Robin Hood, the legendary hero of English folklore who took from the rich to give to the poor — whose very name conjures up thoughts of fairness, justice and love for the oppressed – stands in …
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Tony Magliano
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3/15/18
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“To call the world’s nuclear situation dire is to understate the danger and its immediacy,” warned Rachel Bronson, Ph.D., president of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Famous for …
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By Tony Magliano
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3/8/18
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As countless fellow human beings suffer terribly in a myriad of ways, and much of our planet groans from gaping human induced wounds, our government, other governments, and many well-off people, seem …
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Tony Magliano
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2/15/18
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What a wonderful sight to behold: From Capitol Hill as far as I could see, there was a sea of people on the march for life!
But the recent 45th March for Life was bitter sweat.
It was inspiring …
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Tony Magliano
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2/8/18
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Last year was a rough one in many ways.
President Donald Trump’s and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s exchange of insults and violent threatening language, put the world on edge that nuclear …
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Tony Magliano
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1/18/18
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When was the last time you shared a meal with a poor person?
For Pope Francis it was just a couple of weeks ago.
On Nov. 19, the Holy Father celebrated the first World Day of the Poor broke …
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Tony Magliano
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12/7/17
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Pope Francis is a determined man with a mission — to lead the church to best reflect Jesus’ call to be the light of the world!
Within the course of just one month, he has dramatically moved …
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Tony Magliano
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11/23/17
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Remember the game of chicken?
It’s a foolishly high stakes challenge in which two drivers risking death, drive on a collision course towards each other until one of the drivers chooses to …
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Tony Magliano
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11/9/17
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You are not pro-life if you are not pro-peace.
Killing another human being, even the enemy, even a murderer, flies in the face of the Author of life; it runs completely against the teachings of …
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Tony Magliano
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10/26/17
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“It’s the worst mass shooting in modern American history.”
The above opening sentence is the exact lead sentence I used in a column last year, because last year’s mass shooting in an …
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Tony Magliano
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10/12/17
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It’s that special time of the year again when kids head back to school. And for those who have discovered the fun of learning, school is an adventure!
But for millions of working children …
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Tony Magliano
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9/21/17
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The Catholic Church preaches, teaches and practices total nonviolence.
This statement is not true regarding the Catholic Church today. But it was an accurate and true description of the Catholic …
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Tony Magliano
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9/7/17
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Think to a time when you were hungry. Remember how it felt, a bit uncomfortable, right? You may have even said, “I’m starving!” But you knew that in a short time the next meal would be there …
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Tony Magliano
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8/24/17
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If someone’s house was on fire would you pour gasoline on it? Well the answer is obvious: Of course you wouldn’t. Yet that is very similar to what the United States and many other more …
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Tony Magliano
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8/10/17
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Jesus said to his first disciples, and to all future disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you.”
But political leaders, …
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Tony Magliano
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6/1/17
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“A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system,” warns Pope Francis in his landmark environmental encyclical Laudato Si …
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Tony Magliano
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5/11/17
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Although it is Easter season, for much of the world it still feels like Good Friday.
Countless people throughout the world continue to carry painfully heavy crosses — crosses overwhelming due to …
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Tony Magliano
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4/27/17
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Fifty years ago, Blessed Pope Paul VI gave to the world a truly prophetic encyclical letter Populorum Progressio (“The Development of Peoples”), and just days later Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. …
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Tony Magliano
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4/13/17
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Recently I was given a unique opportunity to taste some of the bitter hardships endured by fellow human beings fleeing drug gang violence, oppressive poverty and economic injustice south of the U.S. …
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Tony Magliano
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4/6/17
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For those of us using the Gospel and Catholic social teaching as our voting guide, choosing between the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates was an absolute dilemma.
Hillary …
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11/24/16
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