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 »

A few days ago, Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, who rallied the world behind the anti-apartheid struggle in a way that made him a prophet of reconciliation of our times, died at the age of 90.

Tributes flowed in from all over the world to recognize the many qualities of a man who never stopped practicing the forgiveness he preached… Kompli aqra »