I am quick to forget. I can remember birthdays and appointments and my friends’ favorite flowers and yet, for some reason, I struggle to remember how faithful God has been to me throughout my life. Because He is. God is…
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It’s Not About the Project, It’s About Love // Blessed is She Podcast: The Gathering Place Episode 120
Father Boniface Hicks joins us in the studio for episode 120 chatting about spiritual direction and evangelization. We have a cause for evangelization when we fall in love with Jesus ourselves and share that with others. Make space for…
BIS Reads // Simple Mercies
When I look at the lives of the Saints, I see an ocean of personalities, vocations, experiences, and spiritualities. I marvel at the creativity of God and His goodness in giving us such varied souls. There are, however, a few…
Saint Marguerite Bays // From Seamstress to “Godmother”
Marguerite Bays was born to a farming family in Switzerland in 1815, the second of seven children. She grew up helping her parents with household chores and gardening. In her teen years, she gained a life-long skill as an apprentice…
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So we are always courageous, although we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. // 2 Corinthians 5:6-7 Love this print from Tisa…
Made For Worship // Blessed is She Podcast: The Gathering Place Episode 119
Let’s look at where we spend our time, where we give our hearts, where we offer our worship. We are all worshipping something. We are all at the altar of something. Is it our Lord or is it something…
BIS Reads // Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary
Like many cradle Catholics, my introduction to Mary came at an early age. I was given a beautiful Rosary on my first communion, learned the Hail Mary in Kindergarten and my parents have a statue of Mary on our front…
Living Faith with My Lutheran Husband
I converted when I was 28. At this point in time, my husband and I had been married for three years and had two children under the age of three. So this decision was super convenient for everybody. I was…
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The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life.” // Catechism of the Catholic Church 1324 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers right here —>>> Phone wallpaper Desktop wallpaper
BIS Reads // Graced and Gifted
Just as it took me a couple of years to settle in to motherhood, it took me some time to settle in to homemaking. Neither motherhood nor homemaking came naturally to me, and it has taken a lot of hard…
How Did We Get Here? // Blessed is She Podcast: The Gathering Place Episode 118
Sometimes we can look at our lives and ask, “How did I get here?” If you have drifted, you are never too far away for the Lord. Our special guest Christine Caine is here to share with us how…
On the Feast of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions
Everyone loves the stories of the young hero/heroine. Our hearts swell along with the music when justice is done and good conquers evil. Really, we need these stories to remind ourselves of all that is good and true in the…
“Live Holy the Present Moment” // Why I Love St. Gianna’s Advice
Saint Gianna is one of my favorite Saints. The pediatrician, wife, and mother knew well what modern life entails, balancing work and prayer in the mid-20th century—and she did it all by dressing stylishly and enjoying her favorite activities. If…
Friendship on the Feast of the Visitation
We were on our usual weekend double date when Angie told us she was pregnant, her first. I was pregnant too, four months, my second. Our husbands beamed as we chatted about symptoms and cravings, hopes and dreams as preparations…
Weekly Wallpaper // 276
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Remember, Members, you get this for free! Log in and download! Download your F R E…
