by Diana | Nov 3, 2014 | Liturgical Calendar, Saints
For as long as I’ve known, my mom has had this statue of St Martin de Porres. She doesn’t know who gave it to her, and she’s not quite sure why she has it. But he’s still there. She took the photo above yesterday for this post. When I was...
by Diana | Nov 1, 2014 | Behind the Scenes, Personal Travel, Pilgrimage, Portugal, Saints
It’s been almost two weeks since my husband David and I returned from our whirlwind tour of Portugal as we filmed our next series, The Faithful Traveler in Portugal. It was such a spectacular trip, and I plan to tell you about it in future posts, there is so...
by Diana | Oct 31, 2014 | Catechism, Dappled Things, Liturgical Calendar, Prayers, Saints
As the month of October quickly comes to a close, my first thought is WHERE DID IT GO?! Wasn’t it just Summer? Did I pray enough rosaries? Then, I accept the fact that winter is upon us and my thoughts turn to pumpkin flavored everything, thermals, hot chocolate, and...
by Diana | Sep 30, 2014 | Catholic History, Holy Land, Saints
Did you know that St. Jerome is the patron saint of librarians and of translators? In Latin, his name is Hieronymus—which I love—and every September 30th, on the memorial of his death, translators around the world celebrate International Translation Day! How awesome...
