News from the Church in Malta
When Pope Benedict XVI celebrates his public Masses in Great Britain Sept. 16-19, he will recite the eucharistic prayer — the heart of the Mass — in Latin. During the last week of August, the bishops of Scotland, England and Wales distributed 1 million copies of a special papal-visit edition of Magnificat, a widely used prayer booklet containing complete Mass texts… Read more »
‘There is no sound tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces sound fruit. Every tree can be told by its own fruit: people do not pick figs from thorns, nor gather grapes from brambles. Good people draw what is good from the store of goodness in their hearts; bad people draw what is bad from the store of badness… Read more »
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue received “with great concern” the news of the proposed “Koran Burning Day” on the occasion of the Anniversary of the September 11th tragic terrorist attacks in 2001 which resulted in the loss of many innocent lives and considerable material damage. “These deplorable acts of violence, in fact, cannot be counteracted by an outrageous and grave gesture against a book considered sacred by a religious community – the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue writes in a release -… Read more »
He also told them a parable, ‘Can one blind person guide another? Surely both will fall into a pit? Disciple is not superior to teacher; but fully trained disciple will be like teacher. Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the great log in your own? How can you say to your brother, “Brother, let me take out that splinter in your eye,” when you cannot see the great log in your own? … Read more »
Your Excellency President George Abela & Mrs. Abela,
Borthers and Sisters,
Today’s celebration brings to mind two historical events: the end of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565 and the end of the Second World War – with particular reference to Malta’s role in it – on 8th September 1942.
We commemorate this day in two ways… Read more »
‘I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly. To anyone who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek as well; to anyone who takes your cloak from you, do not refuse your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your property back from someone who takes it. … Read more »
L-aħbar li fl-Ingilterra raġel li ltaqa’ ma’ mara fuq l-internet spiċċa stupra lil bintha ta’ 14-il sena, tnissel biżgħa u rabja f’dawk kollha li għandhom il-ġid tas-soċjetà għal qalbhom. Għal darb’oħra, bħal sikkina li tista’ tintuża biex tiekol biha iżda anki biex tolqtol, hekk ukoll dan ir-raġel ħa vantaġġ minn xi ħaġa tajba biex laħaq il-finijiet ta’ moħħu u stupra darba, darbtejn tifla ta’ 14-il sena fid-dar ta’ ommha li wriet fiduċja fih u daħħlitu jgħix magħha… Read more »
On Tuesday, 7th September, 2010, his Lordship Mgr. Angelus Kujur, Bishop of Purnea in India, paid a courtesy visit to the Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P., at his residence in Attard.
Click on the photo to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »
The General Chapter of the Order of Preachers, founded by Saint Dominic, elected Bro. Bruno Cadoré as new Master of the Order. Elected for a nine year term of office, he succeeds Bro. Carlos Azpiroz Costa, an Argentinean, who was Master of the Order from 2001 to 2010, and before him Bro. Timothy Radcliffe, a friar from England, well known all over the world for his publications and preaching… Read more »
I think I only just realised my good fortune when I caught a glimpse of His Holiness and, as I looked at his smile, found myself at a loss for words.
Seeing how the Pope welcomed us and was genuinely interested in wanting to get to know us better helped me realise that we are in fact very important for God, each and every one of us in all that we do… Read more »
