Category Archives: persistence

The Vigil

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“The king lay in state with the guard about Him. And the most astounding fact about this spectacle of vigilance over the dead is that the enemies of Christ expected the Resurrection, but His friends did not. It was the … Continue reading →

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A Reprise of The Carpenter’s Son for St. Joseph Day

Posted on March 19, 2024 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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Lest We Forget

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

A reprise of a post during the pandemic. Much has been illuminated and opinions altered since the truths were revealed from the pandemic follow-up studies. But suffering, loss and sacrifice are as much a part of Lent than any trial … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

1Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, 2Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses. 3All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye … Continue reading →

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The Worth of One Picture

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Let us complete this most familiar statement from the title of this post; “One picture is worth one thousand words.” First, pictured we have a man knocking at a door. It is not unusual, for we have knocks at our … Continue reading →

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To Be Determined

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“If the eighteenth century claimed to be the Age of Reason, nobody can deny the claim of the twentieth century to be the Age of Unreason.” – G.K. Chesterton (G.K.’s Weekly, Volume 12: September 13, 1930 – March 7,1931) by … Continue reading →

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A Hill To Die On

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

The expression “a hill to die on” is a common saying that means someone is approaching a situation with unbeatable odds or something that is extremely unlikely to be successful. It can also refer to an issue or course of action … Continue reading →

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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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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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