Published on October 12, 2010
in 2010.
The Australian High Commissioner, Her Excellency Anne Quinane, is pleased to announce the High Commission’s participation in two upcoming media events at Dar l-Emigrant.
On Wednesday 13 October at 10.00am the High Commissioner has agreed to deliver a few remarks at a media conference at Dar l-Emigrant on the subject of the canonisation of Australia’s first saint, Mother Mary Mackillop. The canonisation will take place at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Sunday 17 October. At the initiative of the Friends of Australia Association in Malta, the canonisation will be marked at the usual 9.15am Sunday mass at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Malta. The High Commissioner will attend the mass.
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Published on October 10, 2010
in 2010.
Illum, il-Ġimgħa 8 ta’ Ottubru 2010, Mons Isqof Mario Grech ħatar lill-Kanonku Dr Dun Joseph Sultana Arċipriet tal-Kolleġġjata Bażilika tal-Għarb. F’din il-kariga l-Kanonku Joseph Sultana ser jissuċċiedi lill-Arċipriet Mons. Carmelo Gauci surmast attwali tal-Iskola Primarja tal-Konservatorju tal-Isqof.
Dun Joseph Sultana twieled ix-Xagħra fil-21 ta’ Mejju 1976. Ħa l-edukazzjoni tieghu fl-iskola Primarja Patri Mattew Sultana u wara dik sekondarja u postsekondarja fil-Liċeo Ninu Cremona u Sir Mikelanġ Refalo.
Fl-1994 beda l-kors tal-formazzjoni għas-saċerdozju fis-Seminarju tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù. Bejn is-sena 1998-1999 għamel l-esperjenza tas-sena barra ġewwa l-Istati Uniti, fil-parroċċa ta’ St. Angela, Detroit, Michigan. Lura f’Għawdex, kiseb il-Baċellerat fit-Teoloġija mis-Seminarju tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù. Ġie kkonsagrat saċerdot mill-ET Mons Nikol Ġ Cauchi nhar l-20 ta’ Ġunju 2001.
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Published on October 6, 2010
in 2010.
The Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe gathering in Zagreb, Croatia, for the 40th General Assembly of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), discussed the issue of demography and family. A survey carried out via the Bishops’ Conferences of 47 Countries confirms a downward population trend. This is certainly the result of family policies in each Nation, but such observation does not appear sufficient to explain the sharp and generalised fall in birth rates described as a demographic winter. The current widespread cultural climate has an impact on personal and social behavioural patterns which should not be underestimated. As Catholics, we need to grow in a faith featuring greater awareness and knowledge, in order to be able to critically assess the mainstream culture questioning values such as human life from its beginnings to it’s natural end, the objective structure of the human person, freedom as a moral responsibility, faithfulness, love and family. One instance is current-day debate at the Council of Europe on limiting the right to objection of conscience for medical personnel in order to make abortion more accessible. All this shows that as well as the need to keep our faith well rooted and alive, there is a need to believe in the ability of reason to discover the truth of things in themselves as well as ethics. The substantial lack of trust in human reason seems to be a feature of so-called post-modernity. The presence of the Catholic Church in this context must be inspired by hope: our hope is Jesus Christ, and it identifies the signs of care and trust which we do find expressed in private form.
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Published on September 29, 2010
in 2010.
Il-COMECE (Commission of the Bishop’s Conferences of the European Community) ħatret lil Mons Joe Vella Gauci bħala membru tas-Segretarjat tagħha fil-kwalita tiegħu bħala espert dwar materja ta liberta religjuza u relazzjonijiet internazzjonali. Din il-ħatra saret fuq rakkomandazzjoni ta l-Isqof Mario Grech u wara li Mons Vella Gauci qagħad ghal process ta l-għazla flimkien ma kandidati oħra.
Fost il-ħidmiet marbuta ma dan l-ufficcju, hemm il-monitoragg, analiżi u kontribuzzjoni ta policies ta l-istituzzjonijiet Ewropej dwar dak li għandu x’jaqsam mad-dritt tal-liberta religjuza. (Aktar taghrif dwar il-hidma ta dan l-ufficcju tinsab fin-nota annessa).
