Fr Mario Attard OFM CapOn Monday, 26 August, I celebrated my forty seventh birthday. Every birthday is for me a splendid occasion to say thank you, forgive me and please help me. The first word that spontaneously comes into my heart is thank you! I have alot of...
One of the most beautiful Marian prayers, which really touches my heart whenever I pray it, is that of St. Francis of Assisi: A Salutation to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In one of his salutations, the Poverello salutes Mary with the following...
Many follow news bulletins on various tv and radio stations. Others flock to news blogs to have access to the latest current events. It is the technological age we are living in where reality is...
Recently, I watched a very interesting documentary on You Tube entitled, The Icon: A Seven Part Documentary. In doing so, I began to wonder if we, who are baptized, are, in effect, iconic. In other words, can we, as Christians, truly say...
In a recent talk I was wisely reintroduced to the art of prayer through a simple, beautiful and profound worship song by Eddie James, entitled: Make me a house of prayer. The words of this praise are very telling! First of all, there is a clear...
Positivity! Being positive! The importance of being positive in life! Throughout my life, day after day, I have heard these sterling clichés or life mottos, if you want. While being positive is undoubtedly important, is it really essential? And here...
On Thursday, 20 June, wherein some parts of the Catholic world it was being celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, officially known as Corpus Christ, me, together with ten other priests, in Malta and abroad, were...
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, which we celebrate on Sunday 23 June 2019, drives home an essential point: Christ’s Body and Blood give us, who receive them, none other than eternal life. This basic truth is powerfully...
Back to my theology days, precisely in the course of ecclesiology, it keeps coming into my mind and heart what the great theologian and poet, who first become an Anglican priest and then passed on to the Catholic Church and became a priest and...
With the solemnity of Pentecost practically on our doorsteps it would be wise and helpful to appreciate, at least with a small dose, this great liturgical feast that we, as Church, will soon be celebrating. In effect, when we closely consider...