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“Christian art offers the believer a theme for reflection and acts as an aid to enter into contemplation in intense prayer, similar to a moment of catachesis…”
Pontifical Council for Culture, the ‘Via Pulchritudinis’, 2006, III.2C
Over time and across cultures, humans have always sought to express the ineffable – those phenomena and mysteries which, for centuries, have captivated man’s imagination.
What mysteries do their creations, in turn, conceal?
What may this incredible artistic heritage reveal about the evolution of human thought, belief, and the manner in which man related and reacted to the natural world and beyond?
Moreover, what insights, as Christians, may we attain and contemplate today, from a twenty-first-century perspective?
The course seeks to explore and address these questions by delving deeply into different forms of expression—religious or otherwise—and the myriad of ways these may be engaged with theologically.
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This short course will assist employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults or handle their data, to recognise the key principles of safeguarding and learn to create a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
The student will be able to:
This short course will assist employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults or handle their data, to recognise the key principles of safeguarding and learn to create a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
The student will be able to:
This short course will assist employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults or handle their data, to recognise the key principles of safeguarding and learn to create a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
The student will be able to:
This short course will assist employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults or handle their data, to recognise the key principles of safeguarding and learn to create a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
The student will be able to:
This short course will assist employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults or handle their data, to recognise the key principles of safeguarding and learn to create a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
The student will be able to:
F’dawn il-videos qosra ser nimxu pass pass fuq l-aspetti spiritwali u profondi tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa biex inkunu nistgħu nifhmu iktar dan il-Misteru tas-Salvazzjoni hekk kbir u importanti fil-ħajja Nisranija. Nibdew minn Ħadd il-Palm u d-daħla lejn Ġerusalemm (il-belt il-maħbuba li ma taċċettax l-imħabba), it-twaqqif tal-Ewkaristija f’Ħamis ix-Xirka u t-tifsira tal-ħasil tar-riġlejn, is-silenzju fil-Ġimgħa l-Kbira, l-istennija ma’ Marija s-Sibt filgħodu, it-tiġdid fil-velja tal-Għid bis-simboli tan-nar (id-dawl tal-ħajja), l-ilma li jippurifika lejn il-Glorja ta’ Sibt il-Għid u Ħadd il-Għid.
Il-parteċipanti ser ikunu akkumpanjati matul din il-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa bir-riflessjonijiet bibliċi u b’analiżi spiritwali. Il-mixja spiritwali ta’ kull Nisrani hija relatata mat-tbatija li għadda minnha Ġesù, speċjalment fil-mumenti tat-tradiment, solitudni, ġudizzju, biża’ u deċiżjonijiet diffiċli.
L-għan huwa li l-parteċipanti jaslu għall-għarfien tal-Qawmien, il-konsolazzjoni u tiġdid spiritwali. Imissu mal-umiltà u l-għotja ta’ Ġesù fil-mixja tiegħu fuq din l-art, mill-qtugħ il-qalb fil-Ġnien tal-Ġetsemani, il-perseveranza matul il-passjoni sa ma wasal fil-glorja tal-qawmien.
The course is designed to inspire and empower participants in taking a stand on sustainability, both in their personal lives and in their communities.
The Developing Environmental Responsibility is offered by the Pastoral Formation Institute in collaboration with inteko, CEER(University of Malta), and the Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment.
The aim of the course is to train Consecrated persons in the realm of Leadership. This requires being endowed and flanked with the psychospiritual, group dynamics and various Leadership skills that are touchstones in the course. The course is enriched by a balance between lectures and workshops.
At the end of the course, the participants will have the experience of a half-day spiritual retreat in order to ponder further on the creative and important aspects of spirituality in the realm of modern leadership.
This course will give the participants a basic knowledge of the main topics of Theology. Starting with an introduction to Faith and the Church. A deep understanding of the Holy Scriptures. Catholic Social Teaching, is an area of Catholic doctrine concerning matters of human dignity and the common good in society. The Catholic Liturgy. The history of the Church and the dogmatic theology. With the last topic on the Structure of the Church.
