Studious Silence

The seminary corridoors are marked with silence today as we all are all buried deep within our books and notes.... How Poetic!! :) Tomorrow I have a 3-hour exam on Christian Anthropology (the study of how we are to understand Creation, Grace, heaven, hell and so on).

Bay Radio!

The song "Deeper" from my latest album is now being played on 89.7 Bay. This is one of Malta's leading stations catering for the younger Maltese generation!

Today's exam went OKish (whatever that means)! I'm off do do some more reading for Thursday's test!!!

Exams!

Tomorrow morning my exams officially begin and will keep going till the 26th of June. Though there is a tough time ahead, I have the Greatest Strength behind me!! I’ll begin my marathon with Philosophy of Religion – a 2-hour paper:)

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What Language?!?

Yet another day with my books! I begin my exams next Monday. I was browsing through the net yesterday and I found my CD for sale on what seems like a German, Norwegian.. or is it Dutch... Christian site... Interesting!.. I can't figure out what language it is!

Minding my Own Busyness!

What a day!! The more I study, the more I realise I don't know!!! I managed to escape for a few hours to do the the baptism of Faye, my cousin's daughter. It was a great time of rest. I tried to upload my music video onto my site, but the thing is, I have no idea how to transfer the file from DVD to my computer... any ideas??

Anyway, I'd better get back to work!

Wow!! The song for the Maltese Pentecost event has been downloaded 1,000 times so far! Enjoy guys... The event will be taking place on the 3rd of June (evening) in Fgura.

Libbisna bil-Qawwa!

Yet another hot day!!

The final version of Libbisna bil-Qawa is now ready. Tomorrow it begins to be aired on some local radio stations. You can download it here... Let me know what you think!

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Workin' on a hot day!

What a hot day!! Some local websites report that it was a burning 36 degrees, whilst others 34... whatever, such days serve as a real destraction when it comes to studying. Inspite of this, I had a good day with my books today! I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow... Mass beginning at 6:20 am and then a half-day seminar and a presentation at university, on Bioethics.

Swimming!

Today we seminarians went to Wied iz-Zurrieq for a walk, and a number of us took the opportunity to swim. My music video also played for the first time on NET TV at 4:00pm too. When it was time to go home I rushed off to the studio to finish off the Libbisna song... which is coming great!

Christian TV

Back to studies again! This morning I sent the music video to my publishing company in UK where they will be arranging to send it out to a number of international Christian TV stations. As for Malta... it will be shown tomorrow on NET TV on Chatroom (which begins at 2:05pm)!! Tomorrow afternoon I will be going to the recording studio to work on one of the two up-coming songs.

Ball Rolling!

The ball is now rolling. As I study works are underway on both recordings (Libbisna and Glory to You). My exams are round the corner, so I do not have time to work on them. I just go into the studio on Sunday afternoon to do some guitars and on Monday morning to do the vocals. Today I will spend the day studying Logic!!

Rome Theme-Song!!!!

I got some incredible news today!! One of my songs (Glory to You - not yet recorded) has been chosen as the theme song for the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference taking place in Rome this June! The song will be translated into Italian, Spanish and French. I really thank God for his wonderful opportunity!!

This makes it 2 theme-songs - One for the Maltese National Pentecost event, and Rome's International event - both at the same time! Ill soon make the Glory to You available for download.

Keeping you posted!

I was so impressed yesterday! I managed to study a real lot. Today, on the other hand, was not as fruitful.

In 10 minutes time I have another lecture, and then I'll be off to prepare to play at a mass. So, the music video will be aired on Chatroom on Net TV - programme begins at 2:05pm.

MUSIC VIDEO OUT!!!

My 'Deeper' Music Video has finally been completed!! You will be able to see it for the first time next Sunday (early afternoon) on Net TV during the program 'Chatroom'. I will post more details soon!

Mother's Day Feast!

Happy Mother's Day!! Spent the day, and last night, at home. We had the family over today... grandparents, aunts and uncles, great aunts, cousins (and dogs) for lunch. I drank some wine and got a tad (Definition: little) dizzy. I'm off to get some dessert!!!!

