Monthly Archives: December 2018

Light to human history

Omelija waqt Quddiesa tal-inawgurazzjoni u t-tberik tal-Via Lucis

07/12/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

     

  • Il-Knisja tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, il-Ħamrun
    2 ta’ Diċembru 2018

    Illum hi ġurnata speċjali u ta’ ferħ għal din il-parroċċa tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni fil-Ħamrun bl-inawgurazzjoni tal-Via Lucis. Imma hi wkoll okkażjoni ta’ ferħ għall-Knisja f’Malta. Filwaqt li l-knejjes tista’ tgħid kollha għandhom il-Via Crucis, l-istazzjonijiet li jsegwu l-passjoni u l-mewt ta’ Ġesù, din hi l-ewwel knisja f’Malta li qed tinawgura l-Via Lucis – l-14-il stazzjon li jirrakkuntaw l-istorja ta’ Ġesù Kristu ħaj minn wara l-qawmien tiegħu sal-Għid il-Ħamsin…

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Watch: The public lecture by Prof. Judith Povilus

07/12/2018

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  • A public lecture by Professor Judith Povilus was held on Thursday 6th December 2018 at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana on the theme: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Mary, a Stumbling Block or a Door to Unity?  

    Professor Judith Povilus, from the U.S., is an internationally acclaimed mathematician and one of the founders of Sophia University, Loppiano, Italy…

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Juliet, Naked

07/12/2018

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    Direttur:          Jesse Peretz

    Atturi:              Ethan Hawke, Chris O’Dowd, Rose Byrne, Kitty O’Beirne, Alex Clatworthy, Lily Brazier, Ko Iwagami, Lily Newmark, Denise Gough u Phil Davis

    Ħin tal-Film:    97 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      15

    Duncan, ammiratur ossessiv tal-mużika, jirċievi album ‘Juliet, Naked’ mill-artist favorit tiegħu, Tucker Crowe…

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Creed II

07/12/2018

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    Direttur:          Steven Caple Jr

    Atturi:              Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren,  Andre Ward, Brigette Nielsen u Russell Hornsby

    Ħin tal-Film:   130 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                             12A

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                                  15

    Tliet snin wara t-telfa ta’ “Pretty” Ricky Conlan, Adonis Creed jirreġistra numru ta’ rebħiet, wahda minnhom fuq Danny “Stuntman” Wheeler…

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Archaeology and the Burials of Jesus and James

A public lecture by Prof. Jodi Magness.

07/12/2018
  • The Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Malta is organising a public lecture by Prof. Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The lecture is being held at University Campus on Friday 14th December at 6pm. Entrance is free of charge and open to the general public.

    In 2002, an ossuary inscribed “James son of Joseph brother of Jesus” surfaced in the
    hands of a private collector…

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Nativity Rocks

07/12/2018

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    Direttur:          Debbie Isitt

    Atturi:              Simon Lipkin, Craig Revel Horwood, Daniel Boys, Anna Chancellor, Helen George, Cella Imrie, Ruth Jones, Hugh Dennis, Jessica Hynes u Meera Syal

    Ħin tal-Film:    105 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                             U

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                                  U

    L-istudenti ta’ St. Bernadette’s Primary School ġewwa Coventry, fuq l-inizjattiva ta’ Mrs…

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Pope’s December prayer intention: In the service of the transmission of faith

07/12/2018

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  • In his prayer intention for the month of December 2018, Pope Francis calls us pray that people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time, in their dialogue with people’s hearts, and above all, by listening much:

    If you want to share your faith through the word, you have to listen much and carefully…

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The Gospel of the day: 7th December

07/12/2018
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Is 29, 17-24
    Psalm: 26 (27), 1.4.13-14

    Gospel: Mt 9, 27-31

  • As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him…

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Pope Francis to visit Abu Dhabi

06/12/2018

  • In response to the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Holiness Pope Francis will visit Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) from the 3rd to 5th February 2019, to participate in the International Interfaith Meeting on “Human Fraternity”.

    The visit will take place also in response to the invitation of the Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates…

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In images: The real face of Santa Claus

06/12/2018

  • The “most realistic” portrait of the saint who became Santa Claus has been produced at a Liverpool university.

     

  • Many are familiar with the image of jolly old St Nick, popularized by the Coca-Cola company, but modern-day legends have obscured the reality of who Santa Claus was and what he really looked like…

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