Christian Unity and Malta Today
In the one-year period, Malta was visited by the Holy Father, Pope of Rome Francis, and By the…
The Oxymoron of Culture and Church
Putting together to read in one breath, “Rethinking Culture. Church in Malta,” has become an oxymoron. It is…
Reflections on the role of the Church in modern society – by a non-believer
While as a society we are undeniably moving away from traditional organised religion (with the latest statistics showing…
Ep.05 – The Church in Malta
When speaking in Ta’ Pinu, Pope Francis invited us to rediscover the essentials of our faith in a…
A Hollow Heritage?
The article explores how we relate to our Christian cultural heritage, which is intended as a pathway of faith. Such heritage may have had this core purpose hollowed out and been reduced to tourist attractions, but it can still be of relevance today if properly understood.
Socially lonely?
One question I often get from parents of Gen Z's after they hear of my dabbling with digital theology is: What can I do? My child is always hooked on their mobile device! I am afraid there is something wrong with them! The aim of this short reflection is to try to answer whether we should be worried that our youth are socially alone or rather they are teaching us a new ecclesiology?
Embarking on a journey of healing-through-rethinking
Last May, while Rome was under lockdown for the Covid-19 pandemic, Pope Francis initiated a global year-long process…
Kissing the Lord
It is in the garden, still smeared in the blood of his agony, foreshadowing the blood of his passion, that the mouth of Judas meets the mouth of Jesus. Yet the mouth has always been a pathway into another world.
The value of life
After the successful search and rescue of a suicide victim, as the rescuers celebrated their success, I kept wondering: what's the value of a person’s life?
One Bishop, one Church
In their role of “headship” of the Church, Pope and Bishops, embody the paradox that Catholicism recognizes as the only real path to Truth—and notwithstanding the power and authority bestowed on them, they do so through their personal poverty.