Christian Living / Ethics & Human Dignity / Human Rights / Magliano
by Tony Magliano · Published June 3, 2019
“The signs of meanness we see around us heighten our fear of ‘the other,’ the unknown, the marginalised, the foreigner,” and thus many migrants seeking a better life end up as recipients of this...
Flag waving and military parades are synonymous with Memorial Day. It is a day of intense nationalism – highlighting a perceived need for military strength. But there is a far better way for us...
“The persecution of Christians is today worse than at any time in history,” says Aid to the Church in Need – a papal charity – in its report on oppressed Christians titled “Persecuted and...
“Unplanned” is an inspiringly powerful movie that will deeply touch your heart. It will move you to feel uncomfortable, angry, sad, enlightened, encouraged, vindicated and joyful. You’ll probably even shed some tears, as I...
As foreign ministers of the 29 member nations of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation), gathered in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of this largest military alliance in the world,...
US-based Tony Magliano looks at what would happen if governments considered Catholic Social Teachings or even general morality when formulating their budgets. The result would be nothing less than eradication of hunger in the...
Imagine you’re sitting in front of your doctor, and he says that your health definitely needs to improve. He then looks you square in the eyes and says, “If you wish to live a...
US-based Tony Magliano looks at the ugly and immoral reality of racism – and it seems to be on the rise “See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be...
US-based Tony Magliano writes as he would have wished the State of the Union speech to have been… My fellow Americans and fellow citizens of the world, the greatness of a nation is not...
In the more than 30 annual Washington, D.C. Marches for Life I have participated in, I always think the current march is the largest ever. But since accurate figures are hard to come by,...
Christian Living / Crisis / Magliano / War and Refugees
by Tony Magliano · Published January 11, 2019
Blaming huge numbers of violent killings, assaults, sex crimes and drug overdoses on undocumented immigrants, President Donald Trump in his first prime-time speech from the Oval Office said, “This is a humanitarian crisis, a...
Church / Magliano / Peace & Justice
by Tony Magliano · Published January 1, 2019 · Last modified December 26, 2018
The leader of the Catholic Church firmly teaches that our Gospel-based faith has a wealth of wisdom to offer the often corrupt world of politics. And that it is our duty to strive to...
