Ann (USA)

23.07.2002
Xi tfisser ir-religjon Kattolika? Xi tfisser tkun Kattoliku, Kattolika? Li waqt li jkollok mohh li tifhem, waqt li tifhem... xorta qalbek tahfer, u tibqa' tahfer...

Sr Vania Bonello

16.01.2002
Alla lill-bniedem hallih fil-liberta' li jaghzel li jaghmel dak li jrid hu b'hajtu u bil-liberta' li ghandu. Jien ma nahsibx li Alla jikkastiga lil min jaghmel il-hazin, anzi hu lest li jaccetta l-bniedem bil-hazin u t-tajjeb li ghamel f-din id-dinja u jahfer lill-bniedem il-hazin li ghamel ghal kemm il darba hemm bzonn. Ghalkemm Alla ma jikkastigax, il-bniedem stess ikun jaf li qed jaghmel il-hazin ghax ma ihossux kuntent ghax il-kuxjenza tieghu ma thallihx fil-kwiet.

Cristina Farrugia

09.12.2001
Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly (Lk 6: 27-28). This is what being a Catholic means. This is living what Christ himself lived before he asked it of us.

Sr. Emma Micallef (Australia)

26.06.2001
Jiena nahseb li r-religjon kattolika hija bbazata fuq il-fidi. Hija religjon naqra tqila u irid ikollok il-fidi kbira biex temmen li l-bazi taghha huwa Gesù Kristu, li ma tistax tarah. Imma hija religjon sabiha. Hija mezz li ggib l-ghaqda, per ezempju waqt quddiesa u f’mumenti ohra fejn in-nies jitolbu flimkien. Fir-religjon, bil-fidi, wiehed isib soluzzjoni ghal hafna problemi. Il-fatt li r-religjon taghmlek shiha, kuntenta, igieghlek temmen li bilfors hemm bazi ta’ verità.

Zewg affarijiet importanti hafna fir-religjon kattolika huma, l-Ewkaristija, u l-Qrar. Waqt it-Tqarbin Gesù jigi fina u fil-Qrar Alla dejjem lest li jahfrilna.

Jien nahseb li hajti ma jkollhiex sens minghajr ir-religjon li gejt maghzula biex insegwi. Nemmen li mhux b’kumbinazzjoni gejt go familja kattolika.

Charlene Vassallo

26.06.2001
Jiena kattolika. Ir-religjon kattolika hija mibnija fuq l-imhabba, imhabba kbira li wrietna Persuna kbira, Alla, li taghna lil Ibnu, b’imhabba kbira ghalina biex isalvana. Alla jistenna li ahna nuru din l-istess imhabba u hniena lejn dawk kollha ta’ madwarna, nies ta’ kull nazzjon u religjon.

Cherylann Vella

26.06.2001
Kieku niddiskrivi r-religjon kattolika lil xi hadd mhux Kattoliku, kont nibda billi nghidlu li ahna nqimu Alla wiehed li baghat lil Ibnu biex sahansittra imut ghalina biex isalvana mid-dnub.

Ir-religjon taghna ma timxix bil-gustizzja biss, imma bl-imhabba. Ahna nirrispettaw lil xulxin bhala ulied u xbiha ta’ Alla. Ghalhekk nipprovaw nibnu hbiberiji sincieri u sodi.

Rosalie Spiteri

26.06.2001
Fir-religjon kattolika wiehed jafda f’Alla u jemmen li huwa Missieru u l-Feddej tieghu. Fir-religjon kattolika ahna nqisu lil kulhadd bhal ahwa u rridu l-gid lil kulhadd anki lil min jaghmlilna d-deni. Dan hu li jaghmel ir-religjon taghna differenti.

Maria Christina Gauci

25.06.2001
Me? How would I describe being a Catholic? I would simply reply "Look at the many people who are trying to make another's life better. Those 'serving' the needs of others." Then you will be able to describe a Catholic!"

