Eric Scheske

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From the Highlighter

I read a lot. It's a trait I inherited from my parents. But one thing about my reading deviates sharply from theirs. Whereas they keep their library in good shape, its shelves lined handsomely with hardbacks, my library mostly carries secondhand paperbacks. Whereas their books are clean: no

From the Notebooks

The Reader's Advantage The headlines were sensational: “Archbishop wants women stoned for adultery,” “Archbishop supports female circumcision,” “Archbishop advocates death penalty for people who dis the Prophet!” Okay, it wasn't that bad, but the fury over Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' call for “constructive accommodation”

The Eighth Day Eudemon

"An eighth and eternal day, consecrated by the Resurrection of Christ. . . there we shall rest and see, see and love, love and praise." That's St. Augustine's City of God. I found it in a forgotten treasure: The Eighth Day Books [http://www.eighthdaybooks.com/

The Wednesday Eudemon

One of the best article bullet summaries I've ever seen: Paul Theroux depicted V.S. Naipaul ten years ago as a stingy, tantrum-prone, racist snob badly in need of driving lessons. He was far too kind. [http://www.aldaily.com/] And the bullet is apparently accurate. The Nobel

New Groeschel Book

My son Alex bought me a Benedict Groeschel book for Christmas: Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824506286/thedailyeudem-20]. I've only read the first twenty pages, but so far it has all the markings of an Eric Classic, which I

Some Belloc

The last half of the Chesterbelloc isn't nearly as quotable as the first half, but if I had to pick the book with most quotables, it'd be The Path to Rome. “[I]f there is difficulty it is in the whole launching of a thing, in

This Scoop Couldn't Wait Until Monday

On May 12, 2007, Emory University will unveil the complete collection of letters from Flannery O'Connor to Elizabeth “Betty” Hester [http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/2007/April/April%2023/flannery_oconnor.htm] . Hester was, um, unorthodox, but it looks like the libertines will be sorely disappointed:

Who is Jesus?

Michael (8) received a new children's book in his Easter basket: Who is Jesus [http://www.pauline.org/store/moreinfo/0819883131.html]? It's a perfect book for someone who is past the first stages of reading but not ready for heavier stuff like, say, Romano Guardini&

The Easter Swallows

Regular readers of this blog will realize this is a first: an endorsement/review of a children's book. Goodness knows, I've read more children's books than Mr. Rogers, but I typically find they're something to be endured, like a dirty diaper or

Looking for Information

I know I've been asking for a lot of input lately, but here's another. Anyone have an opinion on Randy Engel or her book, The Rite of Sodomy ”“ Homosexuality and the Roman Catholic Church [http://www.riteofsodomy.com/]? Email link on left (ejscheske@yahoo.com).