The ‘Catechism of the Catholic Church’ paragraphs 1929 to 1933, refers to ‘Respect for the Human Person’. These paragraphs form part of Article 3 regarding ‘Social Justice’. I wonder what comes to your mind concerning respect for the human person? For sure we listen to a lot of debates and news items concerning the issue of respect for the human person. One can listen and read various ideas of what does it really mean regarding respect for the human person.

The way I see it, is that man was created by God. God being a loving Father, created man for a personal relationship with him. A personal relationship built on love. So, the answer is simple. Respect for the human person requires love. Paragraph 1931 of the ‘Catechism of the Catholic Church’ quotes that ‘Respect for the human person proceeds by way of respect for the principle that "everyone should look upon his neighbor (without any exception) as 'another self,' above all bearing in mind his life and the means necessary for living it with dignity." No legislation could by itself do away with the fears, prejudices, and attitudes of pride and selfishness which obstruct the establishment of truly fraternal societies. Such behavior will cease only through the charity that finds in every man a "neighbor," a brother.’

Every human person is to be loved as a neighbour. Everyone is to live in dignity, no matter from which country our neighbour comes from. God who created every neighbour we come across in our lives, asks us to love our neighbour as ‘another self’. Through this personal relationship between God and man, God through His abundance of love, showers man with His mercy, comfort and with unconditional love. God created man to live with ‘neighbours’ and through their respect towards each other, the love of God enriches their life, experiencing the tremendous love of the Holy Trinity.

Respect for the human person, is to love God.

In Unity,

George Calleja  (Christian Author)

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Life is beautiful...

Life is beautiful

For in life there is you, my neighbour

My neighbour, who is happy, who is sad

My neighbour, who is healthy, who is weak

My neighbour, who is rich, who is poor

How beautiful life is

When I am with my neighbour

To cherish the moments of happiness

To comfort the moments of sadness

My neighbour makes my life fulfilled

For when I am with my neighbour

There in the midst is Jesus

Life with Jesus is beautiful

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In Unity

George Calleja – Malta

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Being a better person in Christ

Recently I was reflecting on how someone can be a better person in Christ. Many ideas came to my mind, which I would like to share with you.

To become a better person in Christ, one is to accept that God loves each person in a personal way. This acceptance will help the person to understand why Jesus died on the cross. Accepting the salvation of Christ will transform a person to desire to love and follow Jesus. For a person to really follow Jesus entails letting go of living a life of sin, letting go of bad habits; it entails to do to others what Christ would have done to love each person.

To become a better person in Christ also entails to spend time in prayer, to seek God’s guidance, to know Jesus in a personal way, to ask God for purification and to be moulded in His own way. To become a better person in Christ is to let God take total control of your life.

To become a better person in Christ is to dedicate your life to Him by loving your neighbour. Loving your neighbour is only possible by loving Jesus. Always remember that Jesus is in your neighbour and when loving your neighbour, you are loving Him.

Being a better person in Christ comes about by loving your neighbour.

In Unity,

George Calleja  (Christian Author)

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Today’s society puts a big challenge on our faith. We might feel that our faith is threatened.

This is the challenge we are to face on a daily basis. If built on a solid rock our relationship with Jesus will not break by any threat. Our faith depends on our relationship with Jesus.

We are to be responsible to increase our relationship with Jesus so to strengthen our faith. We are to find the ways and means to nurture our faith. Deep in our heart, we know what we should do to nurture our faith, we know whom to seek, and where to go. Jesus has told us what to do. The question is, are we doing it? Are we letting society influencing our faith? Or, we are letting our faith influencing society?

Nurturing our faith is each person responsibility and is possible when one seeks Jesus in a personal way. The love and peace that you receive from Jesus is a gift for you to give to others. Giving Jesus to others, is giving Jesus to society, is changing society.

You are part of society, and have the responsibility to change society by giving Jesus!

In Unity,

George Calleja  (Christian Author)

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'Her Silence’

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While I was writing my previous (published) book ‘In His image’, I felt a big desire in my heart to write a book about Mary… the Mother of Jesus. Mary is not only the Mother of Jesus… but also the Mother of all humanity, your Mother, my mother.

Reflecting upon the different talks about Mary that I have listened to over the years, the books I have read about her, the Bible where she is hardly mentioned, and reflecting about my personal experience of Mary, one thing that has overwhelmed me the most about Mary is, ‘Her Silence’.

This book intends to deepen the relationship of the reader with Mary through ‘Her Silence’… through the journey of her life, of her silence when being joyful, when being in pain, her silence in doing the will of God. On this journey, imagination will help the reader to discover what Mary went through in her silence. Most probably, what Mary went through in her silence, is what any other loving mother or father goes through when being with their children, when caring for and loving their children, in the good times and in the difficult times. Furthermore, Mary also represents all other persons who in different capacities take care of people in need.

I hope that this book will help the reader to discover Mary in one’s life. Upon discovering her the reader will in return, through the love of Mary, discover Jesus in a personal way or deepen that experience which already exists. By discovering ‘Her Silence’, the reader will also discover in an intimate way the Love that God the Father has for each person in the world.

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Regards from

George Calleja (Christian Author)

There are people in the world who have still not heard about Jesus. There are people who have heard about Jesus, but have rejected Him. There are people who have heard about Jesus and have a personal relationship with Him.

All these people have something in common between them. This is that He died for them… Jesus died for each and every person because He loves them in a personal way. Jesus died on the cross to bring you Salvation… to pave the way for you to the Father.

Know and believe that He died for you.

In Unity,

George Calleja  (Christian Author)

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Along the history of mankind, ever since the fall of Adam and Eve, peace and unity between neighbours, friends, family members, and between nations has always been an issue. Jesus, died on the cross and brought Salvation to all mankind. So, peace and unity is possible to reign if mankind truly loves one another… that is to love each neighbour.

It is up to each individual, to decide through his own actions, that peace and unity is communicated to another person. It is as simple as the domino effect. If one is standing strong in his faith, the other person shall also be strong. If we do acts of love to another person, teach the Word of God, preach the Good News… the other person shall also become stronger in his faith and in return will do the same.

On the other hand if a person is not strong in his faith, he will easily fall whenever temptations comes his way. A person who is not spiritual strong in his faith, who does not have a personal relationship with Jesus, who is not concerned about loving ones’ neighbour, will bring havoc to persons living around him… they will also fall like him.

So, are we communicating peace and unity to the people we are with? As God’s creation, is mankind seeking to know God in a personal way, and to share His love with other people? When promoting abortion, euthanasia, or the practicing of money laundering, fraud etc… are these communicating peace and unity in our societies throughout the world?

In my humble experience of life, to bring peace and unity throughout the nations is only possible if people of good will, communicate the love of God to other people. It is through His love that mankind can be fulfilled in his life, as it is only through His Son that Salvation is possible.

If we live in true peace and unity with our neighbours… we are on the right way for Salvation.

In Unity,

George Calleja  (Christian Author)

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