by corneliuscorps | Sep 4, 2025 | 2025, Weekly Reflection
This past week was the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. It devastated the city of New Orleans where at least 1300 people died and 300,000 homes were destroyed. Much of the suffering resulting from Katrina was not due to the hurricane itself but to systems that...
by corneliuscorps | Aug 28, 2025 | 2025, Weekly Reflection
70 years ago this week, on August 28, 1955, Emmett Till was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in Mississippi. The fourteen year old boy from Chicago traveled south for the first time to visit family. After purchasing some items in a local store, he was accused of...
by corneliuscorps | Aug 21, 2025 | 2025, Weekly Reflection
In response to the ongoing trauma of potential deportation for immigrants trying to comply with the legal process, a new ministry has emerged called FAITH. This acronym stands for Faithful Accompaniment In Trust and Hope. Both lay and clergy volunteers accompany...
by corneliuscorps | Aug 14, 2025 | 2025, Weekly Reflection
If you know a toddler, you know about Ms. Rachel. Because of our two year old granddaughter, I can sing along to many of the songs featured on Ms. Rachel’s hugely popular children’s show on YouTube and Netflix. Rachel Accurso is often described as the Mr....
by corneliuscorps | Aug 8, 2025 | 2025, Weekly Reflection
The lie was a promise to arrest, detain, and deport “the worst of the worst known criminals.” The truth is that most people swept up in mass arrests, detentions, and deportations do not have criminal records. Many are detained going to immigration hearings...
