This seminar is intended to raise awareness and empower participants to generate different solutions according to their own particular needs. A presentation will be held by family counsellor, Ms Silvia Galea, to be followed by discussion groups. This seminar is intended for middle aged couples whose children have fled the nest or will soon do so. When children leave the parents’ home for multiple reasons some parents may feel a sense of worthlessness, loss of purpose, sadness or abandonment although some do feel accomplished. This is another step in the family life cycle, a stage of transition which may create stress and unease in most circumstances but more severe consequences (eg…
Pope Francis on Tuesday met with tens of thousands of young Mexicans from across the country, telling them that they are the wealth of the nation. After evidently enjoying the singing and dancing performed by hundreds of youngsters in colourful local costumes, the Pope told them to put their hope, not in money or material things, but in Jesus Christ who is calling them to be ‘salt and light’ among their friends and their communities…
Pope Francis on Tuesday begins the 4th day of his Apostolic Journey to Mexico with a trip to one of the country’s most drug-ridden states. Veronica Scarisbrick is with the Holy Father and sent us this report, entitled “Horror and Hope in Michoacán“. Listen to the report: Pope Francis on Tuesday, 16 February, travels to Morelia, capital of Michoacán, the Mexican state most identified with the drug trade…
Pope Francis delivered the first major addressof his visit to Mexico on Saturday, to the nation’s civil authorities and the corps of diplomats present for the occasion. In his remarks, the Holy Father described himself once again as “a missionary of mercy and of peace,” and also as, “a son who wishes to pay homage to his mother, the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe, and place himself under her watchful care.” Listen to Chris Altieri’s report: Praising Mexico’s unique cultural richness and stressing the central importance of Mexico in American life, the Holy Father had especial words of encouragement for the young people of the nation…
Il-Ħadd 14 ta’ Frar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Ħajja, fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. The Celebration of Mass ‘live’ on YouTube Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta14 ta’ Frar 2016 It-tliet tentazzjonijiet li jirrakkontalna Luqa fl-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna (Lq 4, 1-13); li huwa l-Vanġelu tal-Ewwel Ħadd tar-Randan, huma tliet tentazzjonijiet partikolarment adatti għal Ġesù; huma lixka biex ix-xitan jaqbdu taħt il-ħakma tiegħu…
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God the Father and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you” (2 Cor 13:13). 1. By God the Father’s will, from which all gifts come, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the help of the Holy Spirit Consolator, we, Pope Francis and Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, have met today in Havana…
Here in Mexico city the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas is everywhere. It’s plastered on taxis, in shops, in homes and in the most unlikely places. No surprise as in the past even Mexican revolutionaries carried her image into battle. She’s ‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’, Patroness of the Americas. She represents the spiritual heart of the nation…
Nhar il-Ħamis 11 ta’ Frar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa għall-morda, fl-okkażjoni tal-Jum Dinji tal-Morda, fis-Santwarju ta’ Santa Tereża, Birkirkara. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Santwarju ta’ S. Tereża, B’Kara11 ta’ Frar 2016 Fil-Vanġelu li għadna kemm smajna, naraw lil Marija attenta ħafna għall-bżonnijiet tal-oħrajn. Indunat li ma kienx fadal inbid…
Nhar l-Erbgħa 10 ta’ Frar, Ras ir-Randan, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Kappella tal-Kunvent tas-Sorijiet tal-Karità, Ħal Tarxien, li matulha sar ir-rit tat-tqegħid tal-irmied. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Kappella tas-Sorijiet tal-Karità, Ħal Tarxien10 ta’ Frar 2016 Fil-bidu tar-Randan Imqaddes, Ġesù jsemmi tliet Opri ta’ ħniena li, nistgħu ngħidu, jikkorrispondu għal tliet atteġġjamenti importanti ħafna…