Jam-Packed!

Today was a jam-packed day!! After going to lectures I had to prepare and give a short speech on 'music', and the way music influences our moods and emotions! It was interesting, and short. I also planned the proper recording for the Libbisna song, which should be ready by the 22nd of this month. I also played with some seminarians at a mass of over 200 people here at the seminary, watched Xarabank and now I am exhausted!!!! Good night:)

Pentecost Song!

HERE IT IS... You can download the home-recorded 'Libbisna Bil Qawwa' - the theme-song for the next diocesan Pentecost celebration taking place on the 3rd of June.

Please Note - This is not the official recording of the song but a rough one. It is therefore not suitable for radio or other forms of broadcasting. Download it, enjoy it, share it... and if you are coming to the celebration... learn it!! ;)

Also note a change in one of the words in the lyrics (Gesu', instead of "Missier")

Download Song Here >>>

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More Recording

Where does time go?? I was supposed to study, but I spent most of my day recording the song "Libbisna Bil Qawwa" ("Clothe us with Power" - a song addressing the Holy Spirit) here in my room - I co-wrote it with Andrew Cauchi for the national Pentecost celebration on the 3rd of June. The curia asked me for a rough demo of the song by this Thursday, so tomorrow it should be ready.

Tomorrow I will also pop over to the filming company to take a look at my almost-completed music video!! Soon, soon, soon!!

Awake!

This morning I got shocked out of my dreams! At 6:00am a hunter entered the premesis (to get a better chance of shooting a bird I imagine) and shot in the direction of my window. The pellets hit my window but didn't penetrate through the glass!! I was too tired to get out of bed to take a look outside :)

I should be studying some Philosophy of Islam this afternoon and then preparing for a mass here at the seminary (as I am one of the 2 sacristans), which will be led by Bishop Mario Grech (Bishop of Gozo).

AAAaaaagh!! ;)

ThatsWorship.com is back up!! Finally!!

AAAaaaagh!! Im surrounded by noise!!! There is a fair going on at the seminary - right outside my window!! So much for resting and studying. I went down a few times to see if there is anything worth buying (Hmmm!!), and got my car washed.

Parish talk went well this morning!

Pre-Speaking Nerves!

Tomorrow morning I will be speaking before the 9:00am mass (and possibly 10:30am mass too) at Stella Maris Parish Church in Sliema for a few minutes about my vocation... about why I entered the seminary 3 years ago!! I always get so nervous before I have to appear in public, no matter how often I do it! Oh well... I guess I'd better get used to it!!!

Website still down... waiting!!

Website Down!

My Website is temporarily offline. It will be back up soon. This is horrible.... we actually forgot to re-subscribe for my site address!! But all is settled with that - we just have to wait for these web guys to put it back online!

Enthusiasm!!

This morning I presented a talk on Enthusiasm to a group of 100 women. I then sang a few songs and we worshipped God together for a while! It was a wonderful experience. I hope to put the sharing I gave up online as an article sometime.

This evening I played at a mass here (at the seminary) with some other seminarians and a religious (a great bassist).

Movie & Video

Last Sunday I watched the film Pink Panther... I had to cover my mouth well to keep myself from screaming with laughter;) I really do recommend it!!

The Music Video for the song "Deeper" should be out early next week. It will be shown on local TV stations and in the UK, Norway, Canada and USA too. It will show some of the island and culture of Malta, and at the same time, be a means to spread a message of thirst for God a little further around the globe! Looking forward to the release!!

WOW Today!

I spent my morning at university attending a long Bioethics lecture. My afternoon was taken up with studies while listening to a fantastic WOW Hits 2006 double-album. This evening I went to Mqabba Parish Church to practice filming (which I will be in charge of) for a mass taking place on the 13th of May.

Writing a Review

My 'Closer' CD is being featured on a number of sites around the world. Please take some time to write a short review of the CD if you have a copy or have listened to it... doing this will be a great help. Here are two sites where you can write reviews:

• CrossRhythms.com...
• EssentialChristian.com...