by Diana | Sep 4, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Catholic History, Events, Mary, National Catholic Register
I have clearly not been on my blogging game. I forgot to post this one, too. 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 —...
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...
by Diana | Aug 14, 2014 | Dappled Things, Mary, Saints
August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and in her honor, I’d like to look at a one of the best-known Marian apparitions in modern times: the apparition of the Virgin Mary to three small shepherds in the remote Portuguese town of Fatima. In my next blog,...
