Faithful Traveling
Tips, Trips, and Stories From My Faithful Travels
Lord, That I Might See
Domine, ut videam. I am going through the spiritual exercises with my spiritual director. This morning during prayer, I was meditating on Mark 12:28-34, when Jesus is asked which commandment is most...
Saying Goodbye to Father Jason Kulczynski
On January 27th, 2024, after praying the Eucharistic Prayer during the Vigil Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Father Jason Victor Kulcynski suddenly passed out. He was rushed to Abington...
Baby Jesus Loves Me
My first morning staying in Rome, April 28th, I was blessed to celebrate a private Mass at Santa Maria Maggiore. I certainly felt blessed by the experience. The Mass was celebrated in the crypt...
Running to Mercy
The Merciful KnightI have long been a Pre-Raphaelite fan, and that definitely includes the magnificent painting featured above, Edward Burne-Jones' "The Merciful Knight". I had no idea until today...
Walking Rome
My sister has this really awesome book of walking tours for Rome (I forget the name), so before I left for my first day, I took a pic of the first tour--Walking Tour 1 near San Giovanni in...
Change, Forgiveness, and Death
This morning, I found out that a friend from High School died. I don't know how. I just know that he is gone. I have been thinking of him all day--remembering happy memories like when our AP English...
The Archbasilica of St John Lateran and the Scala Sancta
Continuing with my first day of exploring Rome: My First stop was the Arcibasilica del Santissimo Salvatore e dei Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano. The Papal Archbasilica of St...
All Roads Lead to Rome
A Restful Flight My United flight to Rome was uneventful, thank God. The food was abysmal. Note to self: just stop eating airplane food. It's never any good. When I packed my travel accoutrements, I...
Why I Needed This Pilgrimage
Backstory Before I go on with tales of my pilgrimage, I should explain why this pilgrimage was needed, and such a gift. Because of Covid, we hadn't travelled anywhere since our September 2019 trip...
My Unexpected Pilgrimage to Italy
The Set Up On April 23rd, 2023, my little sister sent me a message from Italy that kicked off a most unexpected adventure. She's been living there--with her family--for the past few years, as her...
A Virtual Rosary Pilgrimage
Every October 7th, we Catholics celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and commemorate the 16th century victory at the Battle of Lepanto attributed to the intercession of Our...
Why Fátima is Still So Important
This post originally appeared at the National Catholic Register. On Oct. 13, 2016, Catholics commemorate the 99th anniversary of the “Miracle of the Sun”: In a small town in Portugal, called Fátima,...
Must-See Catholic Sites in Philly
This post originally appeared at the National Catholic Register. Must-See Catholic Sites in Philadelphia In just a few months, the world will descend on Philadelphia to take part in the World...
Our Lady of Knots and Pretzels
This post originally appeared at the National Catholic Register. How Our Lady, Undoer of Knots Inspired Papal Pretzels in Philly It all started with a pretzel. Or was it a book? Perhaps the Blessed...
St Augustine’s Church Gets More Historic
This post was originally posted at the National Catholic Register. St. Augustine’s Historic Church Gets More Historic Philadelphia’s Old St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church is a very historic...
A Papal Parade in Philly
This post was originally posted at the National Catholic Register here. Pope Francis Makes Plans to Reign on Philly's Parade Independence Hall (Photo by Diana von Glahn) Living in the Philadelphia...
Take A Virtual Trip to Ein Karem for John the Baptist’s Birthday Today!
Today, we celebrate the Nativity of John the Baptist, and what better way to do it than to visit--albeit virtually--his hometown and the church built over his birthplace?! Go here to read the blog...
Why I Am Catholic: The Faithful Traveler Edition
Last month, the Pew Research Center released a study that concluded that a lot of people have left and are leaving the Catholic Church. (You can read the study here.) Since then, Catholics around...
Meeting the Holy Family at The International Mary of Nazareth Center
The International Mary of Nazareth Center (Centre International Marie de Nazareth), sits quietly across the street from the Basilica of the Annunciation (and here on Facebook), and...
My Jordan Journey: Petra
Last year, when I travelled to Jordan to film part of my upcoming series, A Papal Pilgrimage in the Holy Land, I was not able to make it to Petra. We were only in Jordan for about 2 and a half...