The foetus starts developing his/her fingerprints in the third week after conception, when skin cells start forming. The hand is a bulge with no fingers, it has volar pads (bumps) and the skin has...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is increasingly turning Turkey into an autocracy with the sole aim of strengthening his grip on power. He has adopted a hard-line stance with the European Union by...

No other name is powerful as the name of Jesus! On Wednesday, January 3, we celebrated the Feast of His Holy Name. Considering the outstanding power of the name of Jesus, this feast is indeed crucial...

There is a sense in Europe that the story has run out – a sort of European existential tiredness, if you will. In his well-argued polemic The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity,...

This Christmas has surely been a great blessing to me: a friend of mine gave me a Christmas present that I truly keep appreciating for the rest of my life. I was lovingly given a copy of the book...

Learning should take place in a relaxed atmosphere. It takes time for knowledge to sink in and time and space should be given just as when you water plants. The best rain in Malta is the type that...

'Boy, oh boy, where to begin?' This is how Alice Taylor set the tone for her piece in The Malta Independent on Sunday (24 December), conjuring up a mental image of herself rubbing her hands together...

I once heard a preacher saying that to make resolutions for the New Year is certainly not an act of God. Instead, he shockingly likened it to a devilish act. Honestly, despite all his good intentions,...

Today's Vespers make us enter into the mystery of Christmas. Our Seraphic Father, St Francis of Assisi, used to call Christmas the 'Feast of Feasts'. Spontenously comes to my mind what the...

I am a Maltese religious of the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion and have worked in Jerusalem for the last 52 years. My stay here has been blessed by many joys, first and foremost by living in the...