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 | 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 | Apr 11, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Events, Holy Land, Liturgical Calendar, Personal Travel, Pilgrimage
Today was an awesome day in Jordan. Deacon Greg Kandra did a masterful job illustrating the beginning of today’s adventures on his blog here, including photos of our hotel and of me getting some pick up footage of the Jabbok or Zarqa River. It was a fun, albeit...