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Eric Scheske

JPII Vehicle Sells

A surprising story on a few fronts: > A light blue 1975 Ford Escort GL once owned by Pope John Paul II sold for $690,000 Saturday to a Houston multimillionaire who said he plans to put it in a museum he wants to build in his hometown. > "

Into the Dark Ages

Although it has detractors, for me, the bi-annual clock game is always a good thing, both in the fall and in the spring. In the spring, I enjoy the extra hour of daylight, and in the fall, I enjoy that extra hour of time. Back in college, I remember

Something for Sunday Morning

> To suffer lovingly is to suffer no longer. To flee from the cross is to be crushed beneath its weight. From Bartholomew O'Brien's little book: The Cure of Ars, Patron Saint of Parish Priests.

Rich Dead Guys

Three of my favorite 20th century dead guys made the rich list: Elvis, JRR, and Johnny: > When Elvis died he came back as a cash cow. > Elvis tops the annual Forbes list of celebrities who are the top moneymakers from the crypt. He made an estimated 45 million

Catholic Student in Trouble for Anti-Homosexual Comment

I just want honesty. Truth in advertising. If you're not a Catholic school, don't call yourself a Catholic school. > A Duquesne University sophomore who is in trouble for online comments said he's not backing down -- that he'd rather be thrown out

Cologne Cathedral

I'm posting it simply because it's magnificent. > One of the great monuments of the world is the Cathedral of Cologne. Some have called it the grandest in the world. Look at the picture and you will be able to pick out nearly all the Gothic

Digital Essay: Lights Out, Halloween

I was pulling a child's wagon. Running with it, actually, with two of my children, ages eight and six, loaded in the back. It was my exercise for the day. There were a lot of cars on the road, using the mechanical Jacobin to make more stops. I

Opus Dei

I'm no expert on Opus Dei, but this review [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2005/0510.baumann.html] of John Allen's Opus Dei: The First Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church seems like a balanced account.

Spooky Sampling of Books

WaPo also ran blurbs on six "Halloweenish" books this morning [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102701774.html] . A nice read. Excerpt: > Most Americans know about the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692, but a more lethal outbreak of witch hysteria infected

Black Hole Novel

WaPo reviews a new work of fiction by Charles Burns. It sounds pretty cool, and it reminds me of the theme behind E. Michael Jones' Monsters from the Id [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1890626066/thedailyeudem-20]: pop culture reflects our society's buried fears about