Believing in a world without a compass
P. Fabio ATTARD A reflection on Rom 12:12: “Be joyful in hope, steadfast in tribulation, persevering in prayer.”...
P. Fabio ATTARD
Do not be afraid
A reflection on Mt 10:26-33 When Jesus extends the invitation to “not be afraid”...
Focusing our “vision”
Reflection on Mk 10:46-52 – Blind Bartimaeus The account of the healing of Bartimaeus,...
Who will separate us from the love of Christ?
Beheading of Saint Paul, fresco, Tre Fontane Abbey, Rome. In this place the Apostle of...
Are we too among the 72?
We too are sent. Our workplaces, neighbourhoods, families, and friendships are the “towns and places”...
Mary. Example of an open and available heart
Inhabited by God, like Mary, we see ourselves as called and sent Mary...
To Jerusalem, passing through Emmaus
The story of the disciples of Emmaus (Luke 24) is one of the most beautiful...
Educating to Mercy
For us as educators and evangelists, the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector...
Integrity: the surest path to charity
“The Meal in the House of the Pharisee” , James Jacques Joseph Tissot (b. Nantes,...
Strenna 2026. ‘Do whatever he tells you’
Strenna 2026. ‘Do whatever he tells you’ Believers, free to serve Commentary on Strenna 2026...
A challenge to our humanity
The wealth that risks making us blind and deaf The parable of the rich man...
The Christmas Grotto, where Heaven meets Earth
The mystery of Christmas begins with a scandal of love: the Great becoming small. It...
Rector Major’s missionary appeal 2025
“An Appeal for Renewed Charismatic Fidelity and Missionary Generosity” Dear Confreres, A fraternal and heartfelt...
From the Pharisee’s Table to the Heart of Ministry
Humility and Charity in the Education and Evangelisation of Young People In chapter 14 of...
Discourse of the Rector Major in Catania. Called to be signs of hope
On 27 September 2025, Father Fabio Attard, Rector Major of the Salesians, received honorary citizenship...
The Divine Folly of the Sower who “sows in the dark”
The parable of the sower, narrated in the Synoptic Gospels, is a powerful and foundational...
Prophets of Forgiveness and Gratuity
In these times, where day after day the news communicates experiences of conflict, war, and...
The Syndrome of Philip and the Syndrome of Andrew
In the Gospel account of John, chapter 6, verses 4-14, which recounts the multiplication of...
Message from Father Fabio Attard on the Feast of the Rector Major
Dear Confreres, dear Collaborators in our Educative Pastoral Communities, dear young people, Allow me to...
When the Lord Knocks
A confrere told me, “Father, we only need your closeness, your listening, your prayer. This...
Final Address of the Rector Major at the conclusion of the General Chapter 29
Dear confreres, We have come to the end of this experience of the 29th General...