Mons Vella Gauci, li bejn 1996 u 2006 kien Arċipriet tal-parroċċa tal-Katidral, specjalizza fi studji relatati ma’ dan il-qasam. Huwa ser jidħol f’dan l’ufficcju fl- 1 ta’ Ottrubru li gej.
L-Isqof Mario Grech huwa rapprezentant tal-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija fi ħdan il-COMECE.
Published on September 21, 2010
in 2010.
Il-Moviment Gradwati Għawdxin jistieden lill-gradwati u l-membri tal-professjonijiet kollha (anki koppji) għall-Quddiesa tal-ewwel Ġimgħa tax-Xahar fl-1 ta’ Ottubru, ċelebrata minn Dun Geoffrey G Attard.
Bħas-soltu ssir fil-knisja ta’ Santu Wistin (Victoria) fit-8.30pm - ħin tard fl-għaxija biex jippermettilhom jaħtfu din l-opportunita’ u jsegwu omelija speċifikament għalihom. Ikun hemm ukoll il-possibilta’ tal-Qrar minn kwarta qabel.
Mill-5 ta’ Novembru, il-ħin ikun nofs siegħa qabel: fit-8pm.
Published on September 1, 2010
in 2010.
When on Sunday 31st October, H.L. Mgr Mario Grech, spoke about human sexuality he said that, “our educational system could be abusing the students if instead of helping them to control their sexual energy, it offers them information and methods, such as contraceptives, inducing them to give in to the culture of pleasure”. Since some have misinterpreted the above statement, it is pertinent to point out that:
When the Bishop stated that “our educational system should help our students to control their sexual energy”, it should not be taken to mean that he is against sexual education in se, but only that sexual education should be put in its proper context, or a holistic approach, which includes the ethical dimension.
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Published on August 13, 2010
in 2010.
Għadd kbir ta’ familji lbieraħ, l-Erbgħa 11 ta’ Awwissu, inġabru fis-Santwarju Ta’ Pinu biex flimkien mal-Isqof Mario Grech isellmu lill-Madonna bit-talba tar-Rużarju. Fi tmiem it-talba saret il-konsagrazzjoni tal-familji lill-Madonna.
F’messaġġ li għamel f’din l-okkażjoni, l-Isqof Grexċh għamel sejha lill-familji biex fiċ-ċirkustanzi li għaddejja minnhom il-familja f’pajjizna, huma jersqu għand Kristu li għandu bxara tajba dwar iż-żwieġ u l-familja. Għal Kristu, iż-żwieġ huwa esperjenza umana tant densa u sabiħa, li Hu għolla ż-żwieġ naturali għal sagrament li jagħti l-grazzja lill-mizzewġin. Il-kelma tal-Vanġelu kif imfissra mill-Knisja hija gwida u għajnuna għal dawk il-miżżewġin u l-familji li qed jiffaċċjaw xi problema. Il-miżżewġin Insara huma msejħa biex bħas-Sammaritan it-tajjeb ifejqu l-ġrieħi, jagħmlu l-qalb u jwieżnu lil min qed isib diffikultà biex jerfa’ r-responsabiltajiet taż-żwieġ u l-familja.
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Published on July 21, 2010
in 2010.
Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent tixtieq toffri xi riflessjonijiet u tagħti l-opinjoni tagħha fuq l-iżvilupp propost ta’ marina, hotel u binjiet oħra f’Ħondoq ir-Rummien, limiti tal-Qala, Għawdex. Dan tixtieq tagħmlu għaliex tħoss li d-diskussjoni pubblika li qanqal u li għadu jqanqal dan l-iżvilupp propost, qed tindirizza prinċipji fundamentali u għazliet importanti li jeħtieg li nagħmlu bħala pajjiż li hu mpenjat fl-iżvilupp sostenibbli ta’ dawn il-gżejjer.
Din l-opinjoni u dawn ir-riflessjonijiet huma bbażati fuq l-informazzjoni tal-EIS dwar il-proġett propost; ta’ rapporti oħra fosthom dawk ikkummissjonati mill-Kunsill Lokali tal-Qala (Ġunju 2010), kif ukoll fuq ħsibijiet u argumenti li l-Kummissjoni ippublikat fuq diversi temi relevanti matul dawn l-aħħar snin.
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