Prayers for Pope Francis

Pope Francis is in hospital, with what seems like bronchitis, even if his medical condition, and the severity thereof, is not made public, as...

Was Bertrand Russell Happy?

Everyone wants to know what happiness is and how to get it.(*) The philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was no exception. He first published his...

Sixth Sunday: The Inimitable Joy of the Beatitudes

Blessed is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked…but whose delight is the law of the Lord (Ps. 1).⧾ These are...

St Claude de la Colombière and his Friendship with Christ

On February 15th, we celebrated the liturgical memorial of St Claude de la Colombière. This Jesuit priest was the confessor of St. Margaret Mary...

Henry Walpole and William Byrd

Tertullian’s oft-quoted phrase, “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church,” immediately evokes scenes of the early Christians in the Roman...

Mediocrity and the Human Heart

I once read an article entitled, “The Devil Wants You to Settle in Your Relationship”; quite frankly, I do not think it could be...
Pope St. John Paul II

John Paul II’s Slavorum Apostoli

JOHN PAUL II SLAVORUM APOSTOLI I.  INTRODUCTION 1. THE APOSTLES OF THE SLAVS, Saints Cyril and Methodius, are remembered by the Church together with the great work...

Nova et Vetera: Initial Insights on Artificial Intelligence

Recently, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and its Dicastery for Culture collaborated in constructing a document on the Church’s most...

Saint Paul’s Shipwreck: A Message to both Malta and the World

This tenth of February is for us Maltese is the feast of the baptism of our nation, for today all Maltese around the world...

Fifth Sunday: The Mystery of Mercy

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying. ‘Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!’(Lk....