Monthly Archives: February 2019

Owners or guardians? Moral and ecological significance of ‘Laudato Si”

Public lecture by the Interdiocesan Environment Commission

13/02/2019

  • The Interdiocesan Environment Commission is holding a public lecture on the rights, freedoms and responsibilities towards the environment in the light of Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology, Laudato Si’.

    Prof.  José Carlos De Miranda, from the Catholic University of Portugal and the University of Lisbon – Centre of Philosophy, will discuss the theme: “Owners or Guardians? Moral and Ecological Significance of Laudato Si’”…

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The Gospel of the day: 13th February

13/02/2019
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Gen 2, 4b-9.15-17
    Psalm: 103 (104), 1-2a.27-28.29bc-30

    Gospel: Mk 7, 14-23

  • Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person, but the things that come out from within are what defile.”

    When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable…

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Three words from the grotto of Lourdes

Quddiesa fil-Jum Dinji tal-Morda u mill-ewwel dehra tal-Madonna f'Lourdes

12/02/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

     


  • Il-kappella tal-Franġiskani Kapuċċini, il-Furjana
    11 ta’ Frar 2019

    Il-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes titfa’ ħarsitna qabel xejn fuq Marija, dik l-omm li meta Ġesù kien fuq is-salib, fl-aħħar mumenti ta’ ħajtu, tahielna bħala ommna. Hi din l-omm kollha mħabba u ħniena li aħna niċċelebraw illum…

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Pope Francis to visit Naples in June

12/02/2019

  • During his visit to Naples on 21 June 2019, Pope Francis will take part in a meeting on “Theology after Veritatis Gaudium in the Mediterranean context”.

    In a communiqué released on Monday, the interim Director of the Vatican Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti, said the Pope will arrive around 9am and will address participants in the conference.

    Pope Francis will be welcomed by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the Archbishop of Naples, Bishop Francesco Marino of Nola, and Fr…

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Should Christians be politically engaged?

12/02/2019

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  • The question whether Christians should participate in politics may sound rhetorical. The answer is clearly affirmative: they should, first and foremost as citizens. Drawing on some ideas in political philosophy and key principles in Catholic social thought, the first session of the course God & Politics will discuss the why and the how (and the how not) of Christians’ participation in a pluralistic society…

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The Gospel of the day: 12th February

12/02/2019
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Gen 1, 20 – 2, 4a
    Psalm: 8, 4-5.6-7.8-9

    Gospel: Mk 7, 1-13

  • When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands…

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What’s the secret ingredient in the Lourdes water?

11/02/2019

  • In a crucial scene in DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, Mr Ping (who raised Po) tells Po that the secret ingredient in his famous Noodle Soup is … nothing! Po can’t believe what he is hearing, but Mr Ping tells him, “In order to make something special, you just have to BELIEVE that it is special!” This revelation finally helps Po overcome his self-doubt and defeat his nemesis…

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“What will we pass on to our children? Museums or a living faith?” – The Archbishop on the feast of St Paul

Mass on the feast of St Paul's Shipwreck

11/02/2019

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  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il-Belt Valletta
    10 ta’ Frar 2019

    Ir-rakkont mill-Atti tal-Appostli li għadna kemm qrajna u li tant jagħmilna kburin, u bir-raġun, jippreżenta lil Pawlu l-Appostlu Missierna bħala protagonist waqt il-vjaġġ qalb it-tempesta. Jitkellem diversi drabi u jagħti mhux biss kuraġġ imma indikazzjonijiet ċari lill-ekwipaġġ u lill-passiġġiera…

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Pope to World Government Summit: There is no development without solidarity

11/02/2019

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  • World leaders are currently meeting at the World Government Summit, taking place in Dubai from 10-12 February. In his video message, Pope Francis greets those participating in the Summit and recalls his own visit to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month. “I encountered a modern country which is looking to the future without forgetting its roots”, he said…

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The Gospel of the day: 11th February

11/02/2019
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Gen 1, 1-19
    Psalm: 103 (104), 1-2a.5-6.10 and 12.24 and 35c

    Gospel: Mk 6, 53-56

     

  • After making the crossing to the other side of the sea, Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there. As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognised him…

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