Reflections on John's Letters

Well this evening was quite of nice experience...I could not post any photos because they were not as good! But it's ok. So I tell you more about the even now! It was very well organized. There were some three student organizations into it! I was in the choir as well and I also read an excerpt from the first letter of John in Maltese...All the letters of John were read in some seventeen different languages...this is the church...the church where we get to celebrate our diversity.
After each letter we got to sing some Taize' songs which help to create a very meditative atmosphere and also some of our colleague students presented a reflection on each of the letter. All went well...and now it's time for me to hit the bed as tomorrow I have classes early in the morning and then I get to work on my thesis' outline as later on I have to meet up with my promoter - Profs. Hans Ausloos!

Spot the Differences

Mika & Me
Spot the differences!!


[F'dan ir ritratt gejt qisni qed nimbutaha minn fuq il bank - hehe]

It is so beautiful to be around so many people from all over the globe...Just got in my room after a German Food House Meal! It was pretty simple yet so meaningful! You get to know what you share in common with these other people and yet you get to see that you also stand on a different plane which makes us all unique. Identity is not lost! Identity gets to be affirmed! So let's open up to others and behold others as our mirrors! I got to learn some good interesting things about popular sayings in different countries today...which I want to list down so that they will never get to escape me...

Out with the old in with the new
[English - K. Merrigan]

You already have a "no" now you can only have a "yes"
[Dutch - B. Doyle]

Off to have some sleep...I'll be reading in an excerpt from the letters of John in Maltese at a University Event tomorrow at the Groot Begijnhof...Maltese will be one language among some other seventeen languages in which the letters will be read and meditated upon! Isn't this a true celebration of diversity!!

Will get back to you on this!

Isn't it cute?! Well this is how I feel like doing...staring at things dumbfounded! Just got back from Sportoase did some good work out over there but I can't carry myself around...my feet has become heavier and I can barely walk now...

I've got to rush to classes now!! Hopefully will get back to you soon!

Sunday Mass @ UPIC

Aren't they cute?! These are some of the children that are part of the university parish community...they get together for the offertory...they get to walk forward in a procession to the altar with candles and other things that they could get hold of...

I happened to be sitting at the very back of the church aisle and as they got together, all of sudden they just decided to reach out to each other and hold their hands and I couldn't but capture this moment with the camera lense! This is what is meant by unity! Children get to teach us what it is to stand together facing each other whilst holding hands...

The smile and glossy eyes says it all!! So I guess I'll not take it further!!

Children are truly a blessing!!

Independence Day - Poland

Basha & Philip

These are all Polish! Celebrating Independence Day! They all came together to sing songs of praise and thanksgiving to the Lord! I stood in awe and wonder as I listened to them. I was actually invited over by Zuzanna to join at this small festivity. I felt so much honoured to be amongs them! There was even a moment of prayer and I was even asked to pray in Maltese...and they were fascinated to hear me say the Our Father...

Multi-Lingual/Cultural Lunch

Holland, Thailand, Germany, Malta, Ireland, New Zealand, Ukraine, Poland

X'gabra ta ward!! Well this is Sunday afternoon...having some sweet lunch with some choir members from the University Parish - Justus Lipsius. These were unexpectedly invited over by Zuzanna as she had dozens of pancakes prepared for the "Up With People" Cast who never showed up! We were actually expecting them to turn up at Mass on Sunday and to then volunteer to show them round the city and finally to host them at our College for a quick snack...

This reminds me of the parable whereby Jesus gets to tell his disciples that many were those who were invited for the banquet feast but not one of them turned up so others were called to join...Blessed are they!

Service @ LEST

Nicholas J. Doublet, Me, Thomas Eggers

Ara xi hlew!! haha...Well this photo is a souvenir that I will come to cherish even more as time goes by...These two chaps in the photo are of great excellence. I consider them as model-figures as a theology student...They will most likely be teaching at some prestiguous university - at Tubingen or maybe even at some Pontifical University. Wish you all the very best.