Great Expectations - The Four Candles of Advent

Advent candles come in many colours – and this often owes as much to availability as to symbolism. Moreover, they are sometimes attached to Christmas wreaths, and sometimes placed on customised candlesticks, albeit at different heights – and sometimes at the same...

Is it the season to do shopping?

The carol used to describe Christmas as the season to be jolly. But the commercial pollution that affected this basic and most important Christian season makes us say that it’s the season to do shopping. The commercial “pollution” that explodes all around...

'Discover God anew this Christmas' - bishops

Malta's bishops have urged people not to be "afraid of the risk of faith", while encouraging believers to give witness of their faith in God in a way that is seen, felt and brings change around them. In their first pastoral letter during Advent, Archbishop Paul Cremona and...

A birthday celebrated by Christians worldwide

Christmas trees, mistletoe, tinsel and Santa Claus are all wonderful signs that the holiday season is upon us. However, they are not actually the true symbols of Christmas. The celebration of Christmas has adopted these secular icons for those who want something generic and...

Teach your children the true meaning of Christmas

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. We should take the opportunity to discuss the origins of Christmas and the attitude of giving with our children. We should allow our children to participate in the Christmas school plays. Over the years commercialism has drowned out...