by Diana | Apr 21, 2011 | Behind the Scenes, Holy Land
Since today is Holy Thursday, I thought I’d take an early detour from my sporadic blogging about our pilgrimage and jump to Day 6—the day we visited the Upper Room, where the Last Supper is said to have taken place and where Jesus instituted the Eucharist and the...
by Diana | Apr 16, 2011 | Behind the Scenes, Holy Land
We left the US around midnight on March 25th—the Feast of the Annunciation, the anniversary of our engagement (David and me), and… oddly enough, the day that the ONE RING was unmade in Mordor… yes, I am a Tolkien dork… plus I had been watching The...
by Diana | Apr 9, 2010 | Behind the Scenes, EWTN, Pretty Things, Season One
This Sunday (at 6 pm, not the usual 5 pm!!), EWTN will air Episode 6, featuring Philadelphia’s wonderful Miraculous Medal Shrine. There is SO MUCH to say about this shrine. I’m not sure where to begin. I mean, we live all of 20 minutes away from it, so I think I’ve...
by Diana | Apr 5, 2010 | Behind the Scenes, EWTN, Season One
This week, EWTN is airing Episode 5 of The Faithful Traveler, featuring two locations in Maryland that are associated with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site on Paca Street in Baltimore and the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth...