Monthly Archives: November 2019
Ecology Week organised by the Faculty of Theology and the Carmelite Institute Malta
08/11/2019The Faculty of Theology, in collaboration with the Carmelite Institute Malta, is holding Ecology Week between 13 and 17 December 2019. The guest scholar for this event is Rev. Dr Eduardo Agosta Scarel, an Argentinian Carmelite who holds a doctorate in Climate Science and lectures at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires.
On Saturday 14 December 2019, Dr Agosta Scarel will lead a day-seminar at the Carmelite Institute, Mdina, entitled ‘One with Nature, One with God: A Christian Ecological Spirituality‘. He will offer elements for a spirituality of ecology based on categories of interpretation of the reality of the current ecological, socio-environmental crisis described in the encyclical Laudato Si’ of Pope Francis… Read more »
The Gospel of the day: 8th November
08/11/2019Readings of the day
First Reading: Rom 15, 14-21
Psalm: 97 (98), 1,2-3ab.3cd-4
Gospel: Lk 16, 1-8
Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.’
The steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? … Read more »
If there’s a place waiting for us, it’s heaven – The Archbishop
Pontifical Mass on All Souls Day
02/11/2019 Parish Church of the Transfiguration, LijaL-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
L-ewwel ħsieb li nixtieq naqsam magħkom illejla hija xi ħaġa li jgħid Ġesù fuq il-ġenna u fuq l-infern. Innutaw ftit x’jgħid fuq il-ġenna hu u jbierek lit-tajbin għaliha: “Ejjew, imberkin minn Missieri, ħudu b’wirt tagħkom is-saltna li tħejjiet għalikom sa mill-ħolqien tad-dinja” (Mt 25:34).
Skont Ġesù l-ġenna ġiet maħluqa mħejjija għalina sa mill-ħolqien tad-dinja. Aħna maħluqin biex immorru hemmhekk… Read more »
An education which helps students grow in an active and responsible participation in society – The Auxiliary Bishop
Mass on the opening and blessing of new the facilities in St Michael School, Santa Venera
06/11/2019Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi
Okkażjoni bħal tal-lum hija okkażjoni verament sabiħa għalikom ilkoll, jiġifieri l-istudenti, kull min jaħdem hawnhekk, kull min ta l-kontribut tiegħu imma wkoll għall-Knisja f’Malta. Għaliex meta tara l-iskola kif intqal fil-bidu tkompli tiżviluppa tul is-snin – work in progress – tieħu gost bil-ħajja li hawn f’dan il-qasam hekk importanti tal-edukazzjoni.
Jien xtaqt insemmi tliet punti li ħadthom mill-mission statement tal-iskola tagħkom, li naħseb huma ħafna importanti għalina lkoll… Read more »
The seeds we should be sowing – The Archbishop
07/11/2019Some of the participants at The Good Neighbourhood Dinner, organised last June by the Archdiocese of Malta with the aim of encouraging a society that embraces diversity. Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
A remark by former minister Tonio Borg, who kindly wrote the foreword to my book ‘Religion and the 1921 Malta Constitution’, caused a ripple of laughter at the launch of the publication last week after he quoted s.2(2) of our Constitution, which states “the authorities of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church have the duty and the right to teach which principles are right and which are wrong”… Read more »
The Gospel of the day: 7th November
07/11/2019Readings of the day
First Reading: Rom 14, 7-12
Psalm: 26 (27), 1.4.13-14
Gospel: Lk 15, 1-10
Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,
but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
So to them he addressed this parable. “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? … Read more »
The beauty of all colours in the feasts – The Auxiliary Bishop
Speech for the 9th volume of the book 'Ilwien il-Festi Maltin'
29/10/2019 Iċ-Ċentru Animazzjoni u Komunikazzjoni (ĊAK), BirkirkaraFid-29 ta’ Ottubru tnieda l-ktieb Ilwien il-Festi Maltin Vol.9, damma ta’ ritratti meħuda minn Mark Micallef Perconte fotografu u dilettant tal-festi. L-editur tal-ktieb hu Andrew Borg u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi kiteb id-daħla tal-ktieb. L-għan ewlieni ta’ din is-sensiela ta’ kotba hu li tgħin lill-qarrej japprezza aktar il-ħidma ta’ tant voluntiera li jissagrifikaw sigħat twal biex jiggarantixxu livell għoli fil-festi kif ukoll biex b’ħidmiethom juru li Alla jixraqlu l-aqwa u l-aħjar… Read more »
Zombieland: Double Tap
06/11/2019**
Direttur: Ruben Fleischer
Atturi: Woody Harrelson. Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone, Rosario Dawson, Joey Deutch u Luke Wilson
Ħin tal-Film: 99 min
Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd
KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 15
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 18
Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita u Little Rock jeħilsuha ħafif mid-diżastru li rajna fl-ewwel film meta l-Amerika kienet ġiet attakkata minn żombies… Read more »
The Addams Family
06/11/2019***
Diretturi: Conrad Vernon u Greg Tiernan
Ilħna: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace, Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler u Allison Janney
Ħin tal-Film: 87 min
Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd
KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: PG
KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: PG
Gomez u Morticia Addams jitkeċċew mill-kumplament tal-familja waqt ċerimonja ta’ tieġ minn folla mgħaddba għax ma qablitx man-natura makabra taċ-ċerimonja… Read more »