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 9, 2010 | Behind the Scenes, EWTN, Pretty Things, Season One
This Sunday (at 6 pm, not the usual 5 pm!!), EWTN will air Episode 6, featuring Philadelphia’s wonderful Miraculous Medal Shrine. There is SO MUCH to say about this shrine. I’m not sure where to begin. I mean, we live all of 20 minutes away from it, so I think I’ve...
by Diana | May 12, 2009 | Events, Pretty Things, Random
Recently, I was privileged to attend an art exhibit, at which a local—and exceedingly talented—artist, Anthony Visco, exhibited his oil paintings of the Mysteries of the Rosary. There were a bunch of people at this event, so while I looked at the pieces, I had to...
by Diana | Apr 28, 2009 | Personal Travel, Pretty Things
I recently discovered The Blog of the Courtier, a blog written by William Newton, a self-described “thirty-something, practicing Catholic, attorney and unreformed flâneur living in Washington D.C.” (FYI— flâneur if a French term for a stroller, lounger, saunterer, or...
