Dun Giljan's Blog

Over the next 3 weeks, various exhibitions will be held all over Malta, representing several scenes from the passion of Christ, which are al...

St. Patrick was of Romano-British origin, and born about the year 389AD. His father, Calpurnius, was a deacon, and Patrick's own full na...

The Australian actress Nicole Kidman received praise from her fans when she said yesterday in a pre-Oscars interview that she went to church...

What had become a symbol of persistence turned into a scene of martyrdom, when a Catholic parish priest was killed in an Israeli strike that...

Bishop Stephen and Bishop Gregory Parkes Bishop Gregory Parkes of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Bishop Stephen Parkes of Savannah, Georgia, s...

This final post shows several statues taken out in processions all over Malta on Good Friday, and we visit today a few other parishes and ad...

We are today in the parish of   Zebbuġ following a long, colorful, and spectacular procession. The first statue shows Christ after the flogg...

We are now in Rabat with 4 photos worth describing. The first one shows 3 soldiers around Jesus as He arrives on Golgotha and is being prepa...

Today we visit the procession held in Naxxar parish, the same parish where I serve, highlighting two statues which appear towards the end of...

All this week I will be sharing with my blog visitors various scenes from the processions which are held on Good Friday in various parishes ...

Seeing Jesus in today’s Gospel asking a Samaritan woman for water shows his humanity, yet His divinity shines through in this beautiful conv...

There are many impressive depictions of the crucifixion of Jesus. As I was reviewing my talk about ‘Crucifixion in Art’ which I will be pres...

In Northern California, there are certain trees known as the Redwoods, which are very tall. They grow as much as 300 feet, which is 92 meter...

O God we pray for this broken world. We pray for peace and hope to return to our troubled world. People are affected everywhere by natural d...

The Cathedral of La Encarnacion in Malaga, Spain is considered one of the most valuable Renaissance jewels of Andalusia. It stands within th...

Pope Leo XIV yesterday delivered a heart-felt message from the balcony at the Vatican. His message is for the entire world to pause and refl...

Raphael's depiction of 'Transfiguration.' The Gospel reading on this second Sunday of Lent is always the story of the Transfigur...

O God, forgive us for the faults which make us difficult to live with. If we behave as if we were the only people for whom life is difficult...

This new saint has been canonized and introduced to the liturgical calendar 13 years ago, but he was quoted often by Pope St John Paul II. I...

Skeletal remains of St Francis of Assisi The remains of Italy's patron saint, St Francis of Assisi, have gone on public display to mark ...

Feet smell, and noses run ! ! Why ? Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin? Why can't women put on mascara with their ...

Known also as the passion flowers or passion vines,  Passiflora  is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants, the namesakes of the f...