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“ICE Raids” on Corpus Christi, by Christopher Jimenez – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Christopher Jimenez, Crisis Magazine, June 30, 2025

Christopher Jimenez is a freelance writer and researcher. He earned a BA in philosophy while studying in Spain and is currently a graduate student at Holy Apostles College and Seminary.

 

The Feast of Corpus Christi, with its traditional public processions, is a call to all people to turn away from worldly cares and worship Christ as a mystical body.

Political obsession is a reality we all have to live with. On any given day, even when we intentionally avoid the news, it seems that we hear Trump’s name at least three times a day. If only people would speak as passionately about our Blessed Lord! Perhaps then we would all be just as Jesus-focused as we currently are Trump-focused. A personal anecdote from the Feast of Corpus Christi highlights this fixation on political disagreements.

In my local Latin Mass church, we have a great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and every year we are blessed to celebrate Corpus Christi with a solemn procession. …

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