https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40555 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:22:38 GMT 2026-04-12T09:22:38Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40923 Title: Is a Catholic State still possible and desirable in the light of Vatican Council II ? Abstract: In order to address the much debated question which constitutes the title of my article, I have chosen the form of a medieval quaestio, i.e. a dialectical procedure in which an attempt is made to reconcile conflicting viewpoints. I believe this scholastic method offers both the writer and the reader the possibility for a rational engagement with the issue at hand. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40923 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40922 Title: ‘Moral reflections on heart transplant surgical procedure’ [Excerpt] Abstract: In order to dispel doubts and misgivings about the fact of a donor’s death, once death has been satisfactorily defined, it has been suggested that the fact of the donor’s death should be established by a medical board completely independent from the surgical team entrusted with the performance of the transplant. It should be made clear that the consent of both recipient and donor, or the person responsible for the latter, has been freely secured before the operation can be undertaken. Description: Excerpt from Melita Theologica 20/1 (1968): 1-11 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40922 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40921 Title: Julian of Norwich : containment and mediation of the body of Christ in the anchorhold Abstract: The spiritual shape of Julian of Norwich’s Showings is a consequence of the physical enclosure of her cell, the anchorhold. The anchorhold is the residence of the anchoress, built against one of the walls of a community’s church. It is a transitional space in which her visionary activity can be emplaced, embodied, and entextualised. Julian’s journey inside this space began with her revelations of 1373, long before she explicitly embraced anchoritic life. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40921 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40919 Title: A controversial neutrality and thwarted peace efforts : the Month and Pope Benedict XV’s Great War record Abstract: Throughout the Great War of 1914-1918 and the “six months that changed the world” which followed in 1919, the Jesuit British Province’s journal, The Month, highlighted Pope Benedict XV’s role and activity in the face of the ensuing conflict. The Pope’s political stance of an “impartial neutrality,” and diplomatic effrts in favour of humanitarian aid, were the special object of a “running commentary” of articles and news briefs by the said journal, written in an informative and analytical style. They attempted to correct misinterpretations of Pope Benedict’s policies, by the two sides of the conflict, the Entente and Central Powers and, especially, his vilification by their respective press. This article will therefore follow e Month as it sought out the reasons and consequences of this Pontiff’s neutral/impartial position and the reactions to it, his appeals for peace, and the difficult road leading to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and its purportedly re-established peace signed in the multiple treaties which followed, especially in the notorious Treaty of Versailles! Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40919 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z