The Blog from the Core - "Almost Beside the Point"

Core: noun, the most important part of a thing, the essence; from the Latin cor, meaning heart.

		The Weblog at The View from the Core - Sat. 05/22/04 10:14:51 AM


		"Almost Beside the Point" Fr. Joseph Wilson writes at CruxNews yesterday: Long after his death, Father Leo Trese proved to be quite a conversation-stopper. I’m sure I haven’t thought of this story for over twenty years, but recently it popped, unavoidably, into my head. I was in a discussion group with some of my fellow seminarians, in one of those progressive postconciliar seminaries which specialized in updating the Faith. Precisely what was the discussion topic, I can’t recall. But I remember referring to a point made by Father Trese, in one of his pre-conciliar books for priests, where he said, "Of course, we all realize that the Priest who ascends the altar in a state of mortal sin does not offer a sacrifice. He commits a murder." .... See also Zowee! Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Sat. 05/22/04 10:14:51 AM Categorized as Religious.

Cor ad cor loquitur — J. H. Newman — “Heart speaks to heart”