Fr. Hilary Tagliaferro and his formula for authentic happiness

Abstract

the book Fr Hilary Tagliaferro, Bejn Storja u Miti, edited by Sergio Grech with the article written by the Provincial of the Augustinian Fathers, Fr .Ray Francalanza: For those who may not be aware, Fr Hilary is a member of this religious community. In his paper, Fr Francalanza recounts the three facets that have made Fr Hilary great. These are sports, music and spirituality. The articles in this book focus mainly on the first element. Sports comes out very strongly in many of the articles published, starting from the interview; with President Emeritus George Abela. Dr Abela states that Fr Hilary was instrumental in mending an internal fight about football created by the former Socialist Minister Lorry Sant. Dr Abela states that Lorry Sant kicked out Fr Hilary from the Marsa Sports Ground. Fr Hilary had started at the time what was known as a Saturday morning school for all children to learn sports. This was not the only fight instigated by Lorry Santo Henry Calleja in his contribution explains why Lorry Sant created a competing Football Association to the MFA. The MFA president appears to have 'been a Nationalist supporter. After 1971, politics began to feature heavily in every aspect of life in Malta, including sports. The radicals within Labour were seeking to attack any good initiative, including those coming from individuals like Fr Hilary who were tagged as "red".