Coronavirus, Crucifixion, Resurrection
The coronavirus is not a punishment from God. It is not a severe chastisement dealt to a world that in so many ways sins against the Almighty – by ignoring his commandments and teachings....
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We Are All in This Together!
US-based Tony Magliano looks at Covid-19 in his home country and his government’s response to it. “The worst is, yes, ahead of us,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S. director of the National Institute of...
God’s Lenten Message: ‘Let’s Try That Again’
Quite some years ago, I was working as director of Christian formation at a Catholic high school, I remember that on Ash Wednesday while assisting in signing students with blessed ashes, instead of saying...
The Time is 100 Seconds to Midnight
On Jan. 23, 2020 the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board, together with 13 Nobel Laureate consultants, moved their famous Doomsday Clock to 100 seconds before midnight – warning how extremely near humanity is to a global catastrophic midnight posed by the increasing threats of nuclear war and climate change.
A Christian State of the Nation Address
My fellow brothers and sisters in Christ: As followers of the God whose very essence is love, a love so deep and abundant that this love took on human flesh and dwelt among us...
Defending the Most Defenceless
Among the countless vulnerable human beings in our world, none are more vulnerable than millions of unborn babies threatened by abortion. Even a new-born baby is less vulnerable. Hardly anyone could kill a new-born...
War With Iran – Not a Catholic Option
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Just think how much better each one of us and the world would be, if we held fast to this morally correct common sense proverb. But unfortunately, common...
Reflecting on Pope Francis’ 2020 World Day of Peace Message
By Tony Magliano – This new year, this new decade, begins much like the past year, the past decade: wars between countries, wars within countries, nations around the globe preparing for future wars and...
A Wonderful Christmas Gift for your Mother
Regardless of whether your mother is on this, or the other side of eternity, you can still give her the most wonderful gift of all: your love. Our mothers selflessly carried us, painstakingly brought...
Pope Francis Condemns Nuclear Weapons: So Why the Silence?
Two years ago, speaking before a Vatican sponsored international symposium titled “Prospects for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament,” Pope Francis said we cannot fail to be “genuinely concerned by...
Thy Kingdom Come, Our Kingdoms Go!
When we pray Christianity’s most important single prayer – The Our Father – do we really attempt to understand and meditate upon the challenge of its words – especially “thy kingdom come”? What is...
The Beatitudes: The Path to Sainthood!
You are called by God to be a saint! And that all important calling from the Lord is not just to be seriously considered on All Saints Day – but every day! It is...
