Behind the Holy Doors
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
Medieval superstition survives in the 21st century. We see Pope Francis proclaiming 2016 a “Holy Year” and opening “Holy Doors”, and dispensing worthless indulgences. These...
Mission Fund appreciation
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
I wish to thank the Mission Fund V.O./0015 for their kind donation to our mission in Pakistan. The funds will be used to finance programmes for Christian formation of youth and adults in poor parishes...
Constitution Convention
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:15
Last update: about 12 years ago
When speaking at the wreath-laying ceremony at the Republic Day monument in Marsa on Saturday, 12th December, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that in a few months’ time, a process to establish...
Iraqi troops back in the game
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:14
Last update: about 12 years ago
Since ISIS went on an epic land-grabbing spree last year, it never lost a battle. One of their important acquisitions was Ramadi, a key city in Iraq just 60 miles away from Baghdad. However, last...
On Hubs (DISABILITY) and shafts
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:13
Last update: about 12 years ago
I wish to provide some additional insight into the public discourse initiated some weeks ago after the government’s proposal for a “disability Hub” was unveiled. For clarity, the...
2016: The new year ahead
Saturday, 2 January 2016, 08:10
Last update: about 12 years ago
By far the best news of the day yesterday was that there were no serious incidents on the road, no serious injuries and no fatalities. The police said that the vast majority of breathalyser tests...
Setting the record straight
Friday, 1 January 2016, 14:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
I am writing to request you to publish this letter as my right of reply to an article penned by Claudette Buttigieg MP on the 13th of November 2015 in your paper. Regrettably and shamefully, Mrs...
Drink driving: Make it ‘none for the road’ tonight
Thursday, 31 December 2015, 08:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
The country, along with most of the rest world, will ring in the New Year tonight with a good measure of joviality and also with perhaps more than a good few measures of alcohol in their...
A case in point: how to undermine trust
Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 09:30
Last update: about 12 years ago
Trust in the government is down five percentage points according to the findings of a Eurobarometer study. The survey’s first results, which were published on Thursday, show that trust in...
Hitting the limits of expansion and growth
Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 09:15
Last update: about 12 years ago
Anecdotal and word-of-mouth evidence would seem to confirm the results of our own straw poll (back page) among outlet owners following the Christmas shopping days: while some areas experienced growth,...