The Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, which we celebrated on May 1st, gently invited me to revisit the great Plenary Council of the Capuchin Order which was celebrated in Rome. Its title is very eloquent and actual too:The Grace of Working. As a...
March 20 marked the Solemnity of St. Joseph, a saint who has had great significance in my life. As I reflected on St Joseph’s virtues, I was struck by his humility in marrying the literal perfect woman. Anyone who encountered...
Joseph was the beloved husband of Mary and the beloved foster father of Jesus. The gospels describe Joseph as a tektōn. Traditionally, the word has been translated to mean “carpenter” although the Greek term suggests an artisan with wood in general...
St Joseph’s feast day of 2021 was really an unforgettable experience for me. This was the first feast day which I celebrated as a chaplain at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre in Malta with our patients and their loved ones who are battling the...
During this special year dedicated to St Joseph it would be interesting to see how certain saints viewed this splendour of patriarchs. A case in point is certainly St Faustina. When one delves deeper into her Diary one notices that, in fact, little...
On the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis issued an interesting apostolic letter called Patris Corde, with a Father’s heart. Within the context of his proclamation of a yearlong...
On Monday, 26 December 2019, I had my Day One shift at Mater Dei Hospital, Malta’s national hospital. Being Day One naturally means working tirelessly a twelve-hour shift, from 7.30 am till 7.30 pm. Those who have been at Mater Dei Hospital know...
According to legend, a holy married couple in Nazareth, who had been childless for many years, was blessed with a son—and they were informed in a dream that the boy’s name was to be Joseph. They carefully raised their child in their Jewish faith...
