by corneliuscorps | Aug 12, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
“We Will Come to You” is the title of a recently published inspiring and prophetic pastoral letter by the Catholic Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo García-Siller. Based on his own story as a Mexican immigrant and his years of ministry among immigrants,...
by corneliuscorps | Aug 6, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
This week on Tuesday, August 4, I voted in a primary election in Virginia. The process was easy and quick. It took about 10 minutes from the time I arrived at the polling place to the time I headed back to the car. Later that day I realized that this date was...
by corneliuscorps | Jul 30, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
The Black writer, theologian, and mystic Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr and had a major impact on the spiritual foundation of the modern Civil Rights Movement. In his classic book Jesus and the Disinherited, Dr. Thurman emphasized...
by corneliuscorps | Jul 23, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
This week’s reflection is written by The Rev. Steve Reedy who serves on the Cornelius Corps Board of Directors. He begins by sharing a story from 163 years ago this week about the courage and valor of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, a unit of the US...
by corneliuscorps | Jul 16, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
This week’s reflection is the third in a series by the Rev. Ellis Crum, a United Methodist pastor and Cornelius Corps board member. The series called “The Limits of Our Love” appears on the third week of the month. In this offering, Rev. Crum exposes...
by corneliuscorps | Jul 9, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
Last week our nation commemorated its 250th “birthday” on July 4. That same day, one of our nation’s prophetic patriots died at the age of 89. The Rev. Ed King may not be familiar to many of you, but he embodied the nonviolent self-sacrificial way of...
