Monthly Archives: June 2012

THIRTEEN PRIESTS CELEBRATE THEIR 35 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FROM THEIR PRIESTHOOD ORDINATION

Filwaqt li matul din il-ġimgħa tlettax-il qassis ċċelebraw il-35 sena mill-ordinazzjoni saċerdotali tagħhom, matul il-ġimgħa li ġejja disa’ ġuvintur se jiġu ordnati qassisin.

Wieħed mill-qassisin li fil-jiem li għaddew għalaq 35 sena saċerdot hu Monsinjur Anton Gouder. Dun Anton Gouder spjega li ċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ 35 sena saċedozju għandha sinjifikat kbir u jinsab ferħan bil-vokazzjoni tiegħu ta’ qassis.

Agħfas hawn biex tkompli taqra dan l-artiklu mis-sit www.il-gensillum.com Read more »

A NEW SUPPORT SERVICE FOR THE YOUTH

Tnieda servizz ġdid ta’ counselling sapport onlinegħaż-żgħażagħ u adolexxenti permezz ta’ chat uforum fuq www.kellimni.com.

Fl-okkażjoni tat-tnedija tal-counselling u sapport online għaż-żgħażagħ u adolexxenti, is-Segretarju Parlamentari għaż-Żgħażagħ u Sport, Clyde Puli, qal li dan is-servizz se jkun qed jgħin liż-żgħażagħ jegħilbu l-isfidi li jġibu magħhom it-tranżizzjonijiet fiż-żgħożija… Read more »

MEDIA ETHICS

Il-ġurnalist għandu rwol importanti fis-soċjetà biex irazzan tentazzjonijiet ta’ poter li jista’ jkollhom gvernijiet, assoċjazzjonijiet kummerċjali jew oħrajn, biex joħonqu d-demokrazija jew it-tmexxija u l-iżviluppi ħielsa tal-bnedmin. Minkejja dan, hemm min jgħid li ħafna mill-ġurnalizmu Malti mhux għajr messaġġ promozzjonali għal interess jew idejoloġija.

Bil-għan li joħloq diskussjoni dwar dan is-suġġett ma’ dawk li jaħdmu fil-qasam tal-media, partikolarment fil-ġurnalizmu, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 23rd June

Matthew 6, 24-34

‘No one can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or be attached to the first and despise the second. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money. ‘That is why I am telling you not to worry about your life and what you are to eat, nor about your body and what you are to wear… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 22nd June

Matthew 6, 19-23

‘Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy them and thieves can break in and steal. But store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys them and thieves cannot break in and steal. For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be too. ‘The lamp of the body is the eye… Read more »

HOLY FATHER TO VISIT EMILIA ROMAGNA REGION FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE

Emilia Romagna earthquake effect

The Holy See Press Office announced that on Tuesday 26 June Benedict XVI will visit areas in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna recently affected by an earthquake. The Holy Father is scheduled to arrive by helicopter at the sports ground of San Marino di Carpi at around 10 a.m. where he will be welcomed by the head of the Italian Civil Protection Department… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 21st June

Matthew 6, 7-15

‘In your prayers do not babble as the gentiles do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them; your Father knows what you need before you ask him. So you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be held holy, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven… Read more »

CATHOLIC HEALTH ORGANISATION OPPOSES HHS MANDATE

Barack Obama

Sharpening an election-year confrontation over religious freedom, the Catholic Health Association rejected President Barack Obama’s proposal to modify regulations that would force virtually all private health plans in the US to provide coverage of sterilization and contraception — including abortifacient drugs.
The rejection of the proposed amendments to the controversial health care mandate marks a reversal for which had been a key ally in Obama’s health care overhaul, defying opposition from church bishops to help the president win approval in Congress… Read more »

Daily Gospel – 20th June

Matthew 6, 1-6,16-18

‘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 »

POPE: MAY GOD TRANSFORMS OUR DESIRES INTO GREAT WORKS OF LOVE

During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict spoke about the parables of Christ in the day’s Gospel. The parable of the seed that grows while the farmer sleeps “refers to the mystery of creation and redemption, the fruitful work of God in history.” In the parable, the Pope said, the final harvest reminds us of the full realization of God’s Kingdom at the end of time… Read more »