Yearly Archives: 2013

The common good and the situation in Malta

20/07/2013

  • The day after Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna appealed for a fair distribution of wealth and asked whether the wealth being generated in our society is causing economic disparity, statistics published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) showed that the gap between the rich and the poor is actually growing.

    The Archbishop’s call on Independence Day, for authorities to pay more attention to the weaker members of our society, is even more urgent when one considers that the number of people at risk of poverty in 2016 stood at 69,920, according to the NSO…

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“Taqraha xejn il-Kelma ta’ Alla?” ​

“Għandi waħda, Father, pulita fuq l-ixkaffa...!”

19/07/2013

  • “Taqraha xejn il-Kelma ta’ Alla?” ​

  • “Għandi waħda, Father, pulita fuq l-ixkaffa…!”
     
    Mhux darba u tnejn iltqajt ma’ din it-tip ta’ risposta meta nistaqsi lil xi ħadd jekk jaqrax jew jitlobx bil-Kelma ta’ Alla.  Tweġibiet bħal dawn iġegħluni naħseb ħafna…

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Psalm 121

19/07/2013

  • Psalm 121

  • Psalm 121 A Song Of Ascents.

    1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains
        where does my help come from?

    2 My help comes from the Lord,
        the Maker of heaven and earth…

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175 years since the beginning of the Maltese Dominican Province

17/07/2013

On Friday 12th July 2013, the Archbishop assisted in a Thanksgiving mass on the occasion of the 175 anniversary of the beginning of the Maltese Dominican Province, celebrated at St. Dominic’s church, Rabat.

The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »

Pope Francis: Imitate God’s Mercy

16/07/2013

On 14th July 2013, at midday, the Pope presided at his first Sunday Angelus in Castel Gandolfo, praying with the faithful gathered in Piazza della Liberta. He commented on the parable of the good Samaritan from the gospel of St. Luke, emphasizing that “God always wants mercy for everyone and not condemnation. He wants the mercy of the heart because he is merciful and understands well our suffering, our difficulties and even our sins… Read more »

From Africa – For Africa

16/07/2013

The Pontifical Mission Societies, known as Uffiċċju Missjunarju, situated in Merchants’ Street in Valletta is organising an African Art Exhibition, FROM AFRICA FOR AFRICA. The main aim of this exhibition is to raise awareness about the situation in several African countries – like Tanzania, Zanzibar and Zimbabwe – where talented, but poor artists do not have the means to promote their work due to lack of money and resources… Read more »

Precarious work – Today’s reality

16/07/2013

Il-Kummissjoni Pastorali fid-Dinja tax-Xogħol segwiet u qed tkompli ssegwi d-diskussjonijiet li qegħdin jsiru fuq ix-xogħol prekarju f’pajjiżna. Hija tixtieq twassal ukoll il-kontribut tagħha lis-soċjeta fuq din ir-realtà. Ix-xogħol prekarju huwa realtà fid-dinja tax-xogħol, realtà negattiva li tajjeb nagħmlu ħilitna kollha biex tiġi mrażżna.

Meta nitkellmu fuq xogħol prekarju hemm diversi aspetti x’jiġu kkunsidrati. Prekarju tfisser nuqqas ta’ stabilità u sigurtà. Xogħol prekarju huwa serq lill-ħaddiem minn xogħol diċenti u xieraq li għandu jkollu… Read more »