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IRS?
by E. L. Core
Internal Revenue Service? Or Ideological Retribution System?
Author Archive for E. L. Core
Marriage: 2 Sexes? 2 Persons?
by E. L. Core
The next step in the “Progressive” deconstruction of a fundamental institution of our society.
Break the Gosnell Media Blackout – Friday, April 12th
by E. L. Core
Dr. Kermit Gosnell — a “barbaric” “monster” — is on trial in Philadelphia for murdering one woman and seven babies. The major TV networks and big-city newspapers want America to know nothing about it, so they are ignoring the story: a deliberate conspiracy of silence, demonstrating their intellectual and moral depravity. Kirsten Powers, a Democratic [...]
Tabb’s Poetry IX
by E. L. Core
A Hairbreadth ’Tis in the twinkle of escape That all our safety lies. Of danger—whatsoe’er the shape— The nearness naught implies: This side is life; that side, a breath Of deviation, instant death. ’Tis in the present I am free The mental die to cast; The future yet of mastery Is palsied as the past; Between, the breathless balance still Awaits the hesitating will. Epiphany Reason, have done! Of thee I’ll none While face to face I see the sun. Be thine the ray To point the way In darkness: but, behold, ’tis day. Should faith divine Forbear to shine, Again I’ll place my hand in thine. For in thy sight To walk aright Is prelude to the perfect light. The Sisters The waves forever move; The hills forever rest: Yet each the heavens approve, And love alike hath blessed A Martha’s household care, A Mary’s cloistered prayer. Purification From flame to snow— E’en so Must all perfection flow. Each pure desire Is fledged with fire And needs must grow From dark to light, Till, passion past, Transfigured in its flight, It stand at last Unblushing on the topmost height With sister souls in white, To follow still the Lamb Wherever He may go. Moments Like the manna, mute as snow, Swift the moments come & go, Each sufficient for the needs Of the multitude it feeds; One to all, and all to one, Superfluity to none, [...]
Farewell, Pope Benedict XVI
by E. L. Core
The Holy See – The Holy Father – Benedict XVI Jesus of Nazareth Volume I: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration Hardcover Paperback Audio CD Volume II: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection Hardcover Audio CD Volume III: The Infancy Narratives Hardcover Large Print Paperback Audio CD A [...]
Meet Mr. and Mrs. Sequester
by E. L. Core
The Sequesters — John and Jane — have been married for eight years. They aren’t Hollywood Stars, professional athletes, or nightly-news anchors, so they’re not exactly multi-millionaires. John does have a good job, though. His employer’s business in recent years has been growing, and John has gotten an eight- or ten-percent raise every year for [...]
Would Abraham Lincoln Be a Democrat Today?
by E. L. Core
Would America’s 16th president be a 21st-century Democrat?
A Meditation for Inauguration Day
by E. L. Core
by E. L. Core on Jan 21, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Social Order 
From a sermon by Bl. John Henry Newman: It is the death of the Eternal Word of God made flesh, which is our great lesson how to think and how to speak of this world. His Cross has put its due value upon every thing which we see, upon all fortunes, all advantages, all ranks, [...]
The Catechism on the Right of Self-Defense
by E. L. Core
One of two articles for Gun Appreciation Day. Violence may be justified in the service of self-defense, even to the point of killing an unjust aggressor: this has been settled Catholic teaching for hundreds of years. The most recent restatement of the Church’s teaching on self-defense is in the second edition of the Catechism of [...]
The Supreme Court on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
by E. L. Core
One of two articles for Gun Appreciation Day. The federal constitution prohibits the federal government from depriving individual citizens of their right to possess and use firearms for lawful purposes, including self-defense. This right is not, however, unlimited: it may be withdrawn, for instance, from felons and the mentally ill, and it may be restricted [...]
John B. Tabb: America’s Forgotten Priest-Poet
by E. L. Core
A Very Brief Biography Rev. John Banister Tabb (March 22, 1845 – November 19, 1909) was a Catholic priest and professor of English. Born into one of Virginia’s oldest and wealthiest families, at “The Forest” in Amelia County, Tabb fell in love in his teens, though his marriage proposal to the neighbor girl was declined. He [...]
One-Year New-Testament Reading Plan
by E. L. Core
Only a few days remain until the new year begins. If you are pondering a spiritual journey, you may want to consider starting to read the Catechism of the Catholic Church, as explained here: Through the Year of Faith with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. May I also suggest a read-through of the New [...]
Sandy Hook: the View from Mars
by E. L. Core
This week, in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook, we’ve been hearing it over and over again, even more than we do at other times: children are precious, we say. They’re our most valuable natural resource. Indeed, Tim Beamer, a cousin of Dawn Hochsprung, late principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School, was quoted [...]
What Are We Complaining About?
by E. L. Core
Tired of all the political advertisements? I can profess some sympathy, yet I think we had better stand up, look around, and thank God for them. I mean, what are the alternatives? Would we rather live in a country where they don’t bother with elections? That seems to me to be the only realistic alternative. [...]
Fiftieth Anniversary of Vatican II
by E. L. Core
Today begins the Year of Faith 2012-2013, on the 20th anniversary of the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the 50th anniversary (“quinquagenary”) of the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. In Gaudet Mater Ecclesia, his address on the first day of the Council, Bl. John XXIII proclaimed the heart of [...]
Blessed John Henry Newman, Ora Pro Nobis
by E. L. Core
167 years ago today, Thursday, October 9, 1845, the Anglican priest Rev. John Henry Newman was received into the Catholic Church by the Italian Passionist priest Rev. Dominic Barberi. Today, both Fr. Barberi and Fr. Newman are beati of the Catholic Church: Bl. Dominic of the Mother of God was beatified by Pope Paul VI [...]
Through the Year of Faith with the Catechism of the Catholic Church
by E. L. Core
The Year of Faith — Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 through Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 — begins this week. Thursday will be the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council and the twentieth anniversary of the promulgation of the original Latin version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Year of [...]
