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Stop Striving and Start Surrendering - Blessed Is She

We have our favorite sins: those sins we find ourselves confessing over and over again. Those sins that always seem...

You're Thinking About Getting the BIS Advent Devotional, But... - Blessed Is She

Now that November has arrived, our attention turns to the approaching holidays. We began to make lists and plans, bake...

Weekly Wallpaper // 296 - Blessed Is She

You shall love your neighbor as yourself. // Mark 12:31 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in...

The Near-Saint Who Discovered the Extra Chromosome in Down Syndrome - Blessed Is She

My two younger brothers both like to read books and watch movies. One is more focused on sports and can...

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How to Tame Your To-Do List - Blessed Is She

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. // Saint Augustine In the past,...

Weekly Wallpaper // 295 - Blessed Is She

Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed him on...

BIS Reads // Letters to Myself from the End of the World - Blessed Is She

In 2017, Emily Stimpson Chapman began writing a book about her home renovation. Except another project came up, and then...

3 Saints Who were Wanderers - Blessed Is She

Author J.R.R. Tolkein once stated, “Not all who wander are lost.” Many of us might desperately wish that these words...

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Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant. // Mark 10:43 Love this from today's readings. Let...

Drawing Close to the Holy Spirit - Blessed Is She

The Comforter. The Advocate. The Helper. The Paraclete. We call the Holy Spirit by many names, but do we know...

Want to Build Your Faith? Speak the Truth. - Blessed Is She

Do I know Jesus? Do I truly know Jesus with my heart? We tend to grow indifferent to the Lord...

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Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible...

Insurmountable Joy // A Poem about the Eucharist - Blessed Is She

The Holy Spirit has inspired me many times, and oft have I written down the rhymes He’s given me. Ahh,...

Weekly Wallpaper // 291 - Blessed Is She

Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth. // John 17:17 Love this from today's readings. Let...

The Woman of Intentionality - Blessed Is She

Admittedly, I am frequently annoyed by “Christian catch-phrases.” By this, I mean those phrases and words that get thrown around...

Sisterhood Series // Caitlin - Blessed Is She

Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the...

Weekly Wallpaper // 290 - Blessed Is She

Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but...