Lessons learned in mission land USA
By Tony Magliano Many years ago as a young man born and raised in Baltimore, I spent a very different
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Making a Difference
The urgent need for a moral values-centered education
By Tony Magliano It’s that time of year again, when many children, teens and adults fortunate enough to have access
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Historic gathering of pope and patriarchs for Middle East peace
Pope Francis has not only inherited, but continues to earn the title pontiff – “bridge-builder.” His latest major effort to
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Pope’s climate warning to oil-gas executives: ‘There is no time to lose’
Challenging world oil executives to recognize the urgent environmental need to quickly transition from fossil fuel extraction and burning, to
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Vatican challenges us to transform our greedy financial system
Why are people poor? It’s not because there aren’t enough resources to go around. For one thing, the world produces
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Remember our troops, commit yourself to ending war
By Tony Magliano As the United States approached its annual day to remember the more than 1 million American combatants
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Pope Francis calls us all to holiness, for all life
Rejoice and be glad, Jesus is calling you to be holy! Ah, but you might say, “Holiness is for saintly
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Stone soup for hungry children
Do you remember the childhood story Stone Soup? It’s an old folk tale about a couple of hungry travelers
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From Crucifixion to Resurrection: Here, But Not Yet
Christ is risen! Truly, he is risen! Jesus Christ has conquered sin and death. We know that God has the final
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Rev Martin Luther King Jr: His Wisdom is Still Calling us Higher
When a disciple of Jesus takes his or her baptismal call seriously, that person’s words and actions live on long
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