by Diana | Sep 4, 2015 | Catholic History, National Catholic Register, Pilgrimage, Pretty Things
I forgot to post this article I wrote a little while ago for the National Catholic Register. Enjoy! St. Augustine’s Historic Church Gets More Historic (1663) Philadelphia’s Old St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church is a very historic church. It is the first...
by Diana | Jun 8, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Personal Travel, Photos, Pretty Things, Saints
Last month, the Pew Research Center released a study that concluded that a lot of people have left and are leaving the Catholic Church. (You can read the study here.) Since then, Catholics around the blogosphere have been writing about why they are and plan to stay...
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 | May 13, 2011 | Catechism, Holy Land, Mary, Pilgrimage, Prayers, Pretty Things, Videos
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, honoring the Marian apparitions that happened many years ago, in a little town in Portugal. In honor of Mary, I thought I’d post a virtual Rosary for her–since we visited (almost) every place mentioned in the...
