by Diana | Jun 5, 2023 | Random Thoughts
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 class took a field trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum, and a...
by Diana | May 22, 2023 | Italy, Pilgrimage
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 John Lateran, the Cathedral–remember cathedra means SEAT–of...
by Diana | May 21, 2023 | Catholic History, Italy, Personal Travel, Pilgrimage, Saints
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 completely forgot that I had booked an exit row–meaning...
by Diana | May 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
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 to Portugal, to finish off filming for our series, The Faithful...
by Diana | May 16, 2023 | Italy, Pilgrimage
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 husband teaches in the study abroad program for an...
