It-Tielet Ħadd tal-Avvent

Bl-ingliż ngħidu ‘Actions speak louder than words’ u r-risposta li Ġesù ta lil Ġwanni kienet eżattament din. Ġwanni, minkejja li kien dak li pprepara t-triq għall-Mulej u ressaq persuni biex jitgħammdu u jitħejjew għall-wasla tal-Messija, qisu kien għadu ma fhemx eżatt x’tip ta’ Messija Ġesù kellu jkun. Il-ħajja li Ġesù kien qiegħed jgħix u l-mod ta’ kif kien qiegħed iwassal t-tagħlim tiegħu kien qisu għadu ma ħalliex il-marka neċessarja biex wieħed ikun ċert minn dak li hu Ġesù. Il-Lhud…

Jew Tiegħi jew Xejn

Dak li għaddej bħalissa madwarna jfakkarni fid-diska ta’ John Lennon “Imagine”. F’din id-diska John Lennon jidentifika żewġ problemi fid-dinja: il-problema tal-idealiżmu reliġjuż u l-problema tal-kontroll. Fil-Lvant Nofsani u n-naħa ta’ fuq tal-Afrika, kif ukoll naraw l-effeti tagħha fl-Ewropa, hemm kunflitti SFenech_Illummqajma minħabba l-idealiżmu reliġjuż. Filwaqt li fl-Ukrajna għandek kunflitt imqajjem minn kontroll fuq territorju. Għal dan John Lennon joffri soluzzjoni li kulħadd ikun l-istess u jaħseb l-istess, imma hija verament soluzzjoni?…

Highlights of 2014

Another year has flown by, and here are some photos that highlight some of the special moments we had as a community during this year.

 

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1. Joseph F.X. Zahra, who  is one of five members on the International Audit Committee of the Holy See and the Vatican State delivered one of the community meetings.

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2. Religious students were invited for prayer during…

Sitt Seminaristi Ser Jingħataw Il-Ministeru Tal-Akkolitat

L-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Amministratur Appostoliku, ser jistitwixxi sitt seminaristi fil-ministeru tal-akkolitat, waqt ċelebrazzjoni li ser issir nhar il-Ġimgħa 19 ta’ Diċembru 2014, fil-knisja parrokkjali ta’ San Ġużepp, il-Kalkara. Il-Quddiesa tibda fis-6:30 p.m.

Is-sitt seminaristi huma Sergio Fenech u Mark Mallia Pawley mill-Parroċċa ta’ San Sebastjan Martri, Ħal Qormi, Claude Mifsud mill-Parroċċa ta’ Marija Mtellgħa s-Sema, il-Mosta, James Saydon mill-Parroċċa ta’ Marija Bambina, in-Naxxar, Andrew Schembri mill-Parroċċa ta’ San Ġorġ, Ħal Qormi, u Gilbert Scicluna mill-Parroċċa ta’ San Ġużepp, il-Kalkara.

L-għoti tal-ministeru tal-akkolitat jimmarka pass ieħor…

Five Men to be Ordained Deacons

Tomorrow, Sunday 9th November, 2014, four seminarians and a Capuchin friar are going to be ordained deacons by His Lordship Monsignor Charles J. Scicluna, Titular Bishop of San Leone, Apostolic Administrator, Sede Vacante, during a mass celebrated at Christ the King Parish Church, Paola, commencing at 6:00pm.

The five deacons-to-be are, Carlo Calleja from Stella Maris Parish Church, Sliema, Abraham D’Amato, from St Peter in Chains Parish, Birżebbuġa, Christopher Ellul, from Christ the King Parish, Paola, Br Bertrand Vella OFMCap…

Work, pray, play

A handful of seminarians and students of religious orders put aside their books and assignments just for a day and got together to organise a football match.

This was just one of a number of events organised between these students who usually meet on campus or during liturgical ceremonies. This time however it was an opportunity to put into practice what is learnt on in university lecture rooms and to live a different kind of liturgy, that which expresses joy…