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It was several years ago now when I brainstormed with Blessed is She’s founder and director, Jenna Guizar, about small group studies. “What if we had something by our own devotional writers? These women are incredible writers and storytellers. What…
MYSTERY is a semester-long (five-month) study on each mystery of the Rosary (Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous, and Joyful) by four different authors.
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Perhaps the best person to teach us about the life of Christ is His mother, Mary. After all, she was there with Him from the moment of the Incarnation to His Ascension into Heaven, and she now enjoys eternal life…
The sun shone between the branches of the evergreen trees as I slid my feet forward one by one, pulling with my ski poles. The stillness of the winter morning, the beauty of the scenery, and a remembrance of the…
“For these and all my sins, I am sorry,” I concluded with relief as I finished reciting my sins that Saturday morning. “How do you want your kids to remember their childhood?” the priest gently asked from the other side…
The white flakes fell around us as we walked our way through the valley under the steep mountains. We stopped under the tall pines that lined the road, and he turned to face me. The words came from his lips,…
The sunlight flickered through the windows as my four-year-old son wandered restlessly around the church foyer. I sat outside the glass of the adoration chapel, blocking out his little noises, trying to enter into prayer. The book lay open in…
Cold fear filled my heart as I waited in the long Confession line, dreading pronouncing the words that named my sin, one I could not bring myself to give up. My courage began to fail me as I drew near…
My temper rose up inside me, and yet, I managed to reply calmly to her resistant yells, “You need to write this essay now. This is your assignment, and you are a student.” She stormed out of the room. I…
Specks of light danced through the tree branches and illuminated the wildflowers of the forest floor of Rocky Mountain National Park. I paused over their simple beauty, and I longed to pluck one or two to bring along. Yet, the…
Gratitude filled my being as I watched the red-orange sun slip slowly into the horizon of Lake Michigan from the deck of the vacation lodge. The others were chatting over drinks inside while the children were supposed to be asleep…
The quiet permeated the peaceful streets of Assisi. I was there with my study abroad program learning about Saint Francis of Assisi. Stunning views of the fertile valley below the stone city accompanied us as we followed the steep road…