By the end of this course, the student will be able to have a basic knowledge of Theology and understand better the foundations of the Christian belief, Holy Scriptures, Catholic Social Teaching, Liturgy, History of the Church, and its structures.
Inspired by the biblical verse “your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” Psalm 119, the aim of this short course is to equip catechists with the information needed regarding the main biblical books which are key texts of the Christian life and of the catechesis for children, adolescents and adults.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
This course aims at accompanying consecrated women and men by inviting them to deepen their formation in Ecclesial Magisterium and Canon Law.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, the participants will:
The aim of this course is to empower persons who do not have any academic background in the psychological sector, such as pastoral workers; volunteers; and other persons interested in improving their relationships, with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes needed whilst interacting with parishioners or other persons. This course introduces pastoral workers or volunteers to helping skills, theories, and approaches.
Through studying and discussing these methods, students become more aware of the tools which help them in their work with different people who come from various cultural and social backgrounds. The course aims to create an opportunity to reflect on the methods they use during their work and relationships and evaluate their work.
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
The aim of this course is to empower persons who do not have any academic background in the psychological sector, such as pastoral workers; volunteers; and other persons interested in improving their relationships, with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes needed whilst interacting with parishioners or other persons. This course introduces pastoral workers or volunteers to helping skills, theories, and approaches.
Through studying and discussing these methods, students become more aware of the tools which help them in their work with different people who come from various cultural and social backgrounds. The course aims to create an opportunity to reflect on the methods they use during their work and relationships and evaluate their work.
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
25th May 2023 Communal Discernment Rev. Dr Andre Zaffarese 1st June 2023 The Holy Spirit in Sacred Art: Representations of the Holy Spirit: From symbol to sign Ms Giulia Privitelli Friday: 2nd June 2023 The Holy Spirit in Sacred Art: Retrieving “likeness”: From idols to icons Ms Giulia Privitelli
20th April 2023 Western Liturgy: The Liturgy as an action of the Holy Spirit Rev. Stephen Attard 27th April 2023 Western Liturgy: The four concepts and accompanying gestures in the Post-Second Vatican Council Liturgical Texts Rev. Stephen Attard 4th May 2023 Western Liturgy: Holy Orders and Marriage/The Vigil and Day Mass of the Solemnity of Pentecost Rev. Stephen Attard 11th May 2023 Eastern Liturgy: The work of the Holy Spirit in the Byzantine Liturgy Papas Prof. Martin Zammit 18th May 2023 Eastern Liturgy: The Anaphors in the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and St Basil Papas Prof. Martin Zammit
23rd February 2023 Patristic Theology: Early Pneumatology Rev. Dr Jonathan Farrugia 2nd March 2023 Patristic Theology: Third Century Tertullian Origen Rev. Dr Jonathan Farrugia 9th March 2023 Patristic Theology: Fourth and Fifth Centuries Rev. Dr Jonathan Farrugia 16th March 2023 Dogmatic Theology: The Holy Trinity Rev. Prof. Hector Scerri 23rd March 2023 Dogmatic Theology: The work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ life and the mission of the Church Rev. Prof. Hector Scerri 30th March 2023 Dogmatic Theology: The Holy Spirit in the Papal Magisterium Rev. Prof. Hector Scerri
19th January 2023 Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: The ‘Spirit of God’ Rev. Dr Paul Sciberras 26th January 2023 Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: The ‘Spirit in Prophecy’ Rev. Dr Paul Sciberras 2nd February 2023 Holy Spirit in the New Testament: Holy Spirit in the Synoptic Gospels Rev. Dr Martin Micallef 9th February 2023 Holy Spirit in the New Testament: Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John Rev. Dr Martin Micallef 16th February 2023 Holy Spirit in the New Testament: The Holy Spirit as a central theme in the Letters of St Paul Rev. Dr Martin Micallef
