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Mom Forever In A Song

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

I offer this post written in 2016 on this Mother’s Day 2023. Though the years have passed since my mom’s passing the words and sentiments within this post hold as firm today as then and always, for no greater aspect … Continue reading →

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Honoring Mom In A Song

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

I had difficulty coming up with the words that would best do justice to this Mother’s Day post. I searched my mind but found none worthy. Yet the words not found in thought were found in the heart. After a … Continue reading →

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How Catholics See Mary

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

Beginning in the spring of 1917, nine-year-old Lucia dos Santos and her cousins Francesco and Jacinta Marto of Aljustrel in the parish of Fatima, Portugal reported apparitions of an Angel, and starting in May 1917, apparitions of the Virgin Mary, whom the … Continue reading →

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Who is Roe?

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

To complete the third re-post of three on the topic of abortion which has been in the forefront this past week, I am posting my: Who is Roe? Since the writing of this post the real person behind the name Roe … Continue reading →

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Of Woman’s Influence

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships” In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy, also known as Helen of Sparta, was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. She was married to King Menelaus of Sparta but was … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving: Why Tradition Matters

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving break, mom picked me up from school. We were going to stop by the supermarket, prior to returning home, for a few more Thanksgiving dinner food items. I was anxious to get home and enjoy every minute of the four-day vacation. … Continue reading →

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Mom Forever In A Song

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

I had difficulty coming up with the words that would best do justice to this Mother’s Day post. I searched my mind but found none worthy. Yet the words not found in thought were found in the heart. After a nine month … Continue reading →

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A Saint Valentine’s Day Story

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“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 eastern states. It has extended … 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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The Irresistible Influence

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said … Continue reading →

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