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Eric Scheske

SecureGive

The megachurches have come up with a new way to make money: ATMs for giving. LA Times link [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-holyatm28sep28,0,6671307,full.story] . > It was one of Stevens Creek's three "Giving Kiosks": a sleek black pedestal topped with

Something for Sunday Morning

> The measure of our advancement in the spiritual life should be taken from the progress we make in the virtue of mortification; for it should be held as certain that the greater violence we shall do ourselves in mortification, the greater advance we shall make in perfection. St. Jerome

Leno on Starbucks

> Starbucks is raising the price of a cup of coffee to $5.00. Don't worry, you'll still get the sneer from the girl with a nose ring serving your coffee.

More Islamic Hate

An astute reader sent this a few days ago: How an Egyptian student came to study 1950s America and left determined to wage holy war [http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2006/february/presence.php]. It's from The Smithsonian, which isn't exactly known for multi-cultural intolerance. It&

More Jerome

Amy Welborn has posted a nice little tribute to St. Jerome [http://amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/2006/09/st_jeromeand_ot.html].

Seeking

Here's a needle in a haystack for you: I'm looking for a blogger (besides me) who has admitted that s/he fails to finish books that s/he's started. Not all the time, but with frequency. Email on your left.

The Weekend Eudemon

I have a few moments to write before taking Jack (10) to his football game. He must be there at 7:00 in order to weigh in and make sure he's not over 100 pounds. He weighs only 80, but he has to weigh in every week. They

Brews You Can Use

Posting will be light today. I didn't get back from the Tigers game until late. I'm dragging and behind in life. Luckily, it's Friday. If I can hold on for a few hours, I have a couple days of rest (subject, of course, to

Tiger Town

No more blogging today. I'm headed to Detroit to watch the Tigers [http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=det]. We have a one-game lead, and the magic number is 3. I'm picking up my father and a friend this morning, then

Darkness in Iceland

This is pretty neat [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-09-27T190314Z_01_L27148787_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-ICELAND-LIGHTS.XML&archived=False] : > Authorities in the capital Reykjavik will turn off street lights on Thursday evening and people are also being encouraged to sit in their