Mgr. Joseph Carabott, or Father Joe as I carried on addressing him with affection, was parish priest in Marsascala when I arrived there in 1975. In 1976 he was transferred to Siggiewi to become the next archpriest over there. In 1981 het was made Archpriest of Mosta. When he retited he was created a canon…

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MY GREAT FRIEND JOE SPITERI-GONZI Some personal memories (After Joe passed peacefully away on 27th March 2022 I was not able to pay him the tribute he deserved because the impact of the sad news upset me too much. I promised to do this later and found it fitting to publish it on his birthday)…

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(originally posted on Facebook, 11th April 2023) On 8th April we got a visit from Marion and Edgar Causon. I had phoned them up after our arrival as we had mutual Dutch friends. It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Both were very much interested in my research. From then on I was always…

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