by Diana | Jan 22, 2015 | Holy Land, Interviews, Pilgrimage
Readers of my blog and followers of my Facebook page have met my dear friend, Habib Karam many times. I first introduced him shortly after I’d met him in May, and he’s guest blogged once before, too. This time, I asked him if, in anticipation of my...
by Diana | Jan 19, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Holy Land, Interviews, Pilgrimage
Born and raised in the heart of Jerusalem, not far from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Saliba Danho knows the Holy Land better than anyone I have ever met. As President of Voice of Faith Tours, Saliba, whose name means crucifix in Arabic, works with tour companies...
by Diana | Jan 5, 2015 | Catholic History, Liturgical Calendar, RCSD Post, Saints, Videos
Today is the memorial of St John Nepomucene Neumann, Philadelphia’s fourth bishop and our country’s first male saint. In celebration of his memorial, I wrote a post about our shrine here in Philadelphia, the National Shrine of St John Nepomucene Neumann, one...
by Diana | Nov 20, 2014 | Behind the Scenes, Dappled Things, Holy Land, Pilgrimage
… from then on, all of those people who had heretofore been complete strangers now shared a bond that only others who had been on the same pilgrimage could understand. They’d go home, I told them, with their 8,000 or so pictures, and they’d try to show their...
by Diana | Nov 11, 2014 | Holy Land, Pilgrimage, Tuesday Guest Star
Today is Tuesday! You know what that means? We’re gonna have a special guest! Today’s special guest star is Habib Karam, a dear friend whom I was blessed to meet online, and then in person this past May, when we journeyed back to the Holy Land to film a...
