by Diana | Apr 29, 2009 | Events, Season One
Do you live in or around New York City? If so, consider attending some of the upcoming events at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Starting this Saturday, they’re having a Franciscan Mission with Father Groeschel’s CFRs and the young and fabulous Sisters of Life! If you...
by Diana | Apr 28, 2009 | Personal Travel, Pretty Things
I recently discovered The Blog of the Courtier, a blog written by William Newton, a self-described “thirty-something, practicing Catholic, attorney and unreformed flâneur living in Washington D.C.” (FYI— flâneur if a French term for a stroller, lounger, saunterer, or...
by Diana | Apr 26, 2009 | Behind the Scenes, Season One
Next weekend, we resume shooting for Season 1 at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in New York City. After a few weeks of writing scripts, it’ll be a change to get back to getting ready for a shoot. Lines need to be memorized in...
by Diana | Apr 24, 2009 | Behind the Scenes, Season One
Today, I drove to Newark, NJ, to visit the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. I’d never been, but in my research, I came across its website, and was just completely blown away by the images on the site, and by how well it is maintained. There is SO MUCh...
by Diana | Apr 16, 2009 | Catholic History, Season One
On May 13, the anniversary of the first Marian apparition at Fatima, Portugal, we’ll be filming at The National Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Washington, NJ. A few days ago I started work on the script—doing some research on Fatima,...