“The Maltese economy is managed by no more than ten people.” These were the words of former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat when he testified in the public inquiry into the circumstances of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination. Many were those who brushed off this statement as a well-known fact which should not surprise anyone. However, this concentration of power in the hands of a few people raises some very serious issues regarding the type of influence they exercise over those who are called to govern for the benefit of the whole nation and the type of impact they have over the formulation of policies which should serve the common good and not that of the select few… Kompli aqra »

Issa li, bil-mod il-mod, il-pajjiż qed imur lura għar-rutina tas-soltu wara l-Elezzjoni Ġenerali li saret is-Sibt li għadda, Malta tidher li tinsab f’xenarju familjari: nofs il-poplu qed jiċċelebra, u n-nofs l-ieħor jinsab f’luttu. Xi nies qed iċemplu lill-qraba u lill-ġirien biex jinkuhom. Oħrajn iċemplu biex jagħmlu kuraġġ lil xulxin. Ħafna ħadu r-ruħ, filwaqt li oħrajn qed jokorbu bl-uġigħ, bir-rabja u l-qtigħ il-qalb. Fi kliem ieħor, għal darb’oħra, il-partiġjaniżmu estrem jidher li għadu preżenti wara l-elezzjoni daqskemm kien preżenti fil-ġimgħa ta’ qabel l-elezzjoni… Kompli aqra »

Aħna u nippreparaw biex neleġġu gvern ġdid fis-26 ta’ Marzu, diffiċli nsibu messaġġ aktar kontrakulturali fuq il-politika minn dak li joffri l-Papa Franġisku huwa u jistieden lill-Kattoliċi tajbin biex jinvolvu ruħhom fil-politika: “Ma tistax toqgħod tħares mill-gallarija! Involvi ruħek!”. “Il-politika, skont id-Duttrina Soċjali tal-Knisja, hija waħda mill-ogħla forom ta’ karità, għax isservi l-ġid komuni. Ma nistax naħsel idejja, ħeqq? Ilkoll irridu nagħmlu xi ħaġa!”

Ejja nikkunsidraw dak li qed jgħid il-Papa… Kompli aqra »

Malta’s recent history has, in more ways than one, been a success story. And yet, the price which has been paid for this success is indeed high. Apart from those who have paid with their lives, divisions and lack of peace abound on this little island nation of ours. As we prepare to elect a new government in the next few months, we can expect partisan pique and polarisation, ever-present in our society, to reach fever pitch, despite the several calls along the years for a process of national reconciliation and unity  

Last month, the Justice & Peace Commission within the Archdiocese of Malta launched a document called Yahad, a term in Hebrew which conveys the sense of togetherness and community and which represents the Commission’s vision for Maltese society… Kompli aqra »