What are the beautiful effects of witnessing Jesus? In this article, we shall look to someone who has been ‘eulogised’ numerous times. The incident we shall capture, however, is one that is a bit more obscure . We shall speak of the friendship that Carlo Acutis‘ had with a Hindu man named Rajesh Mohur. Their […]Read More
Tananai’s Tango and… God? In this article, Fr Gilbert Scicluna explores one of Sanremo’s entry songs for this year – Tango by Tananai. He outlines that, in a peculiar way, this song explores a very ancient dilemma within the Christian faith: namely, the relation between God’s selfless love and our suffering…. I’m very patriotic […]Read More
In the following reflection, Elisabetta Grimaldi reflects upon the role that Easter can play in each of our lives. What does God want of us this Eastertide? What message is He trying to send? Easter has always been my favourite Celebration. Since I was little girl, I always liked to remember the passion of […]Read More
How Easter Speaks To Some Of The Most Essential Desires Within Us
How does the resurrection speak to “all human beings”? In what way is Christ’s rising an event that touches our deepest hopes and fears? Micheal Cilia Debono reflects upon all of this below. If you have had the opportunity to read or instead watch the film Dune (i.e., which if you haven’t yet, you […]Read More
What could the future possibly hold? In this article, Fr Gilbert Scicluna takes the task of exploring one of the many iconic “slogans” that we see on billboards (i.e. “the future has many faces). What are the implications that this phrase carries or is “intended” to carry? More pressingly, what effect does (and perhaps should) […]Read More
By making recourse to John Ruskin’s book The Seven Lamps of Architecture, in this article, Alisa Arturovna Iordan reflects upon the state of architecture today. Why does modern architecture look so bad? (does it?), and if so, what can we all learn from Ruskin’s commentary? I often wonder where we as human beings went […]Read More
This is a heartfelt invitation, to behold, accept, and celebrate the most authentic gift that you are, this Christmas Day. There’s a space in the beauty of Creation that only you can fill. There’s a difference in the world that only you can make. There’s a particular calling that can only be answered through your […]Read More
Joy… what is Joy… true Joy? C.S Lewis said that “joy is an unsatisfied desire that is more desirable than any satisfaction”. Here’s what I think he meant! Joy is our companion in life when we seek to be authentic, selfless, and free in the Spirit. Joy is the genuine smile we express, when we […]Read More
The 𝑨𝒓𝒕 of Becoming – what does Art have to do with Advent?
Is Advent a Creative Journey? We explore this question with Sarah Zammit Munro and Mark Schembri – one a poet, the other a painter. Through their reflections and Art-Pieces (see below), they show us that Advent is essentially a creative time in which our Self is subtly re-generated and transformed. 1. You have […]Read More
March 26th 2021, the day when, together with my husband, I watched the Netflix film Seaspiracy. The makers of the film were “determined to document and uncover what is responsible for oceanic destruction and extinction”. I live on the island of Malta, and I eat fish regularly (I love fish!). As I watched the film, […]Read More