Covid Vaccines for Poor Nations is a Human Right and Moral Duty
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), as reported by The Guardian, has warned that as COVID vaccines continue to roll out, the world faces a...
Author: Tony Magliano
Wise and holy Memorial Day lessons– dare we learn?
Memorial Day in the US – the last Monday in May – is a time when Americans honour US combatants killed in wars. It is a day...
Denying Eucharist Over Abortion Dangerously Ignores the Big Picture
By Tony Magliano – St Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians writes, “When you meet in one place, then, it is not to eat the...
The Verdict Is In, but the Jury is Still Out
Although a court jury’s recent verdict convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter in the death George Floyd has been declared, the jury...
Earth Day – an Urgent Reminder to Protect Our Common Home
As we approach the global celebration of Earth Day (April 22), it would be wise for Catholics to reflect on Pope Francis’ famous environmental encyclical letter “Laudato...
Good Friday: Jesus Suffers With the World
Pope Francis has often urged us to prayerfully meditate before the crucifix. Because by prayerfully meditating before the crucifix, one can see and begin to understand the...
Lent’s Radical Call to Each Person and Every Nation
“Repent and believe in the Gospel” – the call we received from Christ on Ash Wednesday – is a radical call, the most important call we will...
They Need Us, And We Need Them!
They are deadbeats who want free benefits from our country. They are taking our jobs. They are dangerous criminals who are hurting our people and our country....
Let Us Venture Together From Darkness Into The Light
On Ash Wednesday, with dust-like ashes crossed upon our foreheads, we were each invited to call to mind that this mortal body, this earthly life, is passing...
Slavery in the 21st Century
Slavery ended in the 19th century, right? Wrong. It’s an easy enough mistake to make. After all, the end of America’s civil war and the Thirteenth Amendment...
President Biden: ‘Build Back Better’ for everyone, everywhere
US-based Tony Magliano – With all the bumps and craters in the road to the White House, Joe Biden has finally arrived. The new president’s “Build Back...
Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2021 World Day of Peace message
If ever there was a time to unleash the Catholic Church’s “secret weapon,” it’s now! This nonviolent weapon if consistently used would have tremendous power to neutralise...
