Both Filip and Elizabeth attended the last World Youth Day that took place in Lisbon last year! Filip, being polish, and Elizabeth herself Italian, express the long-lasting effect that such an experience left on them. More than 6 months have passed since Lisbon 2023, but the spirit that such a journey of pilgriming together created […]Read More
When I was an atheist, I believed there was no evidence for God, but that science was truth. Then science showed me there was no evidence for atheism – Dr Sy Garte, PhD in Biochemistry Questions featuring the relation between the most recent scientific evidence and the existence of God are ones […]Read More
In our lives, there can come moments in which we feel estranged from God. In this respect, God’s non-presence can take on several forms. Maybe we have not discovered God yet, and so God feels foreign to us. Maybe we have discovered God but all suddenly don’t feel his presence as strongly. Or maybe we […]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
In this article, Fr Gilbert Scicluna explores what it means for a person to have a relationship with God by making particular recourse to the epochal film, Les Misérables. I have this habit or vice —call it what you like—of spending days listening to the same song over and over again. Generally, it’s because the […]Read More
Advent is a Season that contains a tremendous depth of spiritual richness! If lived out properly, it can cultivate our wonder, lift our eyes to the gift that is all creation, compel us to see our desires as a pathway to divinity, soften our wounds, and finally, shed light upon the sanctity that each of […]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
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
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
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