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Upon venturing on my sixth post up to date, I figured I should not only instruct, but also delight my reader with some meditative insights into a wonderful book in the Bible that often goes ignored or unnoticed, the Song of Songs . The Song of Songs is a tiny book that consists of 8 chapters, yet every page is saturated and overflowing with the love of God to the apex of creation, the human.  The book is attributed to King Solomon, who wrote it to one of his wives.  Solomon’s love for his wife prefigures Christ’s love for his Church.  This relationship between God and his people, which resembles that of a bridegroom and his bride, is not a novelty introduced to us in the New Testament.  In Isaiah 54:5, God says, “For your husband is your Maker, Whose name is the LORD of hosts.”  This by itself speaks volumes of God’s love for us.  I ask all the faithful husbands out there, how dearly do you love your wife? To what extent would you defend her (es...

Living in a global village forces us to face certain facts.   One fact that we must all confront is that our world is changing.   Global demographics are being scrambled around, principles that have governed societies for years are now being deserted, and the French soccer team for 2010 World Cup consisted mostly of players with darker complexion.   However, the most important change that is now taking place is the re-formation of family.   The current legislation of European states speaks volumes of attempts being made to redefine family.   This change is evident in the transformation currently taking place in two European countries, Malta and Hungary, both of which are members of the European Union. Malta is a country that is very dear to my heart.   It is one of the last strongholds of Catholicism that has survived the vicious assaults of secularism in modern Europe.   It is nearly impossible to go anywhere in the tiny island without being re...