Dun Giljan's Blog

This is a life of Christ from a different perspective. The animated  The King of Kings , being released today in the USA, UK and Ireland   i...

                          When we look at statues of the Blessed Mother under the cross, we see her with a sword in her heart, although most...

These are photos from an exquisite exhibition of crucifixes, all types, all sizes, all different materials. Some of them are hanging crosses...

John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) John Rockefeller was one of the wealthiest Americans that ever lived. By the age of 25 he owned   one of the...

Bill Gates, the co-fonder of Microsoft Fifty years ago, Micro-Soft was founded by friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen. As the name implies, Mi...

I offer you today this prayer of forgiveness: O God, forgive us for the faults which make us difficult to live with. If we behave as if we ...

Two expressions felt by Jesus and His mother Mary took place at the same time, while Jesus was crucified, and Mary stood under the cross, ac...

Some of the Maltese Baroque churches have a haunting and mystical way of decorating the inside with black tapestry during Lent. They stay un...

I share with you a few more stamps related to the passion of Christ, specifically those coming from small countries, but presenting beautifu...

A bus driver in an English town one day called the people to attention because he had an important announcement to make. All the passengers ...

From now until Easter scores of exhibitions will be held all over Malta displaying miniature statues created on the original life-size statu...

This is one of the earliest known depictions of the Crucifixion in Christian art. It was made in Rome about AD 420-30, at a time when the Ro...

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 diffic...

The Prodigal Son by Esteban Murillo As we read the story of the Prodigal Son today, which I prefer to call it as the ‘Parable of the Forgivi...

As we approach Holy Week, a few parish churches are preparing for the solemn Good Friday procession with statues from the passion of Jesus, ...

Table-tennis or ping-pong, as some people call it, is one of the most spectacular sports ever. Watching two players exchanging a long, enthr...

Michelangelo still painting aged over 80. In many countries retirement age is 60 or thereabouts. Many people start taking it easy, enjoy a p...

My father John was born on March 26,1925 - today he would have turned 100! So wishing him a Happy Birthday in heaven, I share a few reflecti...

The Annunciation by Emvin Cremona at Balzan church, Malta We celebrate today the feast of the Annunciation, that historic moment when Mary s...

Georg Frederic Handel is well known for his concertos, operas and oratorios, besides many sacred music selections. He lived between 1685 and...

Today in the Gospel Jesus speaks about figs, one of my favorite fruits, along with strawberries. My childhood memories take me to my grandmo...

Archbishop E meritus Paul Cremona is being honored today with a state funeral. Born in Valletta on January 25, 1946, Mgr. Cremona served as ...

A very kind and fair king A very kind Emperor one day visited the prison and to each prisoner he put the following question “Why are you her...

From my journals of 2003 and 2013: My first few weeks in my new parish in John Day, Oregon in March 2003, also coincided with the last two ...

Statue of St Joseph venerated in the Franciscan church in Rabat, Malta I wrote this fictitious letter to St Joseph, whose feast we celebrate...

The Crucifixion as an Icon from Greece Many countries fond of philately have issued artistic stamps over the years relating to the Passion o...