Monthly Archives: December 2020

All Is Calm, All Is Bright

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Before 2019 Christmas was as it always was. The hustle and bustle of gift shopping, tree and house decorations, cards coming and going, the anticipation of children as they looked forward to the Christmas break from school. Packed Churches in … Continue reading →

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Those Who Stand Between Freedom’s Life or Death.

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

In the Preservation of Freedom, They have stayed “vigilant”. Have we? “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” ― G.K. Chesterton May the valor of … Continue reading →

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The Good Christmas Thief

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“The Thief Who Understood Value” I was disappointed to find that the life-size Nativity was not on display in the Danielson town green some years ago. My first thought, knowing our times, was that some objection to the display might … Continue reading →

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Where Advent Leads; Renewed

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Where Advent Leads Posted on December 15, 2015by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author Let’s go back and think of all the repercussions of the sin of Adam. There isn’t an Arab; there isn’t an American;  there isn’t a European; there isn’t an Asiatic … Continue reading →

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Why Advent?

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Originally posted on CROSSROADS-Right Choices:
Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in the Catholic Church, as well. It is a time of both anticipation and preparation for the…

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