The importance of silence in our relationship with God

Pope Benedict XVI held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, during which he concluded his series of catechesis of Jesus’ own prayer. The particular focus of Pope Benedict’s remarks was the importance of silence in our relationship with God.
In Christ’s own life and prayer, and especially in his experience of the Cross, we see a constant interplay of word and silence… Read more »

Pope during lenten talks

When life feels like a dark and silent tunnel, faith gives a Christian light and music, Pope Benedict XVI said at the end of his weeklong Lenten retreat.

Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa led the pope’s retreat Feb. 26-March 3 in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, offering the pope and top Vatican officials three meditations each day on the theme “Christians’ Communion With God.”

Thanking the cardinal at the end of the retreat, Pope Benedict said Cardinal Monsengwo “seasoned these meditations with beautiful stories — taken mostly from your beloved African land — which gave us joy and helped us.”

The pope said he was particularly struck by the cardinal’s story about a friend of his who was in a coma and “had the impression of being in a dark tunnel, but at the end he saw a bit of light and heard beautiful music.” “This can be a parable of our lives,” the pope said… Read more »

On the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca the Metropolitan Chapter is organising a Concelebrated Mass of Thanksgiving at the Mdina Cathedral on Thursday, 8th March 2012, at 6.00p.m.

Mgr. Mercieca was ordained by Bishop Mgr. Joseph Pace on 8th March 1952, in Gozo.

Mgr. Mercieca was born in Victoria, Gozo on 11th November 1928… Read more »

On Sunday 4th March 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated Mass at Tal-Ibrag Parish Church, as the official opening of his pastoral visit to the parish.

CLICK HERE for more information on the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in your parish.

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IEC-2012

This summer’s international Eucharistic Congress in Dublin is aiming to attract youth with a program being described as “one of the most ambitious youth ministry programs ever presented in this country.”

Young people from across Ireland are being invited to celebrate their faith at the June International Eucharistic Congress 2012 (IEC2012). The program called “Go! Be Church!” will happen in an area known as the Chiara Luce Youth Space at IEC2012, and is aimed for youth from age 17 to 25… Read more »

On Sunday 4th March 2012, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. lit the Benedictine Torch for Peace during a Eucharisitc Celebration at St John’s CoCathedral in Valletta. Archbishop Paul Cremona celebrated Mass together with Mgr Pietro Vittorelli, Archabbot of Montecassino Abbey, and Mgr Renato Boccardo, Archbishop of Spoleto, Norcia. The Mass was animated by the Benedictine Choir of Monte Cassino. At  the end of the Eucharistic celebration, a medieval re-enactment of the historical Terra Sancti Benedicti procession was held outside St… Read more »

A delegation of 116 Italians from Monte Cassino (Rome, Italy) including Benedictine monks, 26 choir members, a reenactment group and representatives of civil society, are expected to arrive in Malta today to participate in the annual event of peace, hope and fraternity, known as the Benedictine Torch. The Torch will be lit during a celebration of Mass which will be held tomorrow, Sunday 4th March, at St… Read more »