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 | 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 | 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 | Sep 2, 2014 | Dappled Things, Mary, Pilgrimage
As August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I wanted me second post over at Dappled Things to introduce readers to a shrine I’ve long known and loved: the Blue Army Shrine in Washington, NJ. In my last blog post for Dappled Things, I told the story...
