Monthly Archives: February 2019

St. Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Originally posted on CROSSROADS-Right Choices:
Valentine (Valentinius: Latin) was a Roman Priest at the time of emperor Claudius, a persecutor of the church. Claudius had an edict to prohibit marriage of young people; based on the theory that unmarried soldiers fought…

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How Catholics See Mary

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Beginning in the spring of 1917, nine-year-old Lucia dos Santos and her cousins Francesco and Jacinta Marto of Aljustrel in the parish of Fatima, Portugal reported apparitions of an Angel, and starting in May 1917, apparitions of the Virgin Mary, whom the … Continue reading →

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Who is Roe?

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

To complete the third re-post of three on the topic of abortion which has been in the forefront this past week, I am posting my: Who is Roe? Since the writing of this post the real person behind the name Roe … Continue reading →

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The Significant Spark

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

It is true that our news cycles change not by weeks or days but hours. With that fact in mind, I am re-posting the second of three original posts on a most pressing and crucial topic of our present society. … Continue reading →

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