Monthly Archives: May 2015

Forum on ethics at the place of work

  • Il-Kummissjoni għall-Pastorali mal-Ħaddiema fil-Qasam tas-Saħħa, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Fakultà tax-Xjenzi tas-Saħħa fl-Università ta’ Malta, qed torganizza forum bit-tema, ‘L-Etika fuq il-Post tax-Xogħol’. Dan ser isir nhar il-Ġimgħa 29 ta’ Mejju 2015, fin-12:30 p.m., fl-Isptar Mater Dei (South Auditorium). Il-professjonisti u l-ħaddiema fil-qasam tas-saħħa huma mistiedna jattendu. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser iwassal il-messaġġ tiegħu għall-ħabta tas-1:30 p.m. Id-diskussjoni ser titmexxa mill-Professur Dun Emanuel Agius.
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True wisdom teaches you to cherish real love – The Archbishop on his first official visit in the Gozo Diocese

  • L-Erbgħa 27 ta’ Mejju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ġie mistieden imexxi Quddiesa fis-Santwarju Ta’ Pinu waqt l-ewwel żjara uffiċjali fid-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex fejn flimkien mal-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, ikkonċelebraw il-kappillani u l-kleru Għawdxi.  Qabel il-Quddiesa, fil-5.15pm, l-Arċisqof Scicluna mexxa r-rit tat-tberik tat-tliet mużajċi ġodda ta’ Marco Ivan Rupnik SJ li dan l-aħħar twaħħlu mal-faċċata tas-Santwarju.  F’kelmtejn ta’ merħba, l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex irringrazzjah tal-preżenza tiegħu u wiegħdu t-talb tal-Knisja f’Għawdex fil-bidu tal-ministeru episkopali tiegħu, waqt li rrikkmandah fl-interċessjoni tal-Madonna Ta’ Pinu, li l-Arċisqof Scicluna għandu tant għal qalbu…
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Pope: worldly Christians can’t have both heaven and earth

  • It’s sad to see a Christian who wants to “follow Jesus and the things of this world.” That’s what Pope Francis said at Tuesday morning’s Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, stressing that a Christian is called to make a radical choice in life:  you can’t be “half” Christian or have both “heaven and earth.” In his homily Pope Francis reflects on Peter’s query to Jesus:  what would he and the disciples get in return for following Him? …
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The Gospel of the day: 27th May

  • Saint Mark 10:32-45 The disciples were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went ahead of them. They were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him. “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles who will mock him, spit upon him, scourge him, and put him to death, but after three days he will rise.” Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” He replied, “What do you wish (me) to do for you?” They answered him, “Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left.” Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking…
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Pope speaks with open heart to Argentinean newspaper

  • Pope Francis says that being with people does him good. In a long and very personal interview with Juan Beretta, a reporter from the Argentinean newspaper “La Voz Del Pueblo”, the Pope speaks of his feelings of when he was elected Pope, of how he misses walking the streets, using public transport and sitting down for a pizza, of how he feels moved and sad when he meets sick children, prison inmates and people who’ve had no opportunities in life, of how he would like to be remembered “as someone who did some good”…
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The Duff

  • *** Direttur: Ari Sandel Atturi: Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Romany Malco, Chris Wylde555, Allison Janney u Ken Jeong Ħin tal-Film: 101 min Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 12A Klassifika tal-Knisja: 12A Bianca Piper hi tfajla ntelliġenti  li qegħda tagħmel ħiltha biex tilħaq il-livell li s-soċjeta` tallum titlob miż-żgħażagħ fejn tidħol is-sbuħija u l-kompatibilita`  romantika tal-individju. Bianca kienet tgawdi l-ħbiberija ta’ żewġ iħbieb Jess u Casey, it-tnejn iktar popolari minnha…
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Good Kill

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    Direttur: Andrew Niccol

    Atturi: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Jake Abel u Bruce Greenwood

    Ħin tal-Film: 104 min

    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15

    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18

    Il-Maġġur Thomas Egan, membru fil-Forza tal-Ajru Amerikana, llum –il ġurnata jinsab f’bażi ġewwa LAS Vegas, ittajjar drones minflok ajruplani tal-gwerra    hekk kif sar iktar effiċjenti u inqas ta’ riskju li jintużaw drones minflok ajrupani biex jiġġieldu l-għadu…

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Hot Tub Time Machine

    • * Direttur: Steve Pink Atturi: Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Adam Scott, Chevy Chase, Collette Wolfe, Gillian Jacobs, Christine Bentley u Kellee Stewart Ħin tal-Film: 93 min. Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 15 Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18 Wara ħames snin minn mindu dehru fuq il-liżar taċ-ċinema, Lou Dorchen, it-tfel  Jacob u l-ħabibtu antik, Nick Webber għexu ħajja li waslithom għal fama iżda fl-istess waqt dejjem f’sitwazzjonjiet  li żammew l-istima tagħhom…
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Tomorrowland

  • **** Direttur: Brad Bird Atturi: Britt Robertson, George Clooney, Thomas Robinson Ħin: 130 minuti Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: PG Klassifika tal-Knisja: 12A Il-prologu jippreżenta lil Frank, tifel ġenju li jivvinta affarijiet, qed iżur in-New York World’s Fair fl-1964 meta jingħata badge ta’ Tomorrowland minn tifla Ingliża misterjuża. B’din il-badge Frank jagħmel rikba speċjali li tieħdu f’dinja sigrieta tal-futur. Lura fil-preżent, Casey, żgħażugħa intelliġenti minn Florida, bint engineer tan-Nasa, tingħatha wkoll badge ta’ Tomorrowland li x’ħin tmissha teħodha fid-dinja tal-futur; ma tmurx hemm fiżikament iżda tara din id-dinja qiesha qedha hemm…
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The Gospel of the day: 26th May

  • Saint Mark 10:28-31  Peter began to say to Jesus, “We have given up everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come…
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