by corneliuscorps | Sep 10, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on America on 9-11. On that day in 2001, a total of around 3,000 innocent people lost their lives in New York City, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA. For a brief time, our nation came together across racial,...
by corneliuscorps | Sep 3, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
Last Friday, August 28, was the 63rd anniversay of the now iconic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It is best remembered for the final speaker of the day Martin Luther King, Jr. who gave his famous “I Have a Dream Speech.” Yet there were other...
by corneliuscorps | Aug 27, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
The week’s reflection is by The Rev. Adrienne Reedy. She is a gifted writer, teacher, artist, and Cornelius Corps Board member. In this piece she focuses on a recent court case to lift up how unjust systems can perpetuate pain and injustice. She challenges us...
by corneliuscorps | Aug 20, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
This week’s reflection is by The Rev. Ellis Crum, a United Methodist pastor and Cornelius Corps Board member. It is the fourth and final article in his series called “The Limits of Our Love” posted on the third week of the month. In the...
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...
