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22 adolexxent mill-parroċċa jirċievu s-Sagrament tal-Griżma

  Il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta' San Ġużepp, l-Imsida

Nhar il-Ħadd 10 ta’ Novembru ngħatat bidu tal-Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa tal-Imsida mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi. Dakinhar 22 adolexxent irċivew is-Sagrament tal-Griżma ta-Isqof u wara l-Isqof iltaqa’ ma’ dawk preżenti.

Messaġġ tal-okkażjoni mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Mons. Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għeżież membri tal-parroċċa tal-Imsida, huwa ta’ ferħ kbir għalija li f’dawn il-jiem se niġi għall-Viżta Pastorali f’din il-parroċċa għażiża.

Il-parroċċa tagħkom, taħt il-ħarsien ta’ San Ġużepp, hija parroċċa li sentejn ilu ċċelebrat il-150 sena parroċċa… Read more »

Recognition and appreciation for those who worked for the kingdom of God

Mass by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi in suffrage of bishops, priests and religious people

  The Cathedral of St Paul, Mdina

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Jekk għoddejt sew il-lista li nqrat fil-bidu tal-quddiesa, huma 40 is-saċerdoti u r-reliġjużi li mill-aħħar ċelebrazzjoni f’Novembru tas-sena li għaddiet, għaddew għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem.
Nixtieq nagħmel dawn it-tliet riflessjonijiet qosra.

Rikonoxxenza

Illum nirringrazzjaw lil Alla b’rikonoxxenza u apprezzament għal kull wieħed u waħda minn dawn is-saċerdoti u r-reliġjużi. Niftakru wkoll f’dawk li għaddew għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem fis-snin ta’ qabel, imma nitolbu speċjalment għal dawn tal-aħħar sena… Read more »

European Conference on Catholic Education in Malta

50 delegates from 27 European countries representing 8.5 million students

  The Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana

Madwar 50 rappreżentat tal-iskejjel Kattoliċi fl-Ewropa attendew konferenza li saret fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof u li ġiet organizzata mis-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Kattolika tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Il-konferenza nfetħet b’Quddiesa li tmexxiet mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi.

Id-delegati minn 27 pajjiż li jirrappreżentaw 8.5 miljun student fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja fl-Ewropa ddiskuttew diversi temi, inizjattivi u prattiċi pożittivi relatati mal-edukazzjoni Kattolika. Huma ddiskutew ukoll il-formazzjoni tal-kapijiet edukattivi u tal-edukaturi f’soċjetà pluralista u post-sekulari… Read more »

Make me a channel of your peace – Remembrance Day 2019

Pontifical Mass by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

  St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Homily by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

‘Lord, make me a channel of your peace.’ This prayer comes to our heart and mind on Remembrance Sunday – a day that was established a century ago, one year after the end of the First World War, to remember the fallen. We are commemorating this day on the morrow of the thirtieth anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – an important event that changed the course of history… Read more »

The Catholic Action: 90 years on

The General Assembly of the Catholic Action

  The Catholic Institute, Floriana

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 8 ta’ Novembru ġiet organizzata l-Assemblea Ġenerali tal-Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija. Din is-sena kienet waħda speċjali għall-membri tal-għaqda għax kienet attività parti miċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tad-90 Anniversarju. L-Assemblea Ġenerali bdiet billi disa’ persuni li kellhom bejn l-10 u d-90 sena, qasmu l-esperjenzi tagħhom fl-Azzjoni Kattolika, tul dawn id-90 sena li ilha mwaqqfa f’Malta.

Josef DeBono, il-President Ġenerali tal-Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija tenna li dawn l-aħħar 90 sena mhux biss jirrakkontaw storja iżda juru wkoll ħeġġa għal dak li ġej, għax huwa iktar importanti minn dak li diġà għadda… Read more »

Breathing with two lungs – the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Statement by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi and 26 other representatives of all European Episcopal Conferences (COMECE)

The fall of the Berlin Wall on the 9th of November 1989 was one of the most important events in European history in the last decades. It was a moment full of emotion. After having been separated by a concrete wall for more than 28 years, people – relatives, friends and neighbours – living in the same city were able to meet each other, to celebrate and to express their joy and hopes… Read more »

The importance of sound planning in Malta – Environment Commission

Message on the occasion of World Town Planning Day 2019

Every year, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) issues a statement on this day to highlight the importance of sound planning for Malta, one of the most densely populated countries in the world. For such a small country, a planning process which is not hijacked by vested interests is of paramount importance, if the country is to pursue the route to sustainable development for the benefit of both current and future generations… Read more »

Ecology Week organised by the Faculty of Theology and the Carmelite Institute Malta

The 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 »

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

Omelija 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 »