Eric Scheske

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Thursday Miscellany

The Solemnity of the Ascension. The hardest mystery to understand. None of them can really be understood, of course, but this one is the hardest. I accept the immortality of the soul. It squares with the ontological facts we can discern. But the assumption of the body into heaven, with

Something for Sunday Morning

> Whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here. First, diligence; second, distrust of self; third, confidence in God; fourth, remembrance of Passion; fifth, mindfulness of one's own death; sixth, remembrance of God'

Something for Sunday Morning

"Without humility, there is no way of conquering anger." St. John Climacus

Coincidentally . . .

On the Square asks this morning, "Who Will Save Catholic Schools [http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1048]?" TDE readers already know the answer: Nobody. But maybe there is hope: > In Wichita, Catholic students attend Catholic schools tuition-free, and non-Catholics at bargain prices, thanks to the parishioners

Tuesday Trifles

Hats off to Amy Welborn. I could say that for a lot of reasons, but her straightforward-yet-penetrating insight into all the blather about the Catholic Church and its youth (e.g., youth are ignorant about their faith, youth don't care about their faith, etc.) is excellent. Check it

Something for Sunday Morning

> It is also well after a few years to reread the very good books which have already done us much good. Life is short: we should be content to read and read again whatever bears the mark of God, and not to lose our time on things that are

Monday Moanin'

I missed this story last week: Muslim parents force British elementary schools to remove gay marriage books from the curriculum [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=553008&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true] . I don&

Something for Sunday Morning

"The crosses with which our path through life is strewn associate us with Jesus in the mystery of His crucifixion." St. John Eudes

Logical Muslims

Sounds logical enough [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,344409,00.html]: > A question-and-answer session with Imam Abdul Makin in an East London mosque asks why Allah would tell Muslims to kill and rape innocent non-Muslims, including their wives and daughters, according to Islam Watch. > "Because

Meeting the Anti-Pope

Deal Hudson had a nice chat with the Reverend Hagee. After reading his account, I'm inclined to think the Reverend is terribly misguided but sincere, anti-Catholic but not on purpose, perhaps too judgmental ("Hey, what about you, Scheske?!") but capable of great kindness. Check it out