Anthony Patrick Vella – communicating through his art
Anthony Patrick Vella is a well-known artist in Malta. He was interviewed by the Maltese newspaper columnist, Cristian Muscat. Here are some extracts from that interview.
Anthony Patrick Vella is a well-known artist in Malta. He was interviewed by the Maltese newspaper columnist, Cristian Muscat. Here are some extracts from that interview.
[:mt]Din il-fabbrika qiegħda fil-qalba ta’ Loppiano, belt żgħira tal-Moviment tal-Fokolari li tinsab fuq medda ta’ 260 ettaru fuq l-għoljiet ta’ Incisa Valdarno, madwar 20 kilometru ‘l bogħod minn Firenze.[:]
[:mt]Silta mill-Eżortazzjoni – ta’ Papa Franġisku n.124-129. “(…) Hu jgħix! Hemm bżonn niftakruh spiss dan, għax inkella nirriskjaw li lil Ġesù Kristu narawh biss bħala eżempju tajjeb tal-passat, bħala tifkira, bħala xi ħadd li salvana elfejn sena ilu.” [:en]Extract from Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Christus Vivit” of Pope Francis, no. 124-129. “(…) Christ is alive! We need to keep reminding ourselves of this, because we can risk seeing Jesus Christ simply as a fine model from the distant past, as a memory, as someone who saved us two thousand years ago.”[:]
[:mt]Maria Voce, president tal-Moviment tal-Fokolari tibgħat l-awguri tagħha għal dan il-Għid: nagħmlu l-esperjenza kontinwa tal-qawmien mill-mewt billi nħobbu lil ħutna l-bnedmin. B’hekk biss inkunu nistgħu negħlbu t-tbatija ta’ dan iż-żmien tal-pandemija u kull tbatija oħra.[:en]Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement, sends her Easter greetings: to experience a continuous passing from death to resurrection through love of neighbour. Only in this way will we overcome this painful time of pandemic and any other suffering. [:]
[:mt]It-tridu tal-Għid: silta minn dak li Chiara Lubich qalet f’kollegament telefoniku f’Ħamis ix-Xirka fit-12 ta’ April 1990[:en]The Easter Triduum: Extract from Chiara Lubich’s spiritual thought during a conference call on 12 April, 1990.[:]
[:mt]Marija tad-Duluri hi l-Qaddisa per eċċellenza. Silta meħuda minn kitba ta’ Chiara Lubich.[:en]Mary Desolate is the Saint par excellence. Extract of a writing by Chiara Lubich.[:]
[:mt]“Emmint għax rajtni! Henjin dawk li ma rawx u emmnu” (Ġw 20, 29).[:en]Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe (Jn. 20:29).[:]
[:mt]Li kieku llum kont ser inħalli din l-art u kellkom tistaqsuni kelma tal-aħħar dwar l-Ideal tagħna, kont ngħidilkom kelma li żgur tifhmuha fis-sens l-aktar preċiż tagħha: “Kunu familja”. Hemm fostkom min qed ibati minħabba provi spiritwali jew morali? Ifhmuhom bħalma tifhimhom omm u aktar minn hekk; dawluhom bil-kelma u bl-eżempju. Araw li ma jkun jonqoshom…
Read More “[:mt]Il-Wirt: “Kunu Familja”[:en]Chiara’s legacy: “Be a Family”[:]” »
