Eric Scheske

A reader asks about demands that the Israeli response not be disproportionate: > Disproportionate to what? To the kidnapping of two soldiers? To the firing of rockets toward civilian targets in Israel? Do they really have such a misunderstanding of what Israel is responding to? Israel is not answering just

St. John of Damascus was one of the first. Great post at Biblicalia [http://www.bombaxo.com/blog/?p=210], along with a substantial excerpt from John Damascene's writings. H/t: Fathers of the Church [http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/].

I would've thought it was impossible: A think piece about Paris Hilton [http://women.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,18030-2261083,00.html]. That's kind of like a think piece about a rock. But this writer almost pulls it off. The article doesn't merit

> [CBS] plans to announce today that it will place laser imprints of its trademark eye insignia, as well as logos for some of its shows, on eggs – 35 million of them in September and October. CBS's copywriters are referring to the medium as “egg-vertising,” hinting at

Was G.K. Chesterton autistic? I find it highly unlikely, but this is an interesting post [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/2006/07/autistic-gkc.html].

One of the finest saints, legendary or otherwise, is in the PC Police's cross hairs. Link [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=393651&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true] and Link [http://edition.