News from the Church in Malta
Bishop Stephen Blaire
The stark reality of unemployment and poverty is not only an economic problem, but also a moral challenge and a test of faith, according to the U.S. bishops.
Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton, California, affirmed this in “Human Costs and Moral Challenges of a Broken Economy,” the annual Labor Day statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)… Read more »
We may not realise it, but everyone around us, each person we meet can lead us to better seek the face of God! Can this also be said when we meet the poor and needy? How can such suffering help us seek God more? To help answer this question and many others, Dr. John Bonnici Mallia will be on today’s program of 4given to give us his weekly teaching… Read more »
“Il-proġett tal-Mulej” – hekk qed jirreferu għaliha s-sorijiet Klarissi ‘Dar Nazareth’, id-dar ġdida tagħhom li għadhom kemm fetħu fi Triq Santa Duminka, f’taċ-Ċawla, limiti tar-Rabat, Għawdex.
Dar Nazareth infetħet ilbieraħ, wara konċelebrazzjoni solenni ta’ radd il-ħajr li tmexxiet mill-Isqof t’Għawdex, Mons Mario Grech. Kien l-Isqof innifsu li ġimgħatejn ilu, fl-Ittra Pastorali li wassal lill-komunità fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Santa Marija, ħabbar il-ftuħ ta’ din id-Dar ġdida tas-sorijiet tal-klawsura fid-Djoċesi tiegħu… Read more »
L-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien mas-Segretrajat għall-Katekeżi u l-KDŻ, għall-ewwel darba fil-qasam tal-pastorali mal-Adolexxenti u Żgħażagħ qed jorganizza ġurnata rtir għall-Operaturi Pastorali kollha bil-għan li huma, qabel ma jerġgħu jibdew is-Sena Pastorali jkollhom opportunita’ ta’ tiġdid spiritwali personali liema tiġdid ikun ukoll ta’ benefiċċju għall-ħidma pastorali tagħhom.
Dan l-irtir ser isir nhar is-Sibt, 3 ta’ Settembru 2011, il-Lunzjata Rabat, mid-9.15a.m. – 6.00p.m. Il-prezz huwa ta €20.00… Read more »
UCUH on NET TV on Friday 26th August 2011 at 9.32pm
This week, Marthese Brincat will interview two guests who did something great in life, not just for themselves but with a filantropic aim. This took courage and determination and was truly a sign of solidarity.
What leads a person to do something so great, having to prepare oneself for months? … Read more »
On Sunday 21st August 2011, the 26th edition of the World Youth Day was marked in Cuatro Vientos Airfied, Madrid. Two million young people from all over the world participated in the event, including over 600 from Malta and Gozo.
As they were gathering in the area the day before, the young people endured exraordinarily high temperatures in the afternoon and heavy rain in the evening to welcome Pope Benedict and spend the night in prayer with him… Read more »
F’dawn l-aħħar għaxar snin il-Fondazzjoni tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann nefqet aktar minn €4 miljuni fi proġetti ta’ restawr. Il-Fondazzjoni, li hi magħmula minn membri nominati mill-Arċisqof u oħrajn nominati mill-Prim Ministru, din is-sena qed tfakkar l-għaxra anniversarju mit-twaqqif tagħha.
Il-lista ta’ proġetti ta’ restawr hi waħda impressjonanti: ir-restawr sħiħ tal-kappella tal-Italja u dik ta’ Aragona; il-kappella tas-Sagrament u l-Madonna ta’ Filermos; ir-restawr tal-orgni storiku tal-Oratorju; restawr tal-pitturi ta’ San Ġorg fuq iż-Żiemel, San Karlu Borromeo, San Ġwann fid-Deżert, il-Verġni u Binha ma’ San Ġwann u Santa Eliżabbetta, il-Flaġellazzjoni ta’ Kristu, San Franġisk Saverju, San Ġakbu, u l-Martirju ta’ San Lawrenz, fost oħrajn… Read more »
WYD2011
Here is an editorial signed by Gian Maria Vian, director of the Vatican’s semi-official daily newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, that appeared over the weekend. The director offers a commentary on Benedict XVI’s words to the youth participating in World Youth Day, which ended Sunday.
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In the middle of the second day of the papal visit – in a Madrid peacefully invaded by an impressive number of boys and girls from every part of the world – Benedict XVI cited Plato in the Basilica of the Escorial, “Seek truth while you are young, for if you do not, it will later escape your grasp” (Parmenides, 135d)… Read more »
L-irvelli li seħħu din il-ġimgħa fost l-immigranti irregolari li qed jinżammu fiċ-ċentru tad-detenzjoni f’Ħal Safi qajmu reazzjonijiet qawwija, kif mistennija wara kollox. Kif, staqsew ħafna, waslu għal dan? Mhux sew li biex wieħed jipprotesta, jispiċċa biex ikisser, ifarrak, jaħraq u jinsulenta. Hemm modi oħra ta’ kif wieħed iwassal l-ilmenti jew ir-rabja li jista’ jkollu. Barra li ħafna huma tal-fehma li Malta, mill-mezzi limitati li għadha, u minkejja ċ-ċokon tagħha, qed tagħmel sforz ġenwin biex tirrispetta l-obbligi internazzjonali tagħha bħala pajjiż ċivilizzat, u tilqa’ lil dawn ħutna li jispiċċaw ifittxu refuġju f’pajjiżna… Read more »
Fil-Parroċċa ta’ S. Pawl il-Baħar ser issir tifkira tal-mewt tal-Qaddej t’Alla, l-Isqof Emanuel Galea, nhar is-Sibt, 27 t’ Awwissu 2011, fil-Quddiesa tas-6.00 p.m. Il-Kappillan u l-Viċi Postulatur jistiednu lil dawk kollha li jinsabu fil-vaganzi f’ S. Pawl il-Baħar u lill-parruċċani kollha biex jieħdu sehem.
Il-Qaddej t’Alla, l-Isqof Galea, li l-qdusija tiegħu saħħret lil kulħadd, se jagħlaq 37 sena minn mindu mar lura f’dar il-Missier fil-21 t’ Awwissu 1974… Read more »
