St. Joseph: Man of the House by Friar Jeremy Harrington, OFM Life did not go according to Joseph’s plans. He was ready for marriage and family. Then the unexpected and unbelievable happened: Mary was pregnant. He was confused and deeply hurt. But above all, he wanted to protect her, to keep her from harm because […]
GĦALIEX? Għaliex ħija lill-Kbir Alla B’dak ilsienek toffendih? Forsi ma tafx li int u jien Nitħarrku u ngħixu fiH? Għaliex tmaqdar lil min ħalqek? Li f’idejh iżomm xortik Li tant ħabbek, bagħat lil Ibnu Sabiex b’demmu Hu jifdik! Għaliex inti b’qalb ingrata Tweġġa’ lill-Missier Qaddis? Forsi tinsa kemm iħobbok U għaliH kemm int għażiż. Qatt […]
Lent is a time for us to take an honest look at ourselves and receive the grace of Jesus’ healing love. Scripture “Jesus answered, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance.’” Luke 5:31‒32 Reflection After […]
A priest’s mission is not to condemn – Lent pastoral letter Saturday, 13 February 2016, A priest’s mission is not to condemn or excommunicate but to place his hands upon the sick and pray for the mercy of God which heals, the bishops said in their pastoral letter for Lent. This is why, as your […]
The understanding of culture is so important for the faith today The gift of faith is given by God to man through evangelisation. Thus, individuals must be evangelised within their cultures and never be treated as if they had no culture at all. Besides, faith is an integral element of evangelisation. If the culture of […]
“Fi Frar nieħdu ħsieb il-ħolqien” Minn Marilyn Mintoff – 05/02/16 0Google +0 L-intenzjoni tal-Papa Franġisku għal dan ix-xahar hi li nieħdu ħsieb il-ħolqien, nikkultivawh u nipproteġuh għall-ġenerazzjonijiet ta’ warajna għax huwa ħolqien li ġie mogħti lilna b’xejn. Fit-tieni messaġġ tiegħu, il-Papa jistqarr li lkoll kemm aħna naqblu li d-dinja hija wirt komuni li minnha joħroġ […]
Il-Papa Franġisku qal li l-qrati ma jaslux għall-ġustizzja vera għax hi ġustizzja tal-kastig. Waqt l-Udjenza ta’ kull nhar ta’ Erbgħa, il-Papa Franġisku kompla bil-katekeżi tiegħu fuq il-ħniena, u tenna li l-ġustizzja vera hi l-Ħniena t’Alla. Qal li l-Kelma t’Alla tippreżenta lil Alla bi ħniena infinita imma b’ġustizzja perfetta. Spjega li meta naħsbu fuq ġustizzja moħħna […]
There can be neither humility nor holiness without taking the path of humiliation. Francis spoke of this truth as he recalled the story of David during Mass at Santa Marta on Monday morning, 1 February. “In the first reading the story of King David continues”, the Pope began, referring to the day’s passage from the […]
MESSAĠĠ TAL-QDUSIJA TIEGĦU FRANĠISKU GĦAR-RANDAN 2016 “Ħniena rrid, u mhux sagrifiċċju” (Mt 9:13) L-opri tal-ħniena fil-mixja tal-Ġublew 1. Marija, ikona ta’ Knisja li tevanġelizza għax hi evanġelizzata Fil-Bulla tal-Indizzjoni tal-Ġublew għamilt stedina biex “ir-Randan ta’ din is-Sena Ġubilari ngħixuh b’mod iżjed intens bħala mument qawwi biex niċċelebraw u nduqu l-ħniena ta’ Alla” (Misericordiæ vultus, 17). […]
L-arloġġ tan-nanna minn Peter Darmanin … Iqabbel it-tikk, tikk tal-arloġġ mat-tikk tikk tal-qalb Kultant tisma’ b’xi avviż minn fuq xi radju, li għalkemm forsi tidħaq, tajjeb li tagħmel xi riflessjoni fuqu. Tisma’ bħal: “Intilef kelb tal-but kulur iswed, fl-inħawi ta’ Tas-Sliema. Jingħata rigal ta’ għoxrin lira lil min isibu u jirritornah lil sidu.” Jew: “Ħarab […]