OUR BLOG
Corpus Christi for Unity and Peace
The Downward Mental Health Spiral of our Youth
Recently, the CDC reported that in 2021, 42% of students felt persistently sad or hopeless and 29% experienced poor mental health with 22% of them seriously considering suicide, and 10% attempting suicide. This was more pronounced in girls; nearly 60% of teenage girls...
The “Social Justice” Con
The term "social justice" is now commonly used by activists, clergy, educators, judges, corporate leaders, and politicians to describe the version of how society should work. Originally a Catholic term, “social justice” was first used about 1840 in Theoretical...
The Leadership Vaccuum in Our Institutions
Citizens are losing faith in U.S. institutions to address their concerns. The results of the Gallup 2022 poll surveying participants on their confidence in institutions throughout society show that small businesses, with 68% of respondents expressing “a great deal” or...
A Journey to Hope
By Veronica WerthAdoration of the Magi, 1620. Oil on canvas, 235 x 277.5 cm. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg About two years ago, I discovered the idea of a Literary Advent. For each day of Advent, a Christmastide poem or except is read (preferably aloud). It is a...
The Amalgamation of Church, State, and Industry for the Good of Mother Earth
by Lori BaxterMany children have been and are being taught that our world is being devastated by global warming and it is our fault. We have exploited the good resources of earth along with over-populating it; therefore, carbon emissions are increasing and we are...
Poster Bishops or Half-Truth Bishops?
BY JOHN T. CURRANBishop Robert Barron, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, made the news recently. On the surface, he dished out respectable quotes decrying the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. The Act, H.R. 8404,...
What Makes a Martyr?
by Mark Bailey This blog entry is primarily diaristic in nature and I hope my readers find some truth and encouragement in the recounting of an unpleasant encounter I have recently had. Recently my superior (I am a Dominican tertiary novice) recommended that I...
Obedience Is a Key to Success in the Christian Spiritual Life.
by Un soldat de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ Obedience is a key to success in the Christian spiritual life. The virtue of obedience is central among all the moral virtues and in every state in life. Exactly how is this virtue of obedience defined? Obedience is defined...
Not Your Usual Wedding List
by Terence R. (Terry) Garrity Check this off first: Be sure and invite God to the wedding. Doing so will be to buck the trend of modern weddings in which everyone seems to do a better job of celebrating themselves than worshiping the God-of-Cana Who makes marriage...
The Eucharist and Pro-Abortion Politicians
by Vicki YamasakiAs I write this on the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, I am reflecting on the Immaculata, the pure soul that gave her fiat upon hearing Archangel Gabriel’s message. Uttering the name Mary brings us hope because we know that our salvation comes through...
Save the Church, Save the Culture
We live in a chaotic world of strife plagued with war, poverty, elitism, and power struggles. Closer to home in the United States, our citizens are divided over matters of abortion, sexual identity, what marriage is or should be, religious liberty and even our...
Could Indiana Have Done More to Save Babies?
by Vicki YamasakiAs of the writing of this blog, on August 30, 2022, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in Monroe County, IN, challenging the state's new near-total ban on abortions. The lawsuit filed in a Monroe County court claims the ban, set to take...
JOIN US!
Corpus Christi for Unity and Peace CUP is open to Catholics who embrace our beliefs by accepting the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals and are in good standing with the Catholic Church. Our supporters agree we must defend our beliefs and promote a culture where the dignity of the human person is protected.