Eric Scheske

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Point Worth Remembering and Pondering

> I'm reading Thomas Woods' book on the Progressive Era and one of the things that struck me was just how church philanthropy of that era so intertwined the physical and spiritual. Relief of poverty was viewed as a means to an end, not an end in

JPII Movies

Reminder: ABC's Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II airs tonight at 8:00. CBS's Pope John Paul II airs Sunday night at 9:00 and Wednesday night at 8:00. WaPo pans ABC's (a "dry downer") and praises

Limbo Abolished?

> The Roman Catholic Church is preparing to abolish limbo, the place between heaven and hell reserved for the souls of children who die before they have been baptised. I'm not qualified to write on the intricate theological issues of unbaptized infants, but I know enough to realize

Scientific Spiritualism

> During the past twenty-five years, study after study has shown that seriously ill patients who are prayed for--including those who don't know about these prayers--fare better than those who are not prayed for. The man who has done the most to integrate the results of these studies,

Companion Piece to the Directive

The companion piece to the new directive: > The Vatican newspaper said on Tuesday that homosexuality risked "destabilizing people and society", had no social or moral value and could never match the importance of the relationship between a man and a woman. > The remarks were contained in

Spin Bishops

The usual suspects are up to no good again. WaPo Link [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/29/AR2005112901852.html] . > The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said yesterday that under a new Vatican directive on homosexuality, men with a lasting attraction to

Good for the Rest of Us

> Growing numbers of educated Italian women are throwing away their high heels and lipstick and opting for the austere life of nuns in closed convents. . . . > Until recently, most women entering closed convents in Rome were third world immigrants with little education. Now the recruits are all Italians with

Outside Looking In

Disgusting, yes, but give the guy credit. At least he's not stealthily trying to tear the Church apart. Nothing is worse than the renegade priests who cover up their apostasy in hopes of furthering it (the M.O. of heretics throughout the ages): > The Rev. Tim Stier,

Encyclical Notice

I guess I'm a little behind the curve: B16 is coming out with his first encyclical in a few weeks [http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0506709.htm], a 46-page meditation titled Deus Caritas Est ("God Is Love"), which takes its inspiration from the first

Crying Statue

Could renew interest in Randall Sullivan's excellent book, The Miracle Detective [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0871139162/thedailyeudem-20]. > Carrying rosary beads and cameras, the faithful have been coming in a steady stream to a church on the outskirts of Sacramento for a glimpse of what