Monthly Archives: March 2019

McCarthy, Sheen and Communism; Then and Now

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

[Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most … Continue reading →

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Putting One’s Hand To The Plow

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and … Continue reading →

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The Lenten Journey

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

For those who do not know, Lent is a journey. It is observed by Catholic and most other Christian denominations. The journey begins on Ash Wednesday, and lasts forty days. During that time Christians practice prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Prayer represents how we relate to God, fasting represents how we relate to … Continue reading →

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