Monthly Archives: January 2015

St. Vincent

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      Direttur: Theodore Melfi
      Atturi: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts,  Jaeden Lieberher, Chris Dowd, Kimberley Quinn, Donna Mitchell u Terence Howard

      Ħin tal-Film: 102 min
       
      Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 12A
      Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15

      Vincent,  imdaħħal xi ftit fi żmien, hu veteran tal-gwerra fi Vjetnam. Il-ħajja edonistika li kien igħix kienet ħallitu bla ħbieb u wisq iktar bla flus barra wkoll bla futur…

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Pope Francis: We must ask God for the desire to do His will

  • Pope Francis says we need to pray to God every day for the grace to understand His will, to follow it and to carry it out fully.  This was the core message of his homily at the morning Mass on Tuesday at the Santa Marta residence.
     
    Taking his cue from the day’s readings, the Pope reflected on one of the cornerstones of our faith: obedience to God’s will…

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The Gospel of the day – 28th January

    • Saint Mark 4:1-20 On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him  so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, Hear this! …
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The Drop

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      Direttur: Michael R. Roskam
      Atturi: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts
      Ħin: 106 minuti
       
      Klassifika tal-Gvern: 15
      Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18

      Bob Saginowski jaħdem għal kuġinuh Marv billi jeħodlu ħsieb il-Bar; il-lejalta’ kbira li Bob għandu lejn kuġinuh wasslitu biex jieħu dan l-impjieg fejn m’għandu l-ebda opportunita’ li javvanza fil-ħajja. Kien hemm żmien meta Marv kien figura prominenti fil-fillieri tal-mafja ta’ Brooklyn iżda mbagħad sab ruħhu f’ċirkostanzi diffiċli…

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The Gambler

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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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’

  • 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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Il-Vanġelu tal-jum – 27 ta’ Jannar

  • Saint Mark 3:31-35 The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers (and your sisters) are outside asking for you.” But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and (my) brothers?”  And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.  (For) whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” Saints of the day: St…
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