Miriam Bartolo SDC shares her views on what is the good news of the Catholic Faith. Pope Francis’ frequent use of the word “joy” Recently, one of my friends remarked that she is struck by how many times Pope Francis mentions joy. She also noted that the word ‘joy’ is found in all the titles […]Read More
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, also known as the Montessori Catechesis, is an educational process of religious formation for children aged between 0-12yrs which leads children to develop an authentic prayerful relationship with God who loves them, through the use of sensorially rich materials. Good Shepherd catechist and Montessori teacher Christina Manara from Malta, […]Read More
What Is The Bible? – Catholic Answers By Sr Marie Scicluna RSCJ 1. What is the Bible all about? What is the purpose of the Bible? And what is its message? Sr Marie: “To the question – what is the Bible?, I would say that the Bible is certainly ‘the Word of God’. Yet, since […]Read More
THE EARLY CHURCH MOTHERS OR DESERT MOTHERS It has been shown that there were thousands of women who lived in the desert and played leadership roles among the Christians. Some of the most important who have come down to us are Amma Sarah, Amma Syncletica and Amma Theodora. The term “Amma”, in much the same […]Read More
A brief reflection on what happened on the first Pentecost Sunday and what the Holy Spirit can work in us today by Youth Fellowship director Dr Andrew Consiglio… This Pentecost let us remember: The first Christian community was not moved by an idea, a concept or a philosophical argument but by the experience of God’s Presence. “the […]Read More
There has been a small but continuous vegetarian movement in the Catholic Church from the very beginning. Technically, fasting is a practice where one deprives oneself of some food. Abstinence is normally from meat. But what about the Catholic vegetarian? Vegetarians can obviously fast, but can they practice abstinence as the Church intends? It seems […]Read More
Few weeks after Christmas, and we are already in Lent. From lights to decorations, candles and colours we find ourselves in a sort of barren land covered with ashes. In this Catholic Lenten reflection we ask and reflect… Is Lent a “negative” season following the “positive” Christmas one? Following the Christmas season fundraising marathons, we […]Read More
A short reflection about love as lived by famous Christmas characters from the Bible during the birth of Christ… Jesus – Love is the small baby Jesus. Love humbles itself. Mary – Love is that young girl Mary, who believed in the words of the angel and said “yes” to the call. Love believes and […]Read More
Christmas is a special time in Malta. The same goes for the Society Of Christian Doctrine where Christmas is celebrated with fervour through traditions held from the very days of when their founder Saint George Preca was still alive. One of them is the Street Demonstration With Baby Jesus also known as The Children’s Procession […]Read More
Fr Rene Camilleri explains what the Church is trying to say when she talks about a plenary indulgence. I have to admit that this kind of “language” which might have been relevant in certain times, is not going to get across to today’s modern man and woman. However, what the Church is trying to say is that to receive God’s […]Read More
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