top of page
Search


15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
Figurative painting of the Good Samaritan with Għasri scenery in the background. To live joyfully, it is important that we neither dwell...

Fr. Edward Vella
Jul 13


14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
Who among us does not wish to be happy? Everything we do in life, in one way or another, is a search for happiness. But we all know that...

Fr. Edward Vella
Jul 6


Feast of Saints Peter and Paul - Year C
The book The Days of the Martyrs , written by C. Bernard Ruffin, recounts the bloody history of the early Church—from the moment the...

Fr. Edward Vella
Jun 29


Solemnity of Corpus Domini - Year C
Photo: Daniel Cilia, “The Last Supper” by Lazzaro Pisani, titular painting of the Parish Church of Għasri. In June of the year 1997, I...

Fr. Edward Vella
Jun 22


Holy Trinity - Year C
It is said that once, Saint Augustine—undoubtedly one of the greatest minds the Church has ever known—was deep in thought, trying to...

Fr. Edward Vella
Jun 15


Whit Sunday (Pentecost) – Year C
Scientists tell us that life on Earth would not be possible without oxygen, sunlight/heat, and water. It is very interesting that almost...

Fr. Edward Vella
Jun 8


Ascension of our Lord - Year C
Recently, I was speaking with a man who told me that he had gone through a harsh experience in a battle with cancer. He told me that at...

Fr. Edward Vella
Jun 1


6th Sunday of Easter - Year C
One of the greatest problems faced by humanity is the lack of understanding. Everyone has their own opinion, and everyone thinks theirs...

Fr. Edward Vella
May 25


5th Sunday of Easter - Year C
Bishop Fulton Sheen once prophetically said that the Church of the future will be most tempted by the evil spirits of division and...

Fr. Edward Vella
May 18


4th Sunday of Easter - Year C
Each one of us is called to make many choices throughout our lives, but not all choices carry the same weight. Certainly, one of the most...

Fr. Edward Vella
May 11


3rd Sunday of Easter - Year C
I think all of us have had the experience of letting someone down—and then feeling that awkwardness or heaviness when we meet them again...

Fr. Edward Vella
May 11


2nd Sunday of Easter - Year C
What does Easter mean to you? How much joy does this season of grace bring to your heart?If it brings none, it means that you have not...

Fr. Edward Vella
Apr 27


Easter Sunday - Year C
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS READ BY CARDINAL ANGELO COMASTRI Saint Peter's Square - Easter Sunday, 20 April 2025...

Fr. Edward Vella
Apr 20


Palm Sunday - Year C
God willing, we are about to begin the most important week for us Christians. Holy Week is the moment in which we unite ourselves with...

Fr. Edward Vella
Apr 13


5th Sunday of Lent - Year C
I think that for many of us, the first thing that came to mind when hearing today’s Gospel was Pope Francis’ homily at the Granaries in...

Fr. Edward Vella
Apr 6


4th Sunday of Lent - Year C
What is the most important thing in our faith? Going to church, praying, living a good life? All of these are important, but the most...

Fr. Edward Vella
Mar 30


3rd Sunday of Lent - Year C
What we heard in today’s First Reading, from the Book of Exodus, is the story of Moses—a story we surely all know; I think there are few...

Fr. Edward Vella
Mar 23


2nd Sunday of Lent - Year C
Today's first reading surely leaves us somewhat astonished: why, after God made a covenant with Abram and promised him a great lineage...

Fr. Edward Vella
Mar 16


1st Sunday of Lent - Year C
Many of us surely often yearn for a moment of quiet. But if we stop to think a little, we realize that silence is not comfortable. You...

Fr. Edward Vella
Mar 9


8th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
The heart of man is a mystery: who can understand it? Man himself finds it difficult to understand himself, and this is the greatest...

Fr. Edward Vella
Mar 2
bottom of page