FEATURED COLUMN: EMBRACE HEART
Politeness is More than Being Polite
Imagine a crisis-ridden, middle-aged poet/political animal being given a VIP tour of Hell by one of the most sagacious voices of Classical Antiquity. At...
Regard for Frailty
Trending ‘fragility’ especially the message that it is a source of strength rather than failure and therefore, not to be glossed over or be...
Epiphany
Anyone looking at a Christmas crib or Nativity Scene is immediately struck at the stark poverty, simplicity, and humility in which Baby Jesus was...
Pressing Lessons
Did you ever feel the frown of a ghost gently admonish you with a look that spoke much more than two or three words?
It...
Farewell to Arms
There is a universal perception of meditated and/or striven for completeness in the number seventy that transcends time and place. Which is why this...
Wind Howling, Heart Trembling
A vicious pack of banshees. This is what a northeast wind at gale force sounds like.
Occasionally, Malta certainly gets hurtled and hurt by this...
Emeralds and Sapphires in Your Hand
TAORMINA IS NOT SIMPLY AN IDYLL KISSED BY THE GODS.
IT SITS IN THE LAP OF THE GODS.
Close your eyes and imagine a town...
The Wonder of Flitting Glimpses
A strange or forgotten sound. A fluttering movement. A flash of colour out of the corner of your eye. One or a symphony of all...
Chew Over Your Week
TGIF is what helps us to wake up and goad us on at the end of a long week of slog. And given our...
What November 11 Means to Me
11 o’clock on November 11, 1918 signalled the end of World War 1. As the guns fell silent putting an end to the first...
