Category Archives: Religion

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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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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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The Lenten Jouney Ends At the Cross

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

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Unlike we, Christ came into the world not to live, but to die.  For 30 years He obeyed in being raised, nurtured and educated through His parents; Mary and foster father, Joseph.  For 3 years…

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Fat Tuesday

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

This week much of the Christian world observes Ash Wednesday, the start of the 40-day Lenten season that presages Easter’s 50 days of feasting and celebration. Just three years after Western governments enacted unprecedented persecution by forbidding Christians from worship … Continue reading →

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A Saint Valentine’s Day Story

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

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“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.” – G.K. Chesterton The Cardinal is one of the most popular birds. It is the official bird of as many as seven…

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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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Of Truth and Reality

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

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A reprise blog from: March 16, 2014 Alonso Quixana (Don Quixote) is an aging gentleman who is enamored by and devours books about chivalry. He becomes so absorbed with the subject that he soon escapes…

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Jack Frost

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

         “…art cries out for an artist. It is plainly impossible that so standard a work as the Universe should remain anonymous.” – G.K. Chesterton One morning my sister-in-law captured a photo of the top image that was left on her windshield … Continue reading →

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