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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

St. Maria Goretti, Pray for Us

> A high school research assignment on Internet pornography was canceled after parents in this Cleveland suburb complained. > Superintendent Jeff Lampert said . . . the assignment was inappropriate for 14- and 15-year-old freshmen at Brooklyn High. > The assignment asked students to research pornography on the Internet and list

Looking for Comedy

A favorable look at Albert Brooks' Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181631,00.html]. It opens January 20: > Brooks said the film was originally supposed to be distributed by Sony, with an October 2005 release date (the current distributor

Hollywood Spin

Received from a reader: > Please post for all to hear the hard data on the media communicated "success" of Brokeback Mountain" vs. the "failure" of King Kong. > As of 1/13/06 > Brokeback Mtn revenue : $24,000,000 Cost to Produce: $14,

Catholic Charities Must Fund Contraceptives

A good overview of the NY Court of Appeals decision earlier this week [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/102/53.0.html] regarding a state law that requires employers' insurance plans to cover prescription contraceptives. Excerpt: > [A] New York appeals court ruled 3-2 in favor of

The Weekend Eudemon

This will be the first full Weekend Eudemon in a couple of weeks. My household has fully settled in after the routine-rattling holiday season, the Christmas decorations are back in storage, and my study is again clean--no presents, manger scenes, or clutter. I love the Christmas season, but

Judas Revisited

Dang it! Where am I going to focus all my hate? Maybe I can get a dog to kick: > Christians have traditionally blamed Judas for aiding and abetting the Crucifixion, and his name is synonymous with treachery. According to St Luke, Judas was “possessed by Satan”. > Now, a

Adult Juveniles

Odd things that happen when adults don't mature, episode 1,323,009: > Mike Marlowe fully admits that he sometimes gave George Gillespie a hard time in that AOL chatroom. > But never in his wildest imagination did he expect to be sued in court for what he

Italians: Lust Ain't So Bad

And I thought all that adultery in GoodFellas and The Sopranos was just a mob thing: > Most Italians feel more guilty about overeating than about cheating on their partners, a survey has found, suggesting they care more about staying slim than staying faithful. > The survey, by the psychology

Brews You Can Use

Neat site. Take the ten seconds to register. The Bar [http://www.thebar.com/].

A Don't-Fear-the-Reaper Thing?

Strange story of the day, week, month, year. A 30-year-old man lives with a 106-year-old woman. He lived with her and took care of her for nine years. She had no children and her husband died in 1970. They then sign a double suicide note and