PETE: How did you come up with the concept for The Faithful Traveler? DIANA VON GLAHN: Eleven years ago, my husband David and I were planning our honeymoon to Paris and the Loire Valley. Around that time, we had been watching a lot of the Travel Channel, and we noticed that while the shows sometimes visited Catholic sites, they usually spoke of them with a lack of understanding. We thought it’d be great if there was a travel show... Read more
Rejoice in the knowledge of Scripture Some people love to accumulate jewels from the farthest corners of the earth. But if you study Scripture diligently, says St. Cyril of Alexandria, you will gather a treasure greater than any collection of jewels. If you wish to explore the Holy Scripture, and you overcome your laziness and apply yourself, thirsting for the knowledge, then every good thing will be yours. You will fill your mind with the divine light. Then, when you... Read more
The Open Book Podcast Episode 002 Podcast: Download (Duration 34:52 – 32 MB) Talking books with guest, author Mike Aquilina. This episode was recorded on location in the Immaculate Conception BVM, New Oxford rectory with special guest appearance by Father Michael’s clock chime. Music for this episode provided courtesy of Sam Rocha from his album Late to Love. The intro song is Genesis Time, and the closing song is In Self’s Place. To get your own copy of this album visit his website here. Books... Read more
See the New Covenant in the Old Moses received the Law directly from God in the desert. A Christian, says St. Irenaeus, sees that the Law of Moses, and all the sights and sounds of the ancient Israelite religion, were symbolic foreshadowings of the perfect New Covenant that would come with Jesus Christ. In the wilderness Moses received the Law from God, the Ten Words on “tables of stone, written with the finger of God” (Exodus 31:18)—the finger of God... Read more
Discover the truth in Scripture Explaining to the emperor what Christians are, Aristides is so bold as to say that the only reason the world still exists is because of the prayers of the Christians. Read the scriptures for yourself, he says, and you’ll discover the truth. As people who know God, they ask from him things that are proper for him to give and for them to receive: and this is how they live their lives. And because they... Read more
This week Diana von Glahn host of The Faithful Traveler sponsors the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive one copy of each of The Faithful Traveler Season One AND The Faithful Traveler in the Holy Land DVD sets. (you can read my review here). I use Rafflecopter to run my giveaways which makes it simple for you and me! Enter below. The contest starts at midnight tonight EST and will end 12AM EST 1/09 with a winner being announced later that day. Good... Read more
Your heart is like a flour mill St. John Cassian recalls a striking illustration a wise old abbot named Moses taught him. Your mind is like a flour mill: it keeps grinding all the time, but you are responsible for deciding what it grinds. A good way to illustrate the movement of the heart is by comparing it to a millstone driven by a waterwheel. The headlong rush of water whirls the wheel around, with revolving force, and the millstone... Read more
If you have never heard of or never watched The Faithful Traveler on EWTN, than you are missing out. In Season One, host Diana von Glahn takes viewers to some of the most beautiful and significant churches and shrines in the United States. Each episode is more than just a cursory glance at the site. Diana takes her role as tour guide in these episodes seriously as she packs each 30 minute show full of facts and sites from each... Read more
The more you work, the more you need Scripture Scripture isn’t just for monks, says St. John Chrysostom. In fact, the more involved you are with the world, the more you need Scripture.. “I’m not a monk,” you might say. “I have a wife and children. I have to take care of my household.” But this is what ruins everything—your thinking that only monks need to read the divine Scriptures. You need it much more than they do. Those who... Read more
Take your Christian life seriously St. Ephrem the Syrian reminds us of what it means to live as a Christian. We can’t just say we believe in these things: we actually have to do them. Do not resist evil, for whoever resists evil is evil from the evil one. Do not keep back anything from anyone, so that if he perishes you will not be blamed. Do not change your respect for someone according to his goods and possessions. Do... Read more
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