by Diana | Oct 6, 2017 | Catholic History, Holy Land, Liturgical Calendar, Mary, Pilgrimage, Portugal, Prayers, Pretty Things, Shrines, Television, Videos
Every October 7th, we Catholics celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and commemorate the 16th century victory at the Battle of Lepanto attributed to the intercession of Our Lady. This battle was so important and Our Lady’s intercession is so cherished, that...
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...
by Diana | May 1, 2015 | Holy Land, Mary, Pilgrimage
The International Mary of Nazareth Center (Centre International Marie de Nazareth), sits quietly across the street from the Basilica of the Annunciation (and here on Facebook), and is–sadly–unknown to many pilgrims. I’d like to change that. I was in...
by Diana | Apr 30, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Holy Land, Personal Travel, Photos, Pilgrimage, Pretty Things
Last year, when I travelled to Jordan to film part of my upcoming series, A Papal Pilgrimage in the Holy Land, I was not able to make it to Petra. We were only in Jordan for about 2 and a half days, really, with only evenings in Amman, and a few days trips to local...
