Another Rare Personal Note As all seven of you know who read this blog regularly ;) I don't talk very much about my personal life. I do appreciate your prayers....

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America September 17, 2002 It's on-line at the White House website. (Thanks Kevin.)

Eureka! "Abortion Bias Seeps Into the News" The Los Angeles Times' landmark 1990 series on media's pro-abortion bias. I actually have a harcopy edition of this four-part series; I thought....

More on More on Gore A reader writes: In addition to the accuracy of the "deciding vote" claim, there's also considerable evidence about Gore bargaining for his vote. Check out....

Hawkish Celebs? Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise? That's what the BBC said yesterday: Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise have joined the list of celebrities making their views known on Iraq,....

More on Gore How some mainstream media stars are being less than forthright about Gore's position, past and present. Today's MRC CyberAlert writes about Al Gore and his treatment in....

Jesus Meant What He Said, and Said What He Meant Figurative or literal? Special to The Mighty Barrister: you may (or may not) find my essay Jesus Meant What He....

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Hatred Towards the Catholic Church by Some Who Have Left Her Jeff Miller also picked up on Mark Shea's observation that I mentioned the other day: Yesterday Mark Shea blogged....

Letter from Archbishop Dolan to the Priests of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Pete Vere blogged it today: you should read it.

New Template! Now it matches the rest of The View from the Core. Unlike the previous "Blocky" design — a standard template available at blogger.com — this webpage is "elastic"....

The Devotions of Bishop Andrewes Steven Riddle wrote yesterday of Anglican Bishop Lancelot Andrewes: .... Not mentioned here, but worthy of attention is Lancelot Andrewes book of private devotions compiled....

Road Destruction Ahead I may be fiddling with the weblog's template today, so it may get screwed up. :)

Who Said This? "There can be no peace for the Middle East so long as Saddam is in a position to brutalise his people and threaten his neighbours". Tony Blair?....

"It appears Saddam Hussein has unleashed a new weapon of mass distraction on America, a Gore-like android so realistic it is every bit as lifeless as the real thing." Ain't....

British Government's Iraq Dossier Published Prime Minister's Statement to Parliament on Iraq Executive Summary Full Dossier In a statement to Parliament concerning Iraq and Saddam Hussein the Prime Minister said:....

"Adelaide Crapsey" At Flos Carmeli. Thanks to Steven Riddle for today's mention: Okay, okay, okay. I need to curl up with my Luci Shaw, but first I needed to post....

Slow Down Ahead I am going to have to cut back somewhat on blogging for a while: I need to get back to work on a project that's been on....

Announcement of Latest Issues of The View I neglected to blog an announcement of the previous two issues. The View from the Core Volume 2.1 through 2.3, 09/09/02 through 09/23/02,....

"This is not Catholicism. This is liturgical bolshevism." Excellent blog at Ad Orientem today: .... Here we have the liturgist as modern-art critic, explaining the symbolism behind the latest innovation....

Some News Peter Jennings Won't Be Reporting From Click on Detroit, Sep. 18: About 500 Arab men marched around the McNamara Federal Building Wednesday to voice their anger at Iraqi....

"One weird phenomenon I've noticed on Catholic boards..." From Catholic and Enjoying It! Mark Shea shares a very good observation today: .... Now I see Catholic converts arguing with critics....

"Fr. Mulcahy Redux" At the Catholic Convert Message Board. The ever brilliant SecretAgentMan dissects alleged Catholic objections to a pre-emptive strike on Iraq's brutal totalitarian regime. Note: I cannot find....

"FEC Issues Record Fines In Democrats' Scandals" "Commission Faults Players in 1996 Foreign Fundraising" From yesterday's Washington Post: The Federal Election Commission disclosed yesterday it has imposed a record-setting $719,000....