Dun Giljan's Blog

My all-time favorite Saint is not just the patron saint of priests, but also the patron saint of all those who find learning and going to sc...

Things to walk away from...... Conversations filled with hate, gossip or negativity. Arguments that lead to nowhere and pointless drama....

With my 1st smartphone and my CD collection in the background A new phrase that have surfaced just recently is one that is being used by Pop...

Never think you are nothing; never think you are everything, but always think you are something and you can achieve almost everything. Rel...

St. Ignatius was born in the family castle in Guipúzcoa, Spain, the youngest of 13 children, and was called Iñigo. When he was old enough, h...

Professor Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was an Afro-American orator, author and educator. Soon after he became President of the Tuskegee ...

The three Bethany siblings are celebrated together today. Until 3 years ago, it was only Martha that had her feast on July 29, but now we ha...

Fr Matteo Balzano A recent suicide by an Italian priest, Fr Matteo Balzano, aged 35 from the Diocese of Novara, Italy brought around a lot o...

Jesus preaching by Beato Angelico Jesus encourages the people today to pray in a simple way. Many are concerned about what prayer books to u...

                    We honor today St Joachim and St Anne, the parents of the Blessed Mother and grandparents of Jesus. In their honor, I of...

One mother had the custom of talking to her children every evening before they sleep. She would read a children’s story, hug them and kiss t...

If you’re ever in a forest or jungle or any wooded area in your neighborhood, and at least have some basic tools, this is what you can do, w...

Born of a wealthy family in 1302, Saint Bridget, also known as Birgitta, she was related to many members of the royalty. In 1316, at the age...

Mary Magdalene, whose liturgical feast we celebrate today, is mentioned as one of the women who ministered to Jesus. The same passage also r...

Greek Cuisine is rated the best This is a fascinating website with chock-full of information about cuisine from around the world. They are r...

This is festa season in Malta when most parish churches celebrate the week-long celebration in honor of their titular saint, culminating wi...

I offer this prayer to all the families who are struggling right now, or with other issues related to children and relationships. Let me the...

Another flash-back from the USA: Going back to 1994, when I was in St Anthony of Padua parish church in Rocky Point, New York, I had an elde...

Spiridione drove his old car into a canal by the main road. He tried to pull it out but was not successful. So he asked a farmer close by to...

St Simon Stock receiving the scapular According to a pious tradition, the Blessed Virgin appeared to St Simon Stock at Cambridge, England on...

Tower Road, Sliema Malta - 1970 and 2020 I have another stunning comparison today for you – two photos I took, 50 years apart. The first one...

We honor today Jannik Sinner, the phenomenal young Italian tennis player who demolished Carlos Alcaraz yesterday in the men’s final 4-6, 6-4...

Xlendi Bay in Gozo, Malta - 1975 and 2025 It’s amazing the transformation that happens in our topography after a handful of years. This is a...

A sister-nurse in a hospital stopped a priest walking through the corridors and asked him to visit an elderly man who was belligerent and an...

The feast of Saint Benedict, the founder of Monasticism is a very special day in the life of the church, as all Benedictines celebrate the l...

The late Pope Francis wrote this reflection while he was recovering in hospital, just a few weeks before he died: “The walls of hospitals ...

                     A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son  waiting for him at the door.  ...