https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/59122 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:52:27 GMT 2026-04-09T05:52:27Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58176 Title: Peter Paul Saydon, “Recent developments in Old Testament literary criticism,” Melita Theologica 2/2 (1949-50) : 79-96 Authors: Saydon, Pietru Pawl Abstract: Excerpts from Past Issues of Melita Theologica, 2/2 (1949-50): 79-96 available via the following link: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/23648 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58176 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58174 Title: Amoris Laetitia and Veritatis Splendor on the “Object of the Act” Authors: Delicata, Nadia Abstract: On taking up a text, it is good to remind ourselves that our reading of this encyclical must be a real dialogue in which both reader and document have a part. A minimum of openness and good will is indispensable if we are to welcome and grasp any writer’s thought, discover his message, and draw profit from it. The suggestion of the apostle St. James is also relevant: “Be quick to listen and slow to speak.” In other words, we first have to read it attentively, a little as if we were listening to a friend. We need to take time out too, for reflection, to make sure we really hear what it is saying. Then we shall be able to make an informed judgment and perhaps later some pertinent comments. Given the rich fruits of the two-year Synod process, this Exhortation will treat, in different ways, a wide variety of questions. This explains its inevitable length. Consequently, I do not recommend a rushed reading of the text. The greatest benefit, for families themselves and for those engaged in the family apostolate, will come if each part is read patiently and carefully, or if attention is paid to the parts dealing with their specific needs. I introduce the article with these two quotes, both referring to documents of the Magisterium, to make a simple observation. While they were written twenty years apart, the two authors are making exactly the same point. In fact, one would be justified in thinking that they might be considering exactly the same document. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58174 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58173 Title: Jesus meets the Samaritan woman : discovering Christian memory and identity Authors: Grech Sammut, Cynthia Abstract: Israel Rosenfield writes that identity “is the brain’s abstraction of the totality of our ‘memories’ and ‘experiences’” and is therefore created and reconstructed in relation to others. In this respect, Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman provides a variety of individual and collective memories which are recalled through the experience of the encounter with Christ as new experiences and relationships are formed or proposed. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58173 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58171 Title: Should there be a place for spirituality in business? Reflections on spirituality of a business leader Authors: Cortis, David Abstract: Nowadays, in the Western world, many people are realising that there is more to profits in the economy. In a post-Enron world,2 people have become aware of the importance of ethics in business and the values that are being exercised in the day-to-day leadership. At the same time, spirituality in business and the workplace has increased. In the introduction to their book, Managing as if faith mattered, Alford and Naughton, pointed out that: Ten years ago [in 1991], questions of faith and spirituality seemed, confined to the private realm, discussed publicly only in churches or during retreats. Now, conferences, seminars, and workshops reveal an awakening to the importance of the religious and spiritual dimensions in all realms of life. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58171 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z