Fr Joe Borg
Church schools: a sequel
On April 25 I discussed the role of Church schools in Malta within the context of the opening of the extension of the Archbishop's Seminary. The blog titled "Beautiful more than Controversial" can be accessed from...
To drone or not to drone
The Obama administration has no doubt about it. "It" being the legality or otherwise of using drones in tribal Pakistan and some other countries to kill those dubbed as Al-Qaeda suspects. "The Constitution empowers the President to protect the...
Beautiful more than controversial
Church schools have covered a lot of ground since the hard days of the 1980s. During that particularly tense period between the Church and the Labour government the very existence of Church schools was put in doubt. An agreement of sorts was made...
The strange ironic twists of history
According to timesofmalta.com, quoting The Washington Post, the new US ambassador-designate to Malta, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley had an unusual installation ceremony at the State Department on Wednesday. While usual custom turns the swearing-in of...
IVF, mutual respect and dialogue
A successfully sat for, but energy draining, PhD viva together with the Holy Week celebrations and a three day break kept me from so far commenting on the debate sparked by the homily Bishop Mario Grech delivered on the occasion of the feast of Our...
Easter is a shout of victory
"Easter is a shout of victory! No one can extinguish that life that Christ resurrected. Not even death and hatred against Him and against His Church will be able to overcome it. He is the victor! Just as He will flourish in an Easter of unending...
A thought for Good Friday and Holy Saturday
If today and tomorrow you are interested in reflecting on the significance of the Easter Triduum, particularly on Good Friday and Holy Saturday can I direct you to Bruce Springsteen the 62 year old American singer-songwriter-performer? In my column...
A contented mind
Last week was a more hectic-than-normal week. I had to prepare myself for a very important occasion. I still managed to meet my usual deadlines and even beat them. In fact in a space of five days I posted four different blogs about the Pope's...
Under the sign of hope (4)
This is the fourth and final report about the Pope’s visit to Mexico and Cuba. Close to one million people attended to the Mass celebrated by the Pope in Havana on the final day of his visit to Cuba. His homily was described by news agencies,...
Under the sign of hope (3)
"I come to Cuba as a pilgrim of charity, to confirm my brothers and sisters in the faith and strengthen them in the hope which is born of the presence of God's love in our lives. I carry in my heart the just aspirations and legitimate desires of all...