10 Inspiring Quotes from Saint Anthony He is a great help with more than just finding lost things! By Philip Koslosk. June 13, 2016 Today (June 13) is the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, a Franciscan priest, who was famous for his preaching during the 13th century. However, he is more popularly known for […]
Friday, June 10, 2016, by Vanni Xuereb Overcoming indifference One of the fundamental tenets I have sought to go by has been that of trying my best not to judgeothers. I admit that it’s not easy to stick to it atall times and in different situations. However, trying to place myself in thesituation of an […]
Experience the Compassion of Christ … and the gift of new life. By Silas S. Henderson. June 4, 2016 Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain… As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a […]
Icons The icon is always a panel of a selected wood. Not every wood is suitable for an icon. The iconographer usually selects a wood without a resin in it, it is seasoned, boiled in hot water to kill every residue of resin in it. The wood has to be perfect. The wood for the […]
When children and families are more excited about the clothes and the party than about receiving Jesus, it should give us pause By Salvador Aragones. May 18, 2016 It is the season of First Communions, as thousands and thousands of children from all over the world approach the altar to receive Jesus for the first […]
The Russian Icon that Reveals the Mystery of the Trinity Held in high esteem by Christians of the East and West alike, this icon is one of the most profound visualizations of the Trinity ever produced By Philip Kosloski May 21, 2016 “It is most absurd and improper to depict in icons God the Father […]
XI JFISSER TGHADDI MILL-BIEB TAL-HNIENA Siltiet minn diskorsi tal-Papa …Dan is-sinjal kbir tal-ħajja Nisranija mbagħad jinbidel f’ħafna sinjali oħra li huma karatteristiċi tal-Ġublew. Qed jiġini f’moħħi kemm nies se jgħaddu minn xi wieħed mill-Bibien Imqaddsa, li f’din is-Sena huma veri Bibien tal-Ħniena. …Il-Bieb juri lil Ġesù nnifsu li qal: “Jiena hu l-bieb; jekk xi ħadd […]
Jinghad ta’ spiss li l-Milied huwa festa tat-tfal — u l-Ghid, minhabba t-tbatija u l-mewt huwa tal-irgiel jew adulti. Jien ghext il-Milied u l-Ghid f’pajjizi ohra, kemm imhabba l-istudji tieghi, kif ukoll imhabba l-pastorali, imma mkien ma rajt l-istess twahhid tar-religjon u hajja mghixa, bhalma nara f’Malta. Naturalment ma mortx fil-pajjizi tad-dinja kollha, ghalhekk ma […]
St. Bernadette Soubirous Saturday, April 16, 2016 Lived(1844-1879) | Feast Day: Saturday, April 16, 2016 Bernadette Soubirous was born in 1844, the first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France. The family was living in the basement of a dilapidated building when on February 11,1858, the Blessed Virgin […]
L-ikonografija nisranija twassal permezz tax-xbihat, il-messagg tal-Evangelju, li l-Iskrittura twasslu bil-kliem. Il-kontemplazzjoni tal-ikoni flimkien mal-meditazzjoni tal-Kelma ta’ Alla u t-testi liturgici huma parti mill-armonija tas-sinjali li nsibu fic-celebrazzjoni tal-misteri qaddisa, biex dawn jidhlu fil-qalb u juru ruhhom fil-hajja tal-insara. Ix-xbihat imqaddsa li jinsabu fil-knejjes taghna, jridu jzommu hajja fina l-fidi fil-misteru ta’ Kristu, misteru li […]