Monthly Archives: January 2015

The Gambler

27/01/2015
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      Direttur: Rupert Wyatt
      Atturi: Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, John Goodman
      Ħin: 111 minuti
       
      Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15
      Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15

       
      Jim Bennett huwa professur tal-letteratura Ingliża f’universita’ fejn il-lectures tiegħu huma mimlijin passjoni. Fil-biċċa l-kbira l-istudenti tiegħu qedin hemm biex jgħaddu mis-suġġetti meħtieġa u jimxu ‘l quddiem f’xi qasam ieħor…

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Homily of Bishop Charles J. Scicluna on the occasion of the deposition of the army’s old colours of the Armed Forces of Malta

27/01/2015
  • Il-Ġimgħa 16 ta’ Jannar 2015 Il-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

    Eċċellenza Għażiż President tar-Repubblika,

    Kap Kmandant tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta, Personalitajiet Distinti, Uffiċjali u membri tal-Forzi Armati, Inġbarna hawn illum għal okkażjoni importanti u memorabbli – id-depożizzjoni tal-kuluri antiki, issa li l-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta għandhom kuluri ġodda li ġew ikkonsagrati lejn tmiem is-sena li għaddiet. Huwa xieraq li l-kuluri l-qodma, li kienu kkonsagrati fl-1988, jinżammu bil-ġieħ li jistħoqqilhom ta’ emblema u sinjal ikkonsagrat lil Alla, f’dan il-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann…

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Homily by Bishop Charles J. Scicluna during Mass for couples who got married in 2014

27/01/2015
  • Is-Sibt 17 ta’ Jannar 2015 Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

    Għeżież koppji li żżewwiġtu fil-Mulej fis-sena 2014, huwa ta’ ferħ kbir għalija li ngħaddilkom messaġġ qasir f’din l-okkażjoni. L-ewwel nett nirringrazzjakom tal-għażla li għamiltu li tiżżewġu fil-Mulej. Dan mhux biss ifisser barka fuq l-imħabba ta’ bejnietkom, imma jfisser ukoll għażla libera li tmur lil hinn mit-tradizzjonijiet u d-drawwiet sbieħ ta’ missirijietna…

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Prayers for peace in Nigeria

27/01/2015
  • Is-Sezzjoni Refuġjati tal-Kummissjoni Emigranti flimkien mal-Aid to the Church in Need (ACN-Malta) nhar is-Sibt 7 ta’ Frar, fl-10.00 am ser jorganizzaw siegħa talb fil-Knisja ta’ San Ġakbu, fi Triq il-Merkanti, il-Belt Valletta, għall-paċi tal-poplu fin-Niġerja. In-Niġerja hi l-aktar art popolata fl-Afrika.  Tgħodd il’ fuq minn 177 miljun persuna: 50% minnhom Musulmani, 40% Kristjani u 10% ta’ twemmin indiġenu.  62% tal-popolazzjoni hi taħt l-24 sena…

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Pope Francis: ‘Cherish the gift of Faith’

27/01/2015
  • The primary and indispensable role of women in transmitting the faith to new generations: this was the focus of Pope Francis’ remarks to the faithful following the readings of the day at Mass on Monday morning in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. On the day when the Church celebrates the memory of Saints Timothy and Titus – bishops and disciples of St Paul the Apostle, Pope Francis commented in particular on the second letter of Paul to Timothy…

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American Sniper

26/01/2015
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    Direttur: Clint Eastwood
    Atturi: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman
    Ħin: 134 minuti
     
    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 12
    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15

    Il-film jiffoka fuq Chris Kyle, SEAL amerikan li serva erba’ darbiet fil-gwerra ta’ l-Iraq fis-snin 2000. Il-film jibda b’xena qawwija fit-toroq ta’ belt żgħira qrib Nasiriya, Iraq, f’Marzu 2003, matul il-bidu ta’ l-invażjoni ta’ l-Iraq…

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Birdman

26/01/2015
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      Direttur: Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu
      Atturi: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts
      Ħin: 120 minuti
        
      Klassifika taċ-Ċensura:15
      Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18

      Riggan Thomson huwa attur li issa qed jikber fiż-żmien. Għoxrin sena ilu kien populari ħafna bħala l-istilla tas-serje ta’ films Birdman li kien suċċess kbir. Wara t-tieni film ta’ din is-serje, madankollu, Riggan ma ridx ikompli jaħdem f’dawn il-films imma beda jaħdem f’films oħra, li l-ebda wieħed minnhom m’għamel suċċess…

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Pope during Angelus: Jesus wanted united Christians

26/01/2015

  • On Sunday and before the Angelus, the Pope recalled the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and its theme, “Give me a drink”, the sentence uttered by Jesus to the Samaritan woman.

    He told the faithful gathered that the “desire for unity” of the disciples of Jesus is part of our “thirst not only material for water, but above all our thirst for a full life, free from the slavery of evil and death.” He went on to say that “Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises because it is he who gives to the Holy Spirit, the ‘living water’ that quenches our restless hearts, hungry for life, love, freedom, peace : thirsty for God…

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