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HE HAS RISEN!

Posted on April 5, 2026 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Easter Sunday: The Empty Tomb Posted on April 15, 2017 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author “Pilate said to them, “The guard is yours; go secure it as best you can.” So they went and secured the tomb by fixing a seal to … Continue reading →

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The Carpenter’s Son

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author
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PENTECOST – Convincing Illumination

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“A man is not really convinced of a philosophic theory when he finds something proves it. He is only really convinced when he finds that everything proves it.” – G.K. Chesterton A Jewish scholar who became a Christian and who knew … Continue reading →

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The Source of All Power

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Michael Angelo’s Sistine Chapel’s center piece depicts the relational connection between God and His creation, Man. “Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a … Continue reading →

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A Reprise

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author
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HOLY SATURDAY: WE WAIT

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“Pilate said to them, “The guard is yours; go secure it as best you can.” So they went and secured the tomb by fixing a seal to the stone and setting the guard. – Matthew 27: 65-66 “The king lay … Continue reading →

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Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, “EASTER SUNDAY”

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author
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Paradox of the Cross

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

Lent and The Paradox of the Cross Posted on March 4, 2023 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author LENT The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday; with the participants being marked with ashes and the words “Repent and believe in the Good News” are … Continue reading →

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The Carpenter’s Son

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

“And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know, that … Continue reading →

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The Lenten Journey

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author

For those who do not know, Lent is a journey. It is observed by Catholic and most other Christian denominations. The journey begins on Ash Wednesday, and lasts forty days. During that time Christians practice prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Prayer represents how we relate to God, fasting represents how we relate to … Continue reading →

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