Afghanistan’s clear lesson: War is not the answer
Was it good that the United States and its allies fought a 20-year war against the Taliban in Afghanistan? Was all of the blood, sweat and tears...
Author: Tony Magliano
Warning! – Code Red for Humanity
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group’s recently released report is a “code red for humanity,” warned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “The alarm bells are...
Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: An Appeal to Common Sense
At any moment, the world could be within 30 minutes of history’s worst disaster – nuclear war! As we remember the tragic anniversary of the U.S. atomic...
World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
After six years of war, “Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe,” according to the International Rescue Committee. Confirming that terribly sad fact, Catholic Relief Services reports,...
A Healthy, Holy Love of Country
Today, as I write, is the Fourth of July – Independence Day in the U.S. It’s a time when many Americans naturally feel a sense of pride....
Just Imagine Yourself in Their Shoes
Today, as I write, is World Refugee Day (June 20). For those of us who are not refugees – nor internally displaced people, migrants, asylum seekers –...
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...
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...
