News from the Church in Malta
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The 12th volume of the collected works of Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Benedict XVI, was presented in the Vatican. On Wednesday the Vatican press office hosted a meeting with journalists to present the German-language volume of Ratzinger’s “opera omnia,” titled, “Kunder des Wortes und Diener eurer Freude — Theologie und Spiritualitat des Weihesakramentes” (Heralds of the Word and Servants of Your Joy)… Read more »
On Thursday, 4th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. participated in a meeting with members of Civil Society in Gharghur as part of his pastoral visit.
CLICK HERE for the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit programme in Għargħur.
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On Friday, 5th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met past RTK Board members, at the Curia.
Seen above (from left to right): Joe Zammit (Secretary), Robert Agius (Member), Dun Anton Cassar (Member), Franco Azzopardi (Chairperson), Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P., Fr. Charles Tabone O.P. (Archbishop’s Delegate for Social Communications), Prof. E. Delia (Member) and Mr. Franco Masini (Member)… Read more »
“Fl-ethos tal-bniedem tal-Punent, is-sesswalità umana m’għadhiex titqies bħala aspett serju tal-ħajja tal-bniedem. Svojtajna s-sesswalità mill-verità u t-tifsira proprja tagħha. Is-sesswalità m’għadhiex titqies bħala attività ‘sagra’, u għax timpenja l-persuna bħala tali, issa qed tiġi pubbliċizzata bħala ‘attività mekkanika’.”
Hekk sostna l-Isqof Mario Grech waqt konferenza nazzjonali li saret fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għaddiet dwar ‘Is-Sbuħija tal-Ġisem: lejn it-Teoloġija tal-Ġisem’. Il-konferenza kienet organizzata minn Dar Ġużeppa Debono… Read more »
Luke 16,9-15
‘And so I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings. Anyone who is trustworthy in little things is trustworthy in great; anyone who is dishonest in little things is dishonest in great. If then you are not trustworthy with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches? … Read more »
Il-Kummissjoni Kultura tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta flimkien mal-Kumitat Organizzativ għall-Festi Ċentinarji tal-Parroċċa ta’ Raħal Ġdid qegħdin iniedu t-tielet edizzjoni tal-Festival għall-Korijiet Parrokkjali. Da se jsir nhar l-Erbgħa 10, il-Ħamis 11 u l-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Novembru. Din is-sena l-Festival se jinżamm fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Raħal Ġdid bħala parti mill-festi ċentinarji tal-Parroċċa.
F’din it-tielet edizzjoni se jipparteċipaw korijiet parrokkjali minn dawn l-ibliet u rħula: Gwardamanġa, Ħal Safi, Ħaż-Żabbar, Marsaxlokk, Mosta, Raħal Ġdid, San Bastjan, Ħal Qormi, San Ġiljan u Żurrieq… Read more »
He also said to his disciples, ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer.” Then the steward said to himself, “Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? … Read more »
Nhar l-Erbgħa, 3 ta’ Novembru, 2010, il-Kummissarju Għoli tal-Awstralja għal Malta, l-E.T. Ms Anne Quinane, akkumpanjata minn Mons. Philip Calleja, marret il-Monasteru tas-Sorijiet tal-Klawsura ta’ Sant Ursola, il-Belt, iżżur liż-żewġt aħwa Sr Christine u Lillian Borġ, it-tnejn imweldin l-Awstralja.
Hi saret taf bihom f’laqgħa li kellha ma’ ommhom, wara l-Quddiesa li ġiet iċċelebrata fl-KonKatidral ta’ San Ġwann nhar il-Ħadd 24 ta’ Ottubru, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-kanonizzazzjoni ta’ l-ewwel Qaddisa Awstraljana, Sr Mary of the Cross (Mary Helen MacKillop)… Read more »
Matthew 9,35 – 10,1.6-8
Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and all kinds of illness. And when he saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers to his harvest.’ He summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits with power to drive them out and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of illness… Read more »
The tax collectors and sinners, however, were all crowding round to listen to him, and the Pharisees and scribes complained saying, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable: ‘Which one of you with a hundred sheep, if he lost one, would fail to leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the missing one till he found it? … Read more »
