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Eric Scheske

Martinifest with Expensive Art. What Could Go Wrong?

> The glistening white Santiago Calatrava addition has made the Milwaukee Art Museum one of the city's classiest social addresses. But a recent martini fete held there turned into an overcrowded, drunken affair. Some unruly guests accosted artworks, which have been taken off display for a checkup. >

Hot Blooded in Spain

> There were massacres of Catholic clergy and churches, monasteries and convents were burned with severe impact to the rich Spanish historical and artistic heritage. Twelve bishops, 283 nuns 2,365 monks and 4,184 priests were murdered That's from Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_

Patriarch of the West

> Evidently hoping to eliminate one possible obstacle to ecumenical progress with the Orthodox world, the Holy Father has renounced the title "Patriarch of the West." Catholic World News Link [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=42711] . It doesn't appear to be an ecumenical

Mammoth Cave

You want to take your family to Mammoth Cave [http://www.mammothcave.com/]? Sorry, no babies allowed, unless you want to carry them in your arms. New security regulations don't allow any baby backpacks. My wife called, and they said "no exceptions." That rules out my

Gypsies Pastoral

> The Pontifical Council for Migrants has released a 30-page document on pastoral care for gypsies, noting with regret that nomadic peoples are especially vulnerable to the appeal of sects, and often marginalized by society. > "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of Gypsies" provides an overview of

Something for Ash Wednesday

Lent starts. What will you do differently? Will the forty days pass (again) with no material change in your life? The day starts with fervor, but will it (again) pass by 11:00, your bid for holiness undone by simple hunger? (Excuse me for talking to myself) A few excerpts

Ready for Lent?

Well, I've completely abused this Fat Tuesday: two Mountain Dews, two candy bars, chips, and other food. But no beer or wine. It just didn't fit into the schedule today. Now, it's almost time for the lean days. I found this great list of

Field Trips

Remember my rant against school field trips [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3803/]? Here's a story that corroborates my view [http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-32/1141127344116300.xml&storylist=newsmichigan] . Excerpt: > A 12-year-old visitor to the Detroit Institute of Arts stuck

Kaufmann

Friction makes the mind sharper. The youthful Chesterton became a Christian after reading all the avant-garde heretics of his day and concluding, "These guys are idiots" (loose paraphrase--GKC didn't use such disrespectful words). The problem with reading heretics, though, is the temptation to see

Bosnians Gone Wild

> A teenage Bosnian entrepreneur has been caught selling films of female athletes showering that he recorded on his mobile phone. > The 14-year-old, from Banovici, unnamed due to child protection laws, filmed the women who played for the town's local basketball team from a small