The Faculty of Theology and the Theological Students’ Association has just published their latest edition of Melita Theologica which is dedicated to Pope John Paul II and Chiara Lubich.
![[:mt]Żagħżugħa, martri għall-paċi[:en]Myriam, a martyr for peace[:]](https://focolaremalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Myriam-e1601909754608.png)
[:mt]Myriam Dessaivre, żagħżugħa ta’ 26 sena minn Toulouse kienet ma’ ħames żgħażagħ Franċiżi oħra li nqatlu fin-Niger, il-Ħadd 9 ta’ Awwissu 2020.[:en]Her smile, her joie de vivre, her commitment towards justice and peace are words that come to mind when one recalls Myriam Dessaivre, 26 years old, who lost her life on Sunday, August 9 in Niger.[:]
![[:mt]Kelma tal-Ħajja ta’ Ottubru[:en]October Word of Life[:]](https://focolaremalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/autumn-993762_960_720.jpg)
[:mt]“Kull min jitkabbar, jiċċekken; u min jiċċekken, jitkabbar” (Lq 14, 11).[:en]For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted (Lk. 14:11).[:]
![[:mt]Tbissima qatt m’hi mitlufa[:en]A smile is never lost on anyone[:]](https://focolaremalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Church.png)
[:mt]Il-Covid-19 għadha magħna, b’mewġa wara oħra, u nnotajt, li għalkemm m’aħniex f’lockdown, l-uċuħ ta’ bosta nies ma jidhru kuntenti xejn.[:en]As the months with Covid-19 continue with one wave after another, I noticed that some people on the streets were not looking happy in spite of the fact that we are not in lockdown like so many other places.[:]
![[:mt]Kelma tal-Ħajja ta’ Settembru[:en]September Word of Life[:]](https://focolaremalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/charity2.jpg)
[:mt]“Agħtu, u jingħatalkom. Kejl tajjeb, marsus, mheżheż sewwa u mburġat iqegħdulkom f’ħoġorkom” (Lq 6, 38).[:en]Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will be put into your lap. (Lk. 6:38)[:]
![[:mt]Kull idea hi responsabbiltà[:en]Every idea is a responsibility[:]](https://focolaremalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/morning-1069218_1280.jpg)
[:mt]Il-pandemija tal-Coronavirus sfaxxat programmi, strutturi u proċeduri fl-oqsma kollha tal-ħajja tal-bniedem. Kullimkien qed tinħass il-ħtieġa ta’ kreattività biex jinsabu tweġibiet għall-isfidi li qed iġġib magħha din is-sitwazzjoni. Dak li Chiara Lubich kienet qalet fis-1983 hu attwali ħafna għal-lum.[:en]The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted programs, systems and procedures in all areas of human life. In every place there is a great need for creativity to find new answers to the challenges posed by this situation. Something that Chiara Lubich suggested back in 1983 is very up-to-date.[:]
![[:mt]Marija Reġina[:]](https://focolaremalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/TheAssumption-a-1.jpg)
[:mt]Festa ta’ Marija Mtellgħa s-Sema. “Jekk Marija hi Reġina, jeħtieġ li ssaltan!” Silta minn meditazzjoni ta’ Chiara Lubich[:]
![[:mt]Tikteb il-komunità tal-Fokolari fil-Libanu[:en]A letter from the Lebanon Focolare community[:]](https://focolaremalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lebanon1.jpeg)
[:mt]Gratitudni għas-solidarjetà li qed tasal minn kullimkien u impenn flimkien ma’ diversi komunitajiet reliġjużi biex jgħinu lill-pajjż iqum fuq saqajh u jkun messaġġier tal-paċi. [:en]Grateful for the solidarity received and committed together with other various religious communities to help the country rise again and be a messenger of peace. [:]
In an article published in 1948, in the journal “Fides”, Chiara Lubich recounts how, through the example of Claire of Assisi, she and her first companions received confirmation of the genuineness of the evangelical way of life which characterised the growing Movement.
On the feast day of St Claire of Assisi, we publish a spiritual thought by Chiara Lubich which encourages every Christian to put God in the first place of the their life.