Ir-Raghaj, l-ambjent u n-nghag Minn Fr Norbert Ellul-Vincenti ofm Ma nafx kemm ghad hawn rghajja Malta. Veru, ghandna min jiehu hsieb in-nghag u l-baqar u l-moghoz, imma rghajja – dawk li johorguhom biex jirghu, ili ma nara. U nahseb li saru rari, jekk jezistu. Barra minn Malta haga ohra. Meta kont zghir, niftakar raghaj zghir […]
Id-dielja taghmel weraq, gheneb u nbid Minn Fr Norbert Ellul-Vincenti ofm Meta sifirt ghall-ewwel darba, biex nistudja barra, bdejt ninduna bin-natura u bil-kampanja, bis-sigar u l-annimali, u bil-biddliet li jaghmlu kull sena l-istaguni. Malta kont naf li kien hemm is-shana u l-kesha, u l-lejl u n-nhar, imma l-annimali kienu ‘l boghod, u l-frott kien jasal […]
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11Give us this day our daily bread. As we read this prayer our Lord gave, remember it is the model prayer. The Lord did not […]
Illum il-gurnata, tfittex fejn tfittex fuq San Filep, ghandek issib referenza sabiha fuq Haz-Zebbug fejn ilu venerat sa mill-bidu tas-seklu XIV. L-isem igiblek mhux biss lill-Haz- Zebbug u dak it-Tempju meraviljuz tieghu, li z-Zebbugin (u l-Maltin kollha) gustament jiftahru bih, imma jifrixlek quddiem ghajnejk ta’ gewwa dak ix-xempju ta’ qdusija imtella’ fil-fidda specjalment kif recentement […]
Dak li jinghad kien successur den ta’ Albert Einstein, ghall-intelligenza tieghu, miet ta’ 76 sena. Hajja straordinarja, u xjentista mill-akbar, u fl-istess hin, wiehed li qatt ma wasal biex jifhem li mix-xejn ma jigi xejn, u li d-dinja hija holqien ta’ l-gherf kbir ta’ xi hadd. Ghex u miet jichad lil Alla. Marad ta’ 21 […]
“Don’t worry” – On God and anxiety By Tod Worner | Oct 11, 2017 Years ago, when I was a junior in high school, a good friend encouraged me to take part in a retreat called T.E.C. (Teens Encounter Christ). At the time, I had heard that T.E.C. was an extraordinary faith-building experience for teenagers […]
Amidst the stacks and stacks – and stacks – of papers I have in my library, I happened across a piece by one of my favorite thinkers, Fr. James Schall. If you are not acquainted with Fr. Schall, I consider him the closest living writer (in keen insight and sheer output) to G.K. Chesterton. He […]
Can a scientist believe in miracles? This physicist does! By Robert Kurland Sunday, October 01, 2017 “Miracles always relate to the faith. That is why a belief in miracles is not a vacation from reason, a little holiday from the tedious demands of rational responsibility. Not only is it reasonable to believe that miracles can […]
Many churches in the United States have this alignment of statues. Why? When walking into a Catholic church in the United States (and other places in the world), it is very common to see a statue of the Virgin Mary on the left side of the altar and a statue of St. Joseph on the […]
This image speaks volumes about the priesthood. This photo speaks volumes: A priest, knocked to the ground as he was distributing Communion, who uses the strength he has left to gather the hosts and particles of the Eucharist that had fallen to the floor. The picture was taken by an eyewitness who was at the […]