by Guest Author | Dec 14, 2022 | CUP Blog, Our Catholic Faith & Church, Religious Freedom
by Lori Baxter Many 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...
by Guest Author | Dec 10, 2022 | CUP Blog, Preservation of Religious Liberty (and Other), Religious Freedom, Sanctity of Marriage
BY JOHN T. CURRAN Bishop 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,...
by Guest Author | Nov 30, 2022 | CUP Blog, Our Catholic Faith & Church
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...
by Guest Author | Sep 28, 2022 | CUP Blog, Our Catholic Faith & Church
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...
by Guest Author | Sep 21, 2022 | CUP Blog, Sanctity of Marriage
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...
by Guest Author | Sep 13, 2022 | CUP Blog, Our Catholic Faith & Church
by Vicki Yamasaki As 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...
