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" ... it is essential that we work to ensure that pro-life, social justice and peace curriculums are put into place in all schools and on all academic levels." -- Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

Global hunger is a real disaster for too many families so please consider donating to Catholic Relief Services today.

" ... a woman stopped her car, got out, pointed to the large gruesome poster I was holding, and emotionally asked, 'What is that?' ... "With surprise and horror, she said, 'Is that what abortion is?' ” - Tony Magliano

Magliano's "Making a Difference" column focuses on how the Russian-Ukrainian war is distracting us from such needs as adequately addressing the quickly advancing deadly effects of climate change and global warming.

"Pope Francis in his Easter message to the world: 'Shall we put an end to the human race, or shall mankind renounce war?'" - Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

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