WYD-Brazil 2013

“Missionary commitment is an essential dimension of faith. We cannot be true believers if we do not evangelize”. Benedict XVI wrote this in the Message for the 28th World Youth Day to be held in Rio in July 2013. In view of the upcoming Church meeting the Pontiff invites young Catholics to make themselves missionaries among their many peers that “no longer see any meaning in their lives”, pointing out two areas where “missionary commitment is all the more necessary”: that of communications especially the “digital continent” and that of human mobility… Read more »

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 23 ta’ Novembru, l-adolexxenti flimkien mal-Arċisqof fetħu ċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet ta’ Kristu Re permezz ta’ laqgħa msejħa ‘Meeteen’, li saret ġewwa ċ-Ċentru Pastorali tas-Sgħajtar, fil-parroċċa tan-Naxxar bejn is-6.30 p.m. u d-9.00 p.m. It-tema għal din is-sena poġġiet l-mistoqsija ‘Il-Fidi Bla Sens?’. It-tema offriet stedina liż-żgħażagħ biex permezz ta’ attività ċentrali li saret dakinhar, jagħmlu mixja mis-sensi għall-fidi. Din il-laqgħa, li din is-sena ġiet organizzata mill-grupp ta’ żgħażagħ Navitas, ġabet flimkien mijiet ta’ adolexxenti ta’ bejn 12 u 16-il sena… Read more »

Nhar il-Ħadd li ġej il-Knisja tiċċelebra il-festa liturġika ta’ Kristu Re. Iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet għal din is-sena se jikkonsistu fi tlett attivitajiet ewlenin: waħda għall-adoloxxenti, attività oħra għat-tfal u attività Djoċesana li hija miftuħa għal kulħadd. 

Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana ta’ Kristu Re, li se jippresiedi l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P, se ssir il-Ħadd stess fil-pjazza maġenb il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Ħal Balzan, fl-4p.m.  L-Isqof Awżiljarju, Mons… Read more »

Bejn il-15 u s-17 ta’ Novembru 2012, il-Provinċja Dumnikana Maltija organizzat ir-Raba’ Kungress tal-Predikazzjoni bit-tema Il-Kelma:  Mid-Deżert għall-Belt.

Il-kelliem prinċipali f’dan il-Kungress kien Fr. Michael Monshau O.P., Dumnikan mill-Amerika, li għandu dottorat fl-Omeletika.  Fr. Monshau jgħallem fl-Università San Tumas t’Akwinu f’Ruma (Angelicum) u jagħti korsijiet ukoll fil-Kulleġġ Dumnikan tal-Filosofija u Teoloġija f’Barkeley, California, USA.  Hu wkoll awtur u editur ta’ diversi kotba, fosthom The Grace and Task of Preaching (Dominican Publications, Dublin 2006)… Read more »

The Curia is inviting the general public for the celebratory events for the Episcopal Ordination of Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, The Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Malta and Titular Bishop Elect of Saint Leone.

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Tuesday, 20th November  2012 – Parish of St Sebastian, Qormi

Commemoration of the Sacraments of Initiation

5.30 p.m. Meeting with children of the parish… Read more »

Pope Benedict XVI

The close ties between the work of evangelisation and the need to overcome the divisions that still exist between Christians was the central theme of Thursday’s address by the Holy Father to the members and consultors of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity on the occasion of their plenary assembly dedicated to “The importance of ecumenism in new evangelisation”.

The Pope stated, “We cannot follow a truly ecumenical path while ignoring the crisis of faith affecting vast areas of the world, including those where the proclamation of the Gospel was first accepted and where Christian life has flourished for centuries… Read more »

Nhar il-Ħamis 15 ta’ Novembru 2012, is-Segretarjat għall-Mezzi tal-Komunikazzjoni Soċjali tal-Knisja f’Malta, f’kollaborazzjoni mas-Sależjani ta’ Don Bosco, nieda proġett ġdid bl-isem ‘FilmE’.

Din hija inizjattiva oħra fil-qasam tal-Media Education. L-għan ta’ dan il-proġett hu li jlaqqgħa żgħażagħ adoloxxenti biex jipproduċu films qosra, u fil-proċess jitgħallmu jaħdmu flimkien u joħolqu sens komunitarju. Dan il-proġett joffri mhux biss l-opportunità li huma jkunu l-protagonisti tal-media, imma wkoll li jrawmu fihom sens ta’ evalwazzjoni kritika tal-media u jitgħallmu dawk il-valuri umani li huma ta’ ġid għalihom… Read more »

Nhar l-Erbgħa 14 ta’ Novembru 2012, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. iċċelebra quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr bis-sehem tal-istudenti li se jiggradwaw mill-Università ta’ Malta. Din saret fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann.

L-Arċisqof feraħ lil gradwati kollha, u qallhom li Ġesu jifrah magħhom ukoll tas-suċċess li għamlu fl-edukazzjoni tagħhom. Hu ħeġġeġ lil gradwati biex jagħmlu riflessjoni biex fil-karriera tagħhom jaġixxu etikament tajjeb fir-responsabiltajiet tagħhom… Read more »

Pope during weekly General Audience

Three ways to knowing God (the world, the human being and the faith) provided the theme for Benedict XVI’s catechesis during his general audience, held Wednesday morning in the Paul VI Hall.

The Holy Father began by explaining that “God’s initiative always precedes any initiative on the part of man, and, even on our journey towards Him, it is He Who first illuminates and guides us, while always respecting our freedom… Read more »