Monthly Archives: January 2016

At Any Price

  • Direttur: Ramin Bahrani

    Atturi: Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham, Clancy Brown u Ben Martin

    Ħin tal-Film: 105 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd.

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 18

    Henry Whipple, bniedem ambizzjuż,  jieħu ħsieb madwar 3,500 ejker ta’ art  u fl-istess waqt jirrapreżenta l-kumpanija Liberty Seed li tbiegħ żerriegħa modifikata ġenitakament…

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Christians gather for the Diocesan Ecumenical Service

  • A large gathering of Christians participated in the Diocesan Ecumenical Service on Thursday 21st January 2016 at St Nicholas Church (tal-Erwieħ), Merchants Street, Valletta where Serbian Orthodox and other Orthodox Christians regularly assemble for the Divine Liturgy.

    Archbishop Scicluna who was indisposed was represented by Fr Hector Scerri, President of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission. At the beginning of the Service, Fr Scerri conveyed the greetings of Archbishop Scicluna, as well as those of Bishop Andrej, Serbian Orthodox bishop of Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Malta…

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Pope to World Economic Forum: ‘Do not forget the poor!’

  • Pope Francis has appealed to the economic leaders of the world not to forget the poor. The Pope’s cry for justice and integral development came in a message to the participants of the annual World Economic Forum taking place in Davos, Switzerland.  Present among the over 2,500 participants for the 3-day event are over 1,000 chief executives or company chairs and more than 40 world leaders…
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The Archbishop’s Curia pays its final respects to Fr VicGeorge Vassallo

  • L-impjegati tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof jixtiequ jwasslu l-kondoljanzi tagħhom lill-familja Vassallo wara li nhar it-Tlieta 19 ta’ Jannar 2016, tħabbret il-mewt ta’ Fr VicGeorge Vassallo. Fr VicGeorge kien id-Direttur tas-servizzi tal-IT fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof u fost ħidmiet oħrajn kien strumentali fit-twaqqif onlajn tal-arkivji diġitali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. 

    Fr VicGeorge ġie ordnat saċerdot fis-6 ta’ Lulju 1990. Fil-ħidma pastorali tiegħu huwa serva bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa ta’ Marsaxlokk u tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta…

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Pope: “no Saint is without sin, no sinner without a future”

  • Pope Francis says God looks beyond appearances and into the heart. He was speaking on Tuesday morning during Mass at Casa Santa Marta.

    Drawing inspiration from the First Reading of the day that tells of the choice of the young David as king of Israel, the Pope pointed out that even in the lives of the saints there are temptations and sins, as demonstrated by the life of David…

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

    • The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held this week, till Monday 25th January 2016. The aim of this week of prayer is to overcome the differences which separate the members of different Christian Churches. This years’ theme is “Called to proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord” (1 Peter 2:9).

      On this occasion, an Ecumenical Service will be held on Thursday 21st January 2016, at 6.30 p.m., at St…

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The Big Short

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    Direttur: Adam McKay

    Atturi:  Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt

    Ħin: 132 minuti

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Limited.

     

    Klassifika tal-Gvern: 15

    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 18

    Film dwar għadd ta’ individwi differenti ħafna minn xulxin li, kuntrarju għal biċċa l-kbira ta’ l-analisti finanzjarji, irnexxilhom jaraw minn qabel il-waqa tas-suq tal-propjeta’ fl-Amerika…

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The Revenant

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    Direttur: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

    Atturi: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson

    Ħin: 156 minuti

    Klassifika tal-Gvern: 15

    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 15

    Fl-1823 Hugh Glass, esploratur u negozjant tal-fur, jissieħeb ma’ espedizzjoni, immexxiha minn Capt. Andrew Henry, għal-għonq ix-xmara Missouri biex jaqbdu l-beavers u jeħdulhom il-ġild prezzjuż tagħhom; matul l-espedizzjoni jkollhom jiffaċċjaw il-kesħa  tax-xitwa u l-attakki frekwenti mill-Amerikani Nattivi…

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Mass at Santa Marta – New wineskins

  • A Christian who hides behind the notion that “this is how it’s always been done…” is committing a sin, becomes idolatrous and disobedient, and lives a “patched up, half and half life”, because his heart is closed to the “newness of the Holy Spirit”. The invitation to free oneself from “customs” in order to make room for “God’s surprises” was offered by Pope Francis during Mass at Santa Marta on Monday morning, 18 January…
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Programme for the feast of the Conversion of St Paul at the Mdina Cathedral

  • Bħal kull sena, il-Knisja f’Malta tiċċelebra l-festa tal-Konverżjoni ta’ Missierna San Pawl. Iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet se jsiru fil-Katidral tal-Imdina bejn is-Sibt 23 u l-Ħadd 24 ta’ Jannar li ġej, u se jkunu ppreseduti mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

  • Is-Sibt 23 ta’ Jannar 2016

    4:45 p.m.    Il-Kapitlu jilqa’ lill- Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

    5:00 p.m.    Installazzjoni ta’ Monsinjur effettiv, erba’ Monsinjuri Koġuturi, u tliet Monsinjuri Onorarji…

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