Yearly Archives: 2010

22 – 28 November

Monday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference.

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop presides over the election of the Mother Superior of the Community Qaddejja tac-Cenaklu, at Dar tal-Kleru.

Tuesday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.

4.00 p.m. The Archbishop participates in a ‘live’ radio programme on RTK… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 21st November and Kelma għall-Ħajja

Click on the image below to watch the latest edition of the programme ‘Kelma ghall-Hajja’.

Luke 23,35-43

The people stayed there watching. As for the leaders, they jeered at him with the words, ‘He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.’  The soldiers mocked him too, coming up to him, offering him vinegar, and saying, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.’  Above him there was an inscription: ‘This is the King of the Jews’… Read more »

IMBALANCE AGAINST THE FAMILY

Fil-bidu ta’ din il-ġimgħa kellna t-tnedija tal-moviment ‘Iva’. Mhux ‘iva’ biex tissaħħaħ il-familja Maltija, imma ‘Iva’ għat-tkissir tagħha! Tnieda l-moviment ‘Iva’ għad-divorzju, li ddikjara li kien se jimpenja ruħu biex f’Malta jkollna leġislazzjoni dwar id-divorzju. Bħal f’pajjiżi oħra, wara kollox!

L-ironija hi, li minflok ma nitgħallmu mill-esperjenzi qarsa ta’ pajjiżi oħra li daħħlu d-divorzju, u issa qed jgħixu l-konsegwenzi soċjali li dan ġab miegħu, nidfnu rasna fir-ramel u nagħmlu ta’ rasna, kif ngħidu bil-Malti, u ninsistu li d-divorzju hu “dritt ċivili” li għandu jidħol f’pajjiżna… Read more »

POPE MEETS CARDINALS IN A RARE MEETING

The Pope held a rare meeting with more than 100 cardinals from around the world for discussions on policy.

Religious freedom – the persecution of Christians in some countries and a dispute with China – and the clerical sex abuse scandal were on the agenda.

They also discussed the decision to invite disaffected Anglican bishops and priests to join the Catholic Church… Read more »

Daily Gospel -20th November

Luke 20,27-40

Some Sadducees – those who argue that there is no resurrection – approached him and they put this question to him,  ‘Master, Moses prescribed for us, if a man’s married brother dies childless, the man must marry the widow to raise up children for his brother. Well then, there were seven brothers; the first, having married a wife, died childless… Read more »

CHRIST THE KING CELEBRATIONS

Nhar il-Ħadd, 21 ta’ Novembru, 2010, se tiġi organizzata ċ-ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Kristu Re. It-tema għal din is-sena hi “Ilqa’ l-isfida: ġib il-faqar fix-xejn”, bbażata fuq it-tema Ewropea għal din is-sena għall-ġlieda kontra l-faqar u l-eskluzjoni soċjali. Is-Segretarju Pastorali, Fr Charles Cordina, spjega li “t-tema taċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet annwali ta’ Kristu Re tkun msawra fuq aspett socjali li l-Knisja tixtieq titfa dawl fuqu… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP INSTITUTES SEVEN SEMINARIANS AS ACOLYTES

On Thursday, 18th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. presided over the ceremony of the Ministry of Acolyte conferred to seven seminarians, at Luqa Parish Church. The seminarians are: Dillon Bugeja from St. Catherine’s Parish, Zurrieq, Robin Camilleri from St. Andrew’s Parish, Luqa, Roderick Camilleri from the Parish of Our Lady of Graces, Zabbar, Mario Dimech from St.Nicholas Parish, Siggiewi, Anthony Paul Fitzpatrick from the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanga, George Schembri from St George’s Parish, Qormi and Michael Zammit from St.Helen’s Parish, Birkirkara… Read more »

“SOCIETY WILL BE EXPECTING MUCH MORE FROM YOU” – ARCHBISHOP CREMONA TO NEWLY GRADUATES

On Tuesday, 19th November, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at St. John’s Co-Cathedral on the occasion of the graduation of University students. During his homily, Archbishop

Cremona adviced students that from now onwards society will be expecting much more from them. This is so since it has invested so much in their education. Archbishop Cremona said that now they will have to face tougher choices than before, especially in the light of whether a decision should be taken in respect to one’s beliefs or not… Read more »

A Young People’s Forum on Web-Based Culture

The fourth edition of KDZ’s Young People’s Forum is being launched at St James Cavalier on Monday 22nd November at 7:00 p.m. The idea behind this year’s theme ‘Keepitreal’ is to investigate the social implications of web-based media including social networks, Instant Messaging, blogs and more.

A panel of researchers will highlight the major perspectives behind the theme. Ms Karen Bishop, Mr Alex Grech and Rev… Read more »

Daily Gospel -19th November

Luke 19,45-48

Then he went into the Temple and began driving out those who were busy trading, saying to them, ‘According to scripture, my house shall be a house of prayer but you have turned it into a bandits’ den.’ He taught in the Temple every day. The chief priests and the scribes, in company with the leading citizens, tried to do away with him, but they could not find a way to carry this out because the whole people hung on his words… Read more »