews You Can Use

It's St. Brigid's feast day [http://allsaintsbrookline.org/celtic/saints/brigid.html]. She liked her beer [http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/patron_saints.shtml]: > Probably the best known Irish saint after Patrick is Saint Brigid (b. 457, d. 525). Known as "the Mary

Pot to Playgrounds

What could possibly go wrong? The first marijuana vending machines have opened in Los Angeles allowing those with legal medical prescriptions easy access to the drug. The machines can only be used by patients who are prescribed marijuana for health reason [http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=75280&

Short Eudemon

Jerusalem is blanketed in snow [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201523782656&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull] , and we're sitting on ice and -1 (-21 wind chill). School is cancelled, which disappoints my K-8 children. It's Catholic Schools Week, and today was supposed to

The Tuesday Eudemon

Saturday night was a perfect snapshot of potential good night life in a small town. Our local Council for the Arts brought in America [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_(band)] ("Horse with No Name," "Sister Golden Hair," etc.) as part of its 2007-2008 Performing

Monday Moanin'

A great day: The Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas. As a non-Catholic, I became intrigued with St. Thomas through Chesterton's The Dumb Ox, and became an admirer when I read Josef Pieper's Guide to Thomas Aquinas. A Lutheran with no inclination to become Catholic, I

Something for Sunday Morning

"The love of the truth seeks out the quiet of contemplation." St. Augustine

Saturday Stuff

I watched Longford [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0759612/] with Marie and the older kids last night. Highly recommended, but I wouldn't let anybody under 14 watch it (disturbing theme). It's about a devout and sincere Catholic's efforts to get the notorious Myra Hindley

Looking for a Site

Does anybody know of a Catholic site that acts as a "clearinghouse" of sorts for Catholic charities, a site that says "This charity is good" and/or "This charity is bad"? I thought maybe the USCCB would provide a list of endorsed charities, but