by Diana | Jul 12, 2023 | Catholic History, Pretty Things, Sacred Art, Saints
The Merciful KnightI have long been a Pre-Raphaelite fan, and that definitely includes the magnificent painting featured above, Edward Burne-Jones’ “The Merciful Knight”. I had no idea until today that this image–which always reminds me of...
by Diana | May 21, 2023 | Catholic History, Italy, Personal Travel, Pilgrimage, Saints
A Restful Flight My United flight to Rome was uneventful, thank God. The food was abysmal. Note to self: just stop eating airplane food. It’s never any good. When I packed my travel accoutrements, I completely forgot that I had booked an exit row–meaning...
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 | Jan 5, 2015 | Catholic History, Liturgical Calendar, RCSD Post, Saints, Videos
Today is the memorial of St John Nepomucene Neumann, Philadelphia’s fourth bishop and our country’s first male saint. In celebration of his memorial, I wrote a post about our shrine here in Philadelphia, the National Shrine of St John Nepomucene Neumann, one...
