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Eric Scheske

Top 20

Patristic popularizer Aquilina has posted his Top 20 books about early Christianity. [http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/05/10/what-would-casey-kasem-do/]. Worth a look. My two cents: The Quasten Patrology series is excellent. I bought it years ago, and it's an excellent reference source for

Getting Sirius

I missed the big Catholic news yesterday: Sirius Radio is getting a Catholic channel. Amy discusses it [http://amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/2006/05/getting_sirius.html]. This might prompt me to break down and get satellite radio, but I doubt it.

Bring on the Voodoo

Fascinating story about the re-emergence of voodoo in Haiti [http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/20060509/hz_haiti_0506/blogs4211]. Excerpt: > Haitian voodoo became mixed with Catholicism, probably as a way for slaves to hide it from their masters – most of whom forbade the practice. Voodoo spirits were,

Thursday Morning Eudemon

I could've slept a lot longer. I'm not tired, but it's perfect sleeping weather: mid-50's, breezy, with a splattering of rain. Lots of good dreams, too, the kind that don't involve my wife being pregnant with our eighth child.

New Slogan

Blogging will be light today, due to a variety of work commitments. I did, however, find time to post this little gem:

Harris with Bush

So, Katherine Harris is running for the Republican Senate nomination in Florida and George and Jeb apparently aren't keen on the idea. I don't really understand it all (don't want to, for that matter), but I found this paragraph in a NYT story [http:

Odd Consumer News

Girls in bikinis battle robots [http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=168123]. Only $60! (plus $8 s/h).

Life After Roe

The current issue of The Atlantic Monthly is on the stands. The cover story: " Life After Roe [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200606/roe]" (which I think is available on-line to non-subscribers). I thought it'd be fascinating, but it wasn't. Without too

Top 20 Newspapers

Drudge lists the Top 20 newspapers by paid weekday circulation [http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm]. The report covers the last six months. I was curious to see that five of the papers increased their circulation. I thought newspapers were in a free-fall? I realize 15 of the newspapers

Crazy Presidents

A new study says that almost half of the first 37 presidents (GW to Nixon) of the United States may have suffered from mental illness. Subscriber-only link [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200606/primary-sources]. The psychiatric methods employed are questionable, but the Duke University study released it anyway.