Jumejn ilu l-Kelma ta’ Alla fil-quddiesa stednitna nitolbu ta’ wlied Alla li aħna u wrietna li aħna nirrelataw ma’ Alla f’familjarità intima li ġejja mill-fatt li Ibnu l-Waħdieni sar bniedem bħalna, ħuna f’kollok, hekk li aħna, fih, bih, u miegħu sirna wlied Alla, tant li nazzardaw insejħulu abba – papà. Illum il-Kelma ta’ Alla tistedinna nagħmlu […]
CONTINUE READINGIl-figura ta’ Ġona li joħroġ fit-toroq tal-belt il-kbira Ninive, kapitali tal-Assirja, tfakkarni dejjem fil-figura ta’ barbone jew clochard fiċ-ċentru ta’ Ruma li spiss kont naħbat miegħu fit-triq meta kont qed nistudja f’din il-belt. Dan Paolo, għax hekk kien jismu – jew talanqas hekk kien jgħid li jismu – dejjem jiġri bil-Bibbja f’idu, u xi waqtiet […]
CONTINUE READINGElement essenzjali fl-għixien tal-fidi nisranija huwa it-talb. B’mod speċifiku it-talb fl-isem ta’ Ġesu’ l-Iben ta’ Alla. It-talb għan-nisrani mhuwiex traħħim vojt bħal dak tal-pagani li fit-talb kienu jlabalbu kelma f’kelma permezz ta’ formoli u formularji biex jgħoġbu lill-allat u jżommuhom kwieti, jekk jista’ jkun ma jitkellmux. It-talb pagan kien prattiku u mibni fuq il-mentalita’ ta’: […]
CONTINUE READINGIl-kelma ta’ Alla llum, mogħtija lilna fil-Liturġija tal-Knisja nistgħu niġbruha f’kelma waħda: KOMPASSJONI. Il-kompassjoni hija l-kapaċita’ li nħossu għal dak li jkun u għalhekk nitqanqlu biex nagħtu l-għajnuna. Meta ngħidu nħossu, ma nkunux qegħdin nifhmu biss emozzjoni, imma nkunu qed inżidu magħha x-xewqa għal ħajja aħjar li fiha tgħammar il-ġustizzja. Kull reliġjon tgħallem il-valur kbir […]
CONTINUE READINGBejn ilbierah u llum qrajna, fl-ewwel qari tal-quddiesa, il-kapitlu 58 mill-ktieb tal-Profeta Izaija. Dan il-kapitlu ikellimna dwar is-sawm tassew u huwa mimli ezortazzjonijiet, wahda wara l-ohra, biex ahna ninzghu il-libsa tal-hazen biex nghidu hekk. Izaija huwa mizmum bhala l-profeta tas-salvazzjoni u tal-fidwa u f’dan il-kapitlu jifthilna ghajnejna sabiex ma naqghux ilsiera tal-wicc b’iehor, tal-formalizmi, tal-qalb […]
CONTINUE READINGPopolarment meta nghidu li xi hadd huwa Farizew, inkunu qed infissru li huwa wicc b’iehor, u ghaldaqstant nimmaginaw li l-Farizej ta’ zmien Gesù kienu hekk ukoll. L-ewwelnett ma nistghux nitfghu il-Farizej f’keffa wahda u niggeneralizzaw. Li hu zgur hu li kienu nies religjuzi hafna u osservanti. Ghaldaqstant bhal kull kategorija ta’ nies religjuzi kont issib fihom […]
CONTINUE READINGFit-talba tal-bidu tal-quddiesa ta’ llum nitolbu lil Alla jispirana sabiex dak kollu li naghmlu jibda u jintemm fih. Nitolbuh jimxi maghna wkoll halli nibqghu dejjem fih, f’kull ma nahsbu, nghidu, naghmlu. Li nghixu fih, anzi li nindunaw li ahna fih u hu fina, huwa wiehed mill-ghanijiet tar-Randan: f’kelma wahda li nkunu konxji. Minn xhiex? L-ewwelnett […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are publishing an audio recorded presentation on Pavel Florenski given by Fr Glen Attard O.Carm. which was organised by Philosophy Sharing Malta. Synopsis Pavel Florenskij (1882-1937), possibly the greatest polymath of the twentieth century, was born and raised in the Caucasus. His father’s pure scientific zeal coupled with his mother’s artistic inclinations made of […]
CONTINUE READINGA selection of recordings from the Tea Time Concerts in Mdina All Tea Time Concerts are part of a wider campaign to raise funds for the restoration of the priceless Baroque organ currently housed in the church. This campaign has already seen several local artists contribute to this cause, but a lot more is needed […]
CONTINUE READINGTwelve participants came together for a retreat entitled, “In Search of the Beloved”, at the start of Advent. The retreat included time for personal meditation, community prayer and moments of group sharing. Below we are sharing a reflection by Fr Charlo Camilleri on Genesis 22 – ‘The command to sacrifice Isaac ‘ The podcast can […]
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