Seminar: Poverty and simplicity in George Preca
08/04/2019- Tuesday, 9th April 2019 from 4pm to 5pm University of Malta Faculty of Theology (Board Room 317)
In our times, the notion of “simplicity” is often overlooked or dismissed, while the term “poverty” refers to a vice or enemy that needs to be fought. Yet, within the Christian tradition, these two notions carry also the scent of virtue. The first beatitude expresses their intrinsic link to blessedness, while religious consecration entails the profession of the evangelical counsels that include poverty. Over the last years, Pope Francis has often articulated his wish for “a poor Church for the poor”…