Dun Giljan's Blog

When Jesus tells the story of the lost sheep, He is not painting a soft, sentimental picture. He is revealing a love that is costly, uncomfo...

St John Bosco - towards the end of his life St John Bosco was born on August 16, 1815 and died on January 31, 1888. He was an Italian Cathol...

The Brigittine Sisters, followers of St Bridget of Sweden follow a rule based on the teachings of Christ. However, King Henry VIII, Luther a...

When I look at my desk, and see the various objects that clutter every square inch, I am then humbled when I see Pope Leo at his desk in the...

Today I will let two photos speak for themselves as I go back to January 15, 2009. I was serving as Pastor in Baker City Cathedral, having j...

The statue of St Julian by Carlo Darmanin from 1893 Today happens to be the liturgical feast of Saint Julian, my patron saint. In my hometow...

Wh en George Washington was 6 years old, he received a hatchet as a gift and damaged his father’s cherry tree with it. When his father disco...

This is a another flashback from my Journal – I was pastor in the Cathedral of Baker City, Oregon. It was January 2010...... A young woman...

We celebrate today the feast of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of journalists, my patron saint during my stay at the Cathedral dedic...

St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia We’ve heard recently that some countries are experiencing a resurgence in church attendance and a...

The apse of the St Publius church in Floriana, Malta Today  the church in Malta celebrate s  the feast of St Publius. He was the chief of th...

One of the early and young martyrs of the church is the beloved Saint Agnes. According to tradition, Saint Agnes was a member of the Roman n...

Every New Year brings along certain mystery, promises, as well as fear of the unknown future.   A new year is a gift from God, in fact every...

The Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was caught when he got involved with a plan against his government. They arrested him and...

A hail storm hit Malta overnight, and the following morning was a spectacle that every child dreams of with streets covered in ice that real...

Saint Antony is also known as St. Anthony of the Desert or St. Anthony of Egypt. Along with St Francis of Assisi, he is invoked as the patro...

The Vatican Mosaic Studio of the Fabric of Saint Peter has completed the mosaic medallion dedicated to Pope Leo XIV . According to an ancien...

This is a story of a person who spread his blood and his writing in ink, truly a living martyr of our times.   Cardinal Jan Korec (1924-2015...

After my well-attended and much-appreciated talk yesterday, I share 3 more photos from St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts. The fir...

St Joseph's Abbey, Spencer Massachusetts Since I am presenting an interesting talk today about my 6-month sabbatical in 2002   in a Trap...

                       When you touch someone’s life, it is a privilege. When you touch someone’s heart, it is a blessing. When you touch so...

Perugino - Baptism of Jesus As we celebrate Jesus’ Baptism today, may we look back at our own baptism and see how faithful we have been to t...

Cardinal Scola and Pope Francis In a preface to a book by Cardinal Angelo Scola, Pope Francis writes: ‘we should never fear old age. We shou...

The Cardinals gathered with Pope Leo Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on C ardinals gathered with him at the Vatican to experience the extrao...

Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978) was an American Vice-President between 1965 and 1969. He once said that all governments should be judged in the ...

The feast of Our Lady of Palestine was instituted in 1927 by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. After World War II the United Kingdom used to...

A visitor to Austria and Germany recently sent me some photos of Christmas decorations in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau, Germany. Ob...

Situated between Taranto and Gallipoli in the southern part of Italy, precisely at the heel of the peninsula that looks like a leg and shoe,...

Looking at some paintings of the Three Kings, there are various notes that I noticed. All Kings are presented with elaborate outfits and cos...