News from the Church in Malta
On Saturday 12th June, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at the Collegiate Parish of St. Helen in Birkirkara, for the official opening of the Pastoral visit. The following day, Archbishop Cremona met members of Civil Society of this locality. CLICK HERE for the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit programme in Birkirkara.
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‘Be careful not to parade your uprightness in public to attract attention; otherwise you will lose all reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give alms, do not have it trumpeted before you; this is what the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win human admiration. In truth I tell you, they have had their reward… Read more »
intercultural dialogue
A symposium began today at the University of Zurich, gathering international scholars to build bridges between Europe and Asia, natural sciences and the humanities, and different ways of thinking. his was the objective laid out for the two-day symposium on the theme, “Europe in China — China in Europe: Science and Technology as a Vehicle to Intercultural Dialogue.”
The event is being held in honor of the 400th anniversary of the death of Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), a Jesuit missionary from Italy who worked in Asia and is called “the protagonist of interaction with China through science” by the conference organizers… Read more »
‘You have heard how it was said, You will love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on the bad as well as the good, and sends down rain to fall on the upright and the wicked alike… Read more »
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A 65-year-old Jesuit soccer fan has warned people against getting caught up in betting on the World Cup, which began June 11 in South Africa.
“Gambling is no good in itself,” said Father Robert Ng Chi-fun, who teaches moral theology at Holy Spirit Seminary College. Gambling on soccer matches could also lead to cheating, he said. The Asian church news agency UCA News also reported staff at a Caritas counseling center is worried about betting during the tournament… Read more »
‘You have heard how it was said: Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. But I say this to you: offer no resistance to the wicked. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well; if someone wishes to go to law with you to get your tunic, let him have your cloak as well… Read more »
Monday
9.00 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.
4.30 p.m. The Archbishop holds individual meetings with seminarians, celebrates Mass, and stays with them for dinner, at the Seminary in Rabat.
Tuesday
9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference.
4.00 p.m. The Archbishop participates in a radio programme on Radju Marija… Read more »
One of the Pharisees invited him to a meal. When he arrived at the Pharisee’s house and took his place at table, suddenly a woman came in, who had a bad name in the town. She had heard he was dining with the Pharisee and had brought with her an alabaster jar of ointment. She waited behind him at his feet, weeping, and her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them away with her hair; then she covered his feet with kisses and anointed them with the ointment. … Read more »
St Peter's
Pope Benedict XVI has strongly defended the Catholic Church’s rule of celibacy for priests, speaking to 10,000 priests in St Peter’s Square in Rome. He called it a sign of faith in an increasingly secular world. But the Pope made no reference to the paedophile priests scandal that has rocked the Church in recent months.
The rally of priests from more than 90 nations was one of the largest gatherings of clergy ever seen at the Vatican… Read more »
Every year his parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up for the feast as usual. When the days of the feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it. They assumed he was somewhere in the party, and it was only after a day’s journey that they went to look for him among their relations and acquaintances. … Read more »
