Dun Giljan's Blog

A truck driver was having his lunch at a truck stop, after driving for a few hundred miles. Three Hell’s Angels motorcyclists arrive at the ...

Flashback from 2003 Journals: It felt like the Indianapolis 500 : With Bishop Robert Vasa driving, even with my seat-belts securely fastene...

While more than a million young people eagerly awaited Pope Leo XIV’s arrival at Tor Vergata, close to Rome, an unexpected sign appeared i...

The Catholic school at Annunciation parish in Minneapolis. I place myself instead of that priest celebrating Mass surrounded by happy childr...

Live Mass on Malta TV in 2022 from my chapel Celebrating another milestone year, I look back at some photos that characterized my life from ...

This is the week when my childhood parish church in St. Julian’s will be dressed up in its finest outfit, thanks to some young enthusiasts w...

Venerable Bruno Lanteri Venerable Bruno Lanteri was a priest from Turin, Italy, in the early 18th century, during a time of great stress a...

                            W hat we say to others and about others could be detrimental to our friendships and relationships. Many of these...

Left to right: Pope Leo, John, Louis Prevost From an interview on NBC TV with John Prevost, the older brother of Pope Leo XIV, some interest...

'Coronation' from St Francis de Sales Cathedral, Baker City, Oregon. We honor the Blessed Mother today as Queen of Heaven and Earth,...

Saint Pius X was born on June 2, 1835, his name being Giuseppe Sarto. He was the first Pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. He was one of...

Juan de las Roelas - Vision of St Bernard 1611 We celebrate today the feast of Saint Bernard, (1090-1153) the primary builder of the Cisterc...

These quotes that I’ve been sharing with you over the past few months have attracted a lot of attention and many clicks from my Blog visitor...

This is a truly a historical picture featuring two priests who would one day both become Popes. Most probably this photo was taken in Buenos...

A hunchbacked, poor man, Brother Joseph Zoettl lived a hard life – due to his living conditions and of course, his physical limitations. At ...

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were ...

A mid-summer solemnity is the one we celebrate today - that of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother, a dogma of faith that was proclaimed by...

Blessing the sonogram machine on March 16, 2014 This title may sound strange, but read on, and you’ll understand what it means. Following on...

Praying at the Children's Memorial I erected in 2007 This is a flashback from my Journal, written in 2007. As you can see, I am writing ...

The Filipino Archbishop Ryan Jimenez, the chief of the Pacific Episcopal Conference recently met Pope Leo XVI and alerted him about the chan...

Clare was a beautiful Italian noblewoman who became the Foundress of an order of nuns now called "Poor Clares." When she heard St....

                  We’ve seen them on TV, children and teenagers, and even adults extending their empty pots and pans with the hope of gettin...

Edith Stein at the time of her conversion Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (born as Edith Stein) was born in 1891 in Breslau, Poland, and...

Being the feast of St Dominic today, I thought you would appreciate this reflection on the physical characteristics of the beloved saint. Af...

We are so used to houses being built along streets, besides other mansions, in apartment buildings, beautiful villas and cottages, etc. But ...