Jesus’ self-giving message from the cross, inviting us to enter into his unconditional love ,,,, is what you and I – and the entire world needs more than anything else! - Tony Magliano

" ... before we can effectively disarm the world, we must disarm our hearts!" - Tony Magliano

"The death-dealing, heartbreaking suffering caused by President Putin’s brutal war against the Ukrainian people reveals yet another deadly pandemic: war!" - Tony Magliano

" ... in Pope Francis’ words the 'diabolical and perverse logic of weapons' ... are far from the will of God (see: https://bit.ly/3CaoOgp)." - Tony Magliano

"For the sake of all Afghans, like it or not, there needs to be a committed comprehensive plan to bring the Taliban into the international community ..." - Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

Unborn rights activist Alveda King, reportedly said, “I know in my heart that if Uncle Martin (Luther King Jr.) were alive today, he would join with me in the greatest civil rights struggle of this generation – the recognition of the unborn child’s basic right to life.”

In Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'," he repeatedly declares that we are morally obligated to justly meet the needs of the world’s poor and vulnerable, and link them with the needs of our common earth home.

Christmas 1914: "The truce also allowed opposing sides to retrieve their dead and participate in joint services. ... when enemies became brothers!"

"According to a recent U.N. report, Afghanistan is on a 'countdown to catastrophe without urgent humanitarian relief.'” - Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

"(The) Holy Father’s challenge in Laudato Si’ (calls) us to exert public pressure “to bring about decisive political action." - Tony Magliano

"... the Social Teaching of the Church calls (resistance to ... change) structures of sin (which) we are called to change ... Personal change is necessary, but it is also indispensible to adjust our socio-economic models so that they have a human face, because many models have lost it.” - Pope Francis

" ... where a growing chasm between the haves and the have-nots continues to cause much untold suffering, it is our moral duty to prophetically tell our national political and corporate leaders that 'The world is given to all, and not only to the rich.'" - Tony Magliano

"Is there ever a morally acceptable reason to kill a new-born baby – for any reason whatsoever? Of course not. And likewise, there is never a morally acceptable reason to kill an unborn baby." - Tony Magliano

“The alarm bells are deafening,” he further warned. “And the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil-fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk.

Pope Francis declared: “The use of atomic energy for purposes of war is immoral, just as the possessing of nuclear weapons is immoral, as I already said two years ago. We will be judged on this” (see: https://cutt.ly/Ne1emEG).

Humanitarian focus: “Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe,” according to the International Rescue Committee. Catholic Relief Services reports, “Conflict and a lack of aid (leaves) 80 percent of the population in need of assistance, including 2 million children suffering from acute malnutrition."

Pope Francis inspiringly writes, “I very much desire that, in this time that we are given to live, recognizing the dignity of every human person, we can revive among all a worldwide aspiration to fraternity.”

2021 World Refugee Day (June 20) gave pause to columnist Tony Magliano in examining the plight of the displaced, the migrant, the asylum seeker – involving fears of harm and death on long, unfamiliar travels, while experiencing hunger and thirst, and the uncertainty of finding a safe and decent home.