by Raul Zavaleta | Jan 13, 2022 | CUP Blog
With each passing year, it can seem that cultural developments are only getting worse. Messages like “Live Your Truth” and “You Do You” are a rejection of God’s authority over creation and that we have been created in His image. As the culture has become more detached...
by Raul Zavaleta | Dec 9, 2021 | CUP Blog, Our Catholic Faith & Church
Catholic education has contributed a great deal in educating America’s young. These institutions, especially Catholic universities, are highly regarded as models for a well-rounded education that forms the student’s mind, body, and spirit that includes a time-tested...
by Raul Zavaleta | Nov 4, 2021 | CUP Blog, Our Catholic Faith & Church
I have been very fortunate in my life. God blessed me with a good family and surrounded me with opportunities that ultimately gave me material wealth. Spiritually, I have had some ups and downs. When I was younger, building a career led me through a path away from...
by Raul Zavaleta | Sep 15, 2021 | Preservation of God’s Natural Law & Democratic Republic, Religious Freedom, Sanctity of Marriage
This week, the Wall Street Journal published a front-page story by Douglas Belkin titled “A Generation of American Men Give Up on College” focusing on a report published by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), a non-profit education organization,...
by Raul Zavaleta | Jul 13, 2021 | Blog, CUP Blog, Our Catholic Faith & Church
This week I had a couple of discussions on various topics on which the participants reached different conclusions based on their understanding of faith. That got me thinking: what is faith? Many of us grew up hearing the word in Sunday school classes, church...
by Raul Zavaleta | Jul 6, 2021 | CUP Blog, Preservation of Religious Liberty (and Other)
Walking around my neighborhood I occasionally see “In this house we Believe …” signs outside homes of residents who are often white, educated, white-collar, and in the upper end of middle-class income. But in Venice, California, the sign is everywhere. Venice is a...
