Abortion’s Brutal Hidden Truth
During one of the many nonviolent, prayerful pro-life/anti-abortion demonstrations I participated in, a woman stopped her car, got out, pointed to the large gruesome poster I was...
Author: Tony Magliano
War’s Deadly Distractions
War is deadly. While this is an obvious fact regarding those who fight, it is less obvious regarding the life and death plight of many non-combatants trapped...
Pope Francis’ Challenging Easter Message to the World
“Please, please, let us not get used to war! Let us all commit ourselves to imploring peace, from our balconies and in our streets! Peace!” Thus proclaimed...
The Cross’ Indispensable Invitation
In his book, The Passion and the Cross, columnist and author Fr Ron Rolheiser writes, “The cross of Jesus doesn’t just reveal God as unconditional love; it...
Disarming Our Hearts, Disarming The World
The world is awash with weapons! Handguns, semi-automatic assault weapons, grenade launchers, tanks, anti-tank missiles, artillery, attack helicopters, drones, fighter jets, bombers, cruise missiles, anti-personnel mines and...
Man In White Leads Mystical Pandemic Lenten Prayer Service
On a rainy Rome evening, two Lents ago, a solitary elderly man in white, climbed the numerous steps leading to the front of St. Peter’s Basilica. Upon...
Let Us Not Forget: War is Madness
In the days leading up to President Putin’s decision to order invading Russian troops into Ukraine, Pope Francis, in an apparent effort to jolt the conscience of...
War is not inevitable! May cooler heads and peaceful hearts prevail
As I write, war between Russia and Ukraine is dangerously close. I hope and pray that as you read this, war has not become a reality. War...
We Have a Moral Obligation to Save Afghans from Starving!
In Afghanistan, “hunger is rising and children are dying,” said David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program. “We can’t feed people on promises –...
From Violence to Respect for Life
On 17 January it was the U.S. holiday commemorating the great civil and human rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. On the evening of April 4,...
2022 World Day of Peace message: Yes, to human needs! No, to militarisation!
Fifty-five years ago, on Jan. 1, 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, and numerous other armed conflicts causing untold death and destruction, St. Pope Paul VI initiated...
Building God’s Kingdom in the New Year
The powerful temptation to build earthly kingdoms has been a painful thorn lodged deep within the human psyche from ancient times to the present day. Kingdoms from...
