Monthly Archives: March 2017

Humility to Humor to True Humanness

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.” – G.K. Chesterton Humor is a grace from God that makes the unapproachable approachable. All classes, races, political partisans and religious sects can have one thing in common; a … Continue reading →

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Jack Frost

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

         “…art cries out for an artist. It is plainly impossible that so standard a work as the Universe should remain anonymous.” – G.K. Chesterton One morning my sister-in-law captured a photo of the top image that was left on her windshield … Continue reading →

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Why Identify with the Stations

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

The Stations of the Cross are a 14-step Catholic devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth as a man. The 14 devotions, or stations, focus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation. The stations … Continue reading →

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Like Father, Like Son: One and the Same In Pain

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“God, the Father thinks, but he does not think as we do. We have a succession of thoughts. God, the Father has only one thought that He generated. We generate thoughts too, except that His was one that contains all … Continue reading →

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Lent and The Paradox Of The Cross

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Originally posted on CROSSROADS-Right Choices:
LENT The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday; with the participants being marked with ashes and the words “Repent and believe in the Good News” are prayed. The expectation is to imitate the example of Jesus’…

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