In reality, there are many 'Catholics' around. The tragedy is, the ones who say "I'm not a Catholic" are usually the ones that are! They are usually found in the front line of serving others in humility, in silence. Then there are the 'others' who proudly say 'I am a Catholic, follow me to Church.' Unfortunately, unless the Church people become the Serving People, then to describe the term 'Catholic' will be ever more difficult!!

Sr.Lorraine Testa (Australia)

01.06.2001
Li kieku xi hadd ta' religjon ohra jigi jistaqsini fuq ir-religjon tieghi, nibda billi nghidlu li r-religjon tieghi trid tittiehed bis-serjetà u li mhix tac-cajt. Nghidlu ukoll li r-religjon tieghi trid l-fidi biex wiehed ikun jista' jemmen min hu Alla, xi jrid minna, kif ukoll x'inhi r-rieda t'Alla u dak li ghamel ghalina. Nispjegalu kif Alla jhobb lil kull wiehed u wahda minna, u tant habbna, li kien lest biex jissagrifika hajtu ghalina biex dnubietna jinhafru.

Solange Cardona.

21.05.2001
A religion based on love.Think love and that's catholicism.

Alexandra Camilleri

21.05.2001
Ir-Religjon tieghi hi mibnija fuq Alla li stabilixxa l-Knisja Kattolika li ezistenza taghha tmur sa l-ewwel seklu u li l-ebda knisja ohra ma kienet tezisti sa minn dak iz-zmien, u t-Tradizzjoni Sagra, kienet l-mezz ta’ taghlim ghal dawk kollha li emmnu f’dak li Gesù u l-Appostli ghallmu. It-taghlim nisrani gie zviluppat u mxandar mill-Knisja Kattolika, li permezz tal-magisteru taghha giet imxandra l-Bxara t-Tajba, li hija l-Verità, t-Triq u l-Hajja... Il-Knisja Kattolika hija sagrament universali ta’ salvazzjoni li bih Kristu jwassal l-imhabba t’Alla ghall-bniedem.

Il-Knisja hija mwaqqfa fuq is-sisien tal-Appostli, imma r-ras huwa Kristu. Il-Knisja hi qaddisa, ghax Kristu stess qaddisha b’mewtu, b’hekk bla ebda dubju l-Knisja tingharaf li hi l-verità b’dawn il-karatteristici: appostolika, qaddisa, universali u kattolika.

Il-Knisja bhala poplu ta’ Alla, huwa fatt li Alla ma jridx li jsalva l-bniedem individwalment, imma kollettivament, u kien ghalhekk li gabar dan il-poplu, sabiex hu jaghraf lil Alla permezz dawn iz-zewg toroq:
* jaghraf lil Alla permezz tal-verità li hu Gesù Kristu u fil-qdusija li nircievu mis-sagramenti;
* Kristu ghamel il-patt b’demmu u permezz ta’ dan il-patt ghamel poplu gdid, poplu differenti minn kull grupp politiku, u minn kull grupp kulturali; infatti prova ta’ dan il-Knisja mhix marbuta ma' gens partikulari, imma b’mod universali.

Ir-religjon kattolika m'hiex biss sett ta’ ligijiet li rrid nobdi, imma hi esperjenza ta' l-imhabba divina, l-mahfra divina, l-qawwa ta’ l-Ispirtu s-Santu, grazzji bl-abbundanza, dawn kollha rigali b’xejn moghtija lilna minn Alla li tant habb lid-dinja u lill-bniedem li baghat lil Ibnu fuq is-salib biex isalvana. Ghax Alla mignun fuqna u ghax Alla jimpurtah mill-bniedem li halqu xbieha tieghu u jixtieq ikollu relazzjoni ntima mieghu/maghha, mhux biss biex jaghmilna persuni shah, imma ukoll shah fl-azzjonijiet taghna, fil-hajja taghna u fir-relazzjonijiet ta’ bejnietna.

Alla qed jistedinna nilqghu dawn il-grazzi billi nintelqu fih u permezz tas-sagramenti u talb ghandna access mieghu l-hin kollu.

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