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About Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Retired mathematics teacher and high school athletics coach. Honors: 1988 Ct. Coach of the Year for H.S. Girls Voleyball and 2007 Inducted into the Ct. Women's Volleyball Hall of Fame. Since retiring have written two books; "The Little Red Chair," an autobiography about my life experience as a polio survivor and "A View From The Quiet Corner," a selection of poems and reflections. Presently I am a contributing author for the "Life Carrots" series primarily authored by Dave Mezzapelle of Goliathjobs.com.

The Empty Tomb

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“Pilate said to them, “The guard is yours; go secure it as best you can.” So they went and secured the tomb by fixing a seal to the stone and setting the guard. – Matthew 27: 65-66 “The king lay … Continue reading →

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The Wait

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author
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GOOD FRIDAY: The Value Of Sacrifice

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” – John 18:37 “It was now about noon, and darkness came over … Continue reading →

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The Week That Changed The World

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

As we enter Holy Week we remember that one year ago we and the world entered a most unprecedented period of duress rooted in a pandemic from which many trials and challenges have sprung forth. Yet the lessons of Holy … Continue reading →

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The Carpenter’s Son

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know, that … Continue reading →

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The Way Of The Cross

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

  There is only one way that pain can be handled, and that is by looking at this scene: the three crosses on Calvary and particularly our Blessed Lord in the middle. He took this absurd symbol of the cross, … Continue reading →

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Lent and The Paradox of the Cross

Posted on February 23, 2021 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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The Lenten Journey

Posted on February 17, 2021 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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Mathematics and Bias: An Argument Against

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

The MAA (Mathematical Association of America) in a statement, which I read in an article printed in a recent issue of the “Gilbert” magazine (American Chesterton Society), concluded that since mathematics is created by humans who are biased then mathematics … Continue reading →

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A Case For Guardian Angels

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, for to His Angels God has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways. Upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you … Continue reading →

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