Topics : Faith

World Youth Day – Gone But With Us Still!

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

“The Future Has Many Faces” – A Reflection

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

Why Does Modern Architecture Look So Bad?

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

What Does it Mean to Have a Relationship with God?

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

What Is True Joy? – An Advent Reflection

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

What is the Good News of the Catholic Faith?

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