Monthly Archives: September 2015

Reply to MUT on recruitment irregularities

  • With reference to the press release issued by the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT), the Secretariat for Catholic Education would like to emphasize that it disapproves of any alleged irregular recruitment practices which may have been adopted by certain schools.

    The Secretariat also disapproves of the MUT’s practice of writing to the Archbishop and issuing a press release with the contents of the letter within two hours…

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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

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    Direttur: Wes Ball

    Atturi: Dylan O’Brien,Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster

    Ħin: 131 minuti

    Klassifika tal-Gvern: 12A

    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15

    Wara li Thomas u sħabu jirnexxielhom jaħarbu lil WICKED (World in Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment) u joħorġu mill-‘maze’, huma jinħelsu mill-art maħruqa minn Janson li jeħodhom bil-helicopter f’kompless taħt l-art. Bla ma  jafu jkunu reġgħu saru WICKED…

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Vacation

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    Diretturi: John Francis Daley u Jonathan M. Goldstein

    Atturi: Ed Helmes, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gismondo, Steele Stebbins, Chris Hemsworth, Leslie Mann, Chevy Chase u Beverly D’Angelo

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 18

    Rusty Griswold , pilota ta’ l-ajru ma’ Econair, kumpanija żgħira, hu miżżewweġ lil Debbie. Għandhom żewġ subien, iż-zgħir Kevin,  dejjem iġib  ruħhu ta’ buli ma’ ħuh  James…

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Pope Francis: Church is a mother, not a rigid association

  • Pope Francis says the Church is a mother and must have that loving and tender maternal feeling and human warmth as otherwise all that remains is rigidity and discipline. That was the message at the heart of the Pope’s homily on Tuesday (15th September) at the Mass celebrated in the Santa Marta Residence. Tuesday’s Mass was also attended by the C-9 Cardinals who are meeting in the Vatican this week…

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Protecting the weakest of our brethren

  • “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Mt 25:40) Jesus said to the people. It could well be that we never considered these words to apply also to the weakest of our brethren – the tiny embryo, almost microscopic, which deserves always to be protected, rather than viewed as a simple commodity or a right to some…

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Pope Francis prays with and blesses the residents of Dar tal-Providenza

  • A group of 27 residents of Dar tal-Providenza. together with their carers, met with Pope Francis this morning near Casa Santa Marta, right after the recital of the Angelus for those gathered in St Peter’s Square. They were accompanied by Archbishop Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona OP, Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Dar tal-Providenza, administration and carers from the home…

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An international missionary initiative celebrates its 30th anniversary from its foundation in Malta

  • L-inizjattiva ta’ evanġelizzazzjoni li bdiet f’Malta kienet u għada inizjattiva importanti fit-tixrid tal-Evanġelju fl-erbat’irjieħ tad-dinja. Hekk qal il-Kardinal Peter Turkson, il-President tal-Kunsill Pontifiċju tal-Ġustizzja u Paċi tal-Vatikan li ġie Malta għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni li saret ilbieraħ fil-Knisja ta’ San Franġisk f’Birkirkara biex tfakkar il-bidu tal-Institute for World Evangelization – ICPE Mission tletin sena ilu. Il-Kardinal Turkson kompla jgħid li l-Knisja mingħajr missjoni m’hijiex il-Knisja vera nisranija u  li d-dinja għandha bżonn kbir ta’ persuni b’mod partikolari lajċi li jiddedikaw ħajjithom kompletament biex iwasslu ‘l Kristu lill-oħrajn…

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Pope: Follow the way of the Cross against the temptation of evil

  • If we want to move forward “on the path of Christian life” we must fall, just as Jesus did when he carried the Cross.

    This was the message at the heart of Pope Francis’ homily on Monday morning during Mass at Casa Santa Marta.

    The Mass, which took place on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, was also attended by the C9 Cardinals who are meeting in the Vatican until September 16…

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Marana thà Community

  • Nhar il-Ħamis 10 ta’ Settembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa mal-membri tal-komunità Marana thà, f’għeluq l-40 anniversarju ta’ din il-komunità mmexxija minn Dr John Bonnici Mallia. Il-Quddiesa saret fiċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali ta’ Raħal Ġdid.

    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Ċentru Parrokkjali, Raħal Ġdid

    10 ta’ Settembru 2015

    Jiena ser nieħu l-qari li l-Mulej ipprovdilna llum, li huwa mill-Ħamis tat-Tlieta u Għoxrin ġimgħa ta’ matul is-sena, bħala l-profezija fuqkom, fuqek għażiż Dr John u fuqna…

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Pope Francis: Keep people at the centre of the economy

  • Pope Francis met on Saturday with directors and employees, along with their families, of the Banca di Credito Cooperativo (the BCC) of Rome, an Italian credit union, on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of its foundation.

    In his address, Pope Francis spoke of the importance of cooperatives, noting that these kinds of groups are frequently referenced in the Church’s social teaching, including in his own Encyclical Laudato sì…

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