by Diana | Sep 4, 2015 | Catholic History, Events, National Catholic Register, Personal Travel, Pilgrimage
This post originally appeared at the National Catholic Register. Must-See Catholic Sites in Philadelphia In just a few months, the world will descend on Philadelphia to take part in the World Meeting of Families and to get as close as possible to Pope Francis on his...
by Diana | Sep 4, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Catholic History, Events, Mary, National Catholic Register
This post originally appeared at the National Catholic Register. How Our Lady, Undoer of Knots Inspired Papal Pretzels in Philly It all started with a pretzel. Or was it a book? Perhaps the Blessed Mother — under the title of Our Lady, Undoer of Knots — can help me...
by Diana | Sep 4, 2015 | Catholic History, National Catholic Register, Pilgrimage, Pretty Things
This post was originally posted at the National Catholic Register. St. Augustine’s Historic Church Gets More Historic Philadelphia’s Old St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church is a very historic church. It is the first foundation of the Augustinian Order in the United...
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...
