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...
by Diana | Apr 27, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Holy Land, Personal Travel, Pilgrimage
I am home now, after having spent a whirlwind 16 days in the Holy Land, first in Jordan, then in Israel and Palestine. My house looks, as my dear friend Denise Bossert so artfully put it on her Facebook page, like my suitcase vomited all over it. I sit in front of my...
