Category Archives: scientific verification

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 Paradox Of The Cross

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Jesus carried the cross an estimated distance of 650 yards. Which is a little less than a quarter of a mile. The same distance many may walk leisurely in the morning with a cup of coffee in hand or in mowing one’s lawn on a warm … 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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Purging Doubt

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” – John 20:27 The city of Lanciano, founded long before Christianity, was first called Anxanum. Its present … Continue reading →

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On Common Sense And Folly

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“The only thing surprising about common sense is how uncommon it has become.”  And common things are the basis of common sense even though common things are not commonplace; they are terrible and startling, death for instance and first love.” -G.K. … Continue reading →

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Pentecost: Convincing Illumination

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“A man is not really convinced of a philosophic theory when he finds something proves it. He is only really convinced when he finds that everything proves it.” – G.K. Chesterton A  Jewish scholar who became a Christian and who … Continue reading →

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Miracle: When the laws of Nature and Science have no answer.

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

            I came across this most unusually wonderful story today. I thought it worth passing on. It seems to make sense in a quite senseless world. MOBILE COUNTY, AL (WALA) – A story you’ll see only … Continue reading →

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Power in Prayer

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” “Jesus replied, “Go back and report to … Continue reading →

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Death By Any Other Name

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a popular reference to William Shakespear’s play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family’s rival house … Continue reading →

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A Moment of Silence

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

My first experience with Political Correctness (PC) was as a middle school student in the early 1960’s. One morning in home room when we rose from our seats for prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, we were instead asked to … Continue reading →

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