2015 Archives

Position paper on the consultation document on the proposal for Legislation on Organ and Tissue Donation

13/05/2015

Position Paper on the Government’s consultation document on the proposal for legislation on organ and tissue donation. CLICK HERE to download the full document. This Position Paper was drawn up by a group of experts from the following fields: clinical medicine, psychology, philosophy and theology. This ad hoc group was set up by the Maltese Episcopal Conference, and its aim is for the Church to contribute to the public forum on the White Paper on Organ and Tissue Donation…

13/05/2015

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Direttur: Thomas Vinterberg

Atturi: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Jessica Barden

Ħin: 118 minuti

Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 12A

Klassifika tal-Knisja: 12A

Bathsheba Everdene hija xebba fuq tagħha u determinata li żżomm l-indipendenza tagħha fid-dinja patriarkali ta’ l-Ingilterra fi żmien ir-Reġina Vittoria. Hija tiret estejt, medda kbira ta’ raba’ mitluqha, li trid akkost ta’ kollox terġa’ tagħtijha l-ħajja…

13/05/2015

13/05/2015

Il-Ħadd 17 ta’ Mejju hija l-Ġurnata Internazzjonali kontra l-omofobija u transfobija (International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia – IDAHOT) u l-grupp Drachma se janima Quddiesa speċjali b’talb għall-vittmi ta’ reati ta’ mibgħeda li jinbtu mill-omofobija u tranfobija.

Post: University Chaplaincy, Tal-Qroqq Ħin: 7:00 p.m.

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13/05/2015

Pope Francis said Tuesday whoever lives the mission of “Caritas” is a true witness of Christ. Speaking during his homily for the opening Mass of the XXth General Assembly of “Caritas Internationalis”, the Pope said the Church’s humanitarian and development organization reveals the power of Christian love and the desire of the Church to reach out to Jesus in every person, especially the poor and the suffering…

12/05/2015

On Thursday 14 May 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will institue three seminarians as Lectors, during Mass at the Parish Church of the Holy Family, Iklin, at 7.00 p.m.
The three seminarians, who are in their fifth year of formation at the Archbishop’s Seminary, are Sinclair Bugeja from the Parish of the Holy Family, Iklin, Ryan Lee Pace from the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gżira, and Mark Spiteri from the Parish of Saint Philip of Agira, Ħaż-Żebbuġ…

12/05/2015

- The Cana Movement has launched a pilot project whereby it is hoping to bring the Holy Family into people’s home in order to encourage families to pray together for their own and other families. The first parish to participate in this project is Stella Maris, Sliema.
  
  On Sunday 10th May, the project was launched during a special family mass, celebrated by Fr Karm Mercieca, Vice-Director of the Cana Movement, during which three generous couples, who have accepted to collaborate in this project, were presented to the congregation…

12/05/2015

Pope Francis says that although Christians are still persecuted and killed in the name of God, the Holy Spirit gives them the strength to face martyrdom as they bear witness to their faith. The Pope was speaking during his homily on Monday at Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.
Pope Francis finds inspiration in the Gospel reading of the day in which Jesus says to his disciples: “When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me…

12/05/2015

11/05/2015

Nhar is-Sibt 9 ta’ Mejju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna żar il-Parroċċa tas-Swatar. L-Arċisqof bierek l-uffiċċju parrokjali l-ġdid u ċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ San Ġorġ Preca.
L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof
Knisja Parrokjali tas-Swatar

9 ta’ Mejju 2015

Għeżież parruċċani tas-Swatar,

Il-qari li għadna kemm smajna jfakkarna li aħna midjunin ħafna mal-Ispirtu tal-Mulej li għandu l-qawwa jittrasforma d-dgħjufija tagħna u permezz tagħna jagħmel minna ħwejjeġ kbar.

Meta intom tħarsu lejn il-patrun tal-parroċċa tagħkom, San Ġorġ Preca, it-tifel ta’ Vincenzo u ta’ Natalina Ceravolo, intom taraw bniedem miksi bid-dgħjufija…