by Diana | Sep 4, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Events, National Catholic Register, Pilgrimage
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 area since the World Meeting of Families was announced has been a...
by Diana | Jun 24, 2015 | Catholic History, Holy Land, Pilgrimage, Shrines
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 post I wrote over at SpiritualDirection.com, Look at my...
by Diana | Jun 8, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Personal Travel, Photos, Pretty Things, Saints
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 the blogosphere have been writing about why they are and plan to stay...
by Diana | May 1, 2015 | Holy Land, Mary, Pilgrimage
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 is–sadly–unknown to many pilgrims. I’d like to change that. I was in...
by Diana | Apr 30, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Holy Land, Personal Travel, Photos, Pilgrimage, Pretty Things
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 days, really, with only evenings in Amman, and a few days trips to local...
