When it comes to making the right proposals and tuning in to the needs of the electorate, consistency is key for those proposals to be credible. One may argue that it is no use shooting the messenger,...

Here are a few historical facts about the Marian cult. In the year 431, Cyril, archbishop of Alexandria, in a sermon at Ephesus applied to Mary many of the terms fondly ascribed by the Ephesians to...

With reference to the recent letter ‘Jesus visits a festa’, every form of communal festa rivalry, wherever that is and whatever cloak it wears, is essentially sectarian in nature. The...

I feel that the Church in Gozo is out of step with the outlook of Pope Francis and with how the Church should live in our post modern world. Consider the Pope's recent visit to Africa. One of his...

How do you celebrate a career as illustrious as that of the great Sir Elton John? With a grand concert in an equally striking and timeless setting, of course! Revamp Malta, a new artistic...

Employment is important. We spend most of our days at work, but history shows that there are various jobs that, in the long term, end up obsolete. This happens because the requirement for certain...

The entire world may be currently jumping aboard the climate change emergency bandwagon, but such bandwagons are not always bad or merely cosmetic things.  Sometimes they are worthy vehicles on a...

HSBC yesterday came out with a whole raft of reasons why it is downsizing its branch network, foremost amongst which is today's more digitally-orientated clients and their changing lifestyles and...

The world around us is in a constant state of flux. New technological developments are emerging daily in various sectors. Such developments have a direct impact on our way of life, as technology...

Last week we published a presentation of Gemma, the Family Ministry unit which aims to focus people's minds to savings. As was explained in the very good presentation, it has been some time since...