The futility of faith
Sunday, 24 September 2017, 09:14
Last update: about 10 years ago
A correspondent in a local newspaper ascribed "two miracles" to a church in Rabat, which happened to be empty when a part of its roof collapsed during the night. This was, in fact, nothing...
BA and the bad DAB ad
Sunday, 24 September 2017, 09:13
Last update: about 10 years ago
I refer to the letter "Advertising on air" by Mario Axiak, Head of Communications and Research at the Broadcasting Authority (17 September). This was intended as a reply to my letter...
Of fallacies and the local media
Sunday, 24 September 2017, 09:13
Last update: about 10 years ago
Our post-modern Western journalistic era operates mainly within the wider context of a utilitarian and relativistic society where individual rights on controversial issues such as abortion, surrogacy,...
'Coalition of confusion' confirmed
Sunday, 24 September 2017, 09:11
Last update: about 10 years ago
Just three months ago, the famous or infamous blogger, depending on which side of the fence one sits – Daphne Caruana Galizia – was hailed as the PN’s hero during PN mass-meetings....
The quest of a restless heart
Sunday, 17 September 2017, 07:39
Last update: about 10 years ago
Last month, the Church celebrated the feast of Saint Augustine of Hippo. This greatest Latin Church Father, whose writings influenced the development of both Western Christianity and philosophy, is...
Terrorism
Sunday, 17 September 2017, 07:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Following the recent attack in the heart of Barcelona, most world leaders reignited the subject about Islamist terror. They have been talking about this subject for ages now, without coming up with a...
Preserving life and AEDs
Sunday, 17 September 2017, 07:27
Last update: about 10 years ago
One of the greatest gifts that God has endowed humans with is the right to life. Indeed life is precious though one can say that in our age, it is not an absolute one and a thin line divides the right...
Equality or monopoly?
Sunday, 17 September 2017, 07:26
Last update: about 10 years ago
Friday 8 September 2017 was a joyful day for the Maltese altar boys who returned home on an Air Malta flight from Rome after serving Holy Masses at St Peter's Basilica for three weeks. They prepared...
Misleading advertising not under the BA’s remit
Sunday, 17 September 2017, 07:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
We refer to the letter by Mr Genovese entitled "DAB, a bad ad, BA" (TMIS, 10 September). Mr Genovese complained about the alleged comparative method used in an advert for "Digital Audio...
16-year-olds voting in national elections
Sunday, 10 September 2017, 10:40
Last update: about 10 years ago
Our country has embarked on an interesting project – whether or not to give 16-year-olds the right to vote in general elections. This is an exciting proposition that could be introduced in Malta...