by Diana | Jan 31, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Dappled Things
Life can be overwhelming. Sometimes, it throws too much good at you. Or bad. Other times, despite what life throws at you, whatever is left inside of you after the last bout of things life threw at you can prevent you from accepting or moving on to the new batch of...
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 | 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 2, 2014 | Behind the Scenes, Liturgical Calendar, Portugal
All Souls Day is the official day set aside by the Church to commemorate and pray for the dead. Of course, Catholics are always–or should be always–praying for the dead, no matter what day it is. As I mentioned in my earlier post about praying for the...
