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...
by Tony Magliano · Published December 24, 2018 · Last modified December 21, 2018
Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24, 1968) the crew of Apollo 8 entered lunar orbit and began circling the moon – the first time in history for humans to visit another world....
Many years ago as a young man born and raised in Baltimore, I spent a very different week getting a taste of life in Appalachia.
Church / Feast Days / Jesus / Magliano
by Tony Magliano · Published November 24, 2018 · Last modified November 19, 2018
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, it’s appropriate that the church designates the last Sunday as the Solemnity of Christ the King; for it calls to mind the last day of history, when Christ the King of the universe will come in all his glory to judge the living and the dead.
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918 an armistice was declared, effectively ending one of the worst conflicts in history — World War I. On November 11...
Tony Magliano urges US Voters to vote with their conscience this mid-term election… The United States and the world are in trouble! We need to take it seriously. And we need to elect candidates...
Two very different men, facing different sets of dire challenges with prophetic courage, faithfully journeyed along two different paths to the same destination: sainthood! Who would have predicted it? Oscar Romero Who would have...
“But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. “To the person who strikes you...
by Tony Magliano · Published September 15, 2018 · Last modified September 17, 2018
While many Southern African children, teens and adults fortunate enough to have access to formal education are hard at work studying such subjects as science, math and the arts, the most important lessons to...
Ethics & Human Dignity / Magliano
by Tony Magliano · Published September 1, 2018 · Last modified August 31, 2018
In the last judgment scene of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus sends a severe warning that hell awaits those who ignore meeting the essential human needs of the poor and vulnerable – and thus likewise, ignore...
Every Monday morning for the past 30 years, members of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker community in Washington, D.C. have been making their way across the Potomac River to pray and nonviolently witness for...
