Category Archives: justice

And the Greatest of These

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love Act of Faith O my God, I firmly believethat you are one God in three divine Persons,Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.I believe that your divine Son became manand died for our sins and that … Continue reading →

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The Carpenter’s Son

Posted on March 26, 2023 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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Bethlehem No More

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

A prayer from Venerable Fulton J. Sheen Most appropriate for the season of Lent. No, Mary! Bethlehem is not come back. This is not the crib, but the Cross; not birth, but death; not the day of companionship with Shepherds … Continue reading →

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Lent and The Paradox of the Cross

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

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’ prayer and fasting in the … Continue reading →

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The Bus Stop

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

An old man was on his way to a doctor’s appointment and was in a hurry since his got a late start. Bill, 70 years old, retired from his job four years ago. While driving he was complaining about the … Continue reading →

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I Want to Live

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Hall of Fame football coach Tony Dungy announced Wednesday on Twitter that he will be attending the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The two-time Super Bowl champion (one as a player, one as a coach) said he … Continue reading →

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The Good Christmas Thief

Posted on December 18, 2022 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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Why Advent? Revisited.

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

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 celebration of the Birth of … Continue reading →

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The Challenge for Christ

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Christ’s challenge was not Satan, but, rather, human weakness. He experienced all that we do except He never gave in to the inherent abuse of the senses. Hunger, thirst, unfulfilled can acquiesce to some threat or reward. Satan is not … Continue reading →

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A View

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Following is an excerpt from my book on poems as seen above, published in 2009. “A Coach’s Lament” While silently reclined there is much that comes to mind. Sounds and visions of seasons past, one had thought would always last. … Continue reading →

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