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How to Grow into a Devout Catholic in College - Blessed Is She

How to Grow into a Devout Catholic in College

Being Catholic in an increasingly secular world is extremely difficult. Now imagine putting yourself on a college campus full of young people who have the freedom to be on their...
Weekly Wallpaper // 269 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 269

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You. Let His word dwell in us richly,...
How I Chased God’s Whisper Down the Years - Blessed Is She

How I Chased God’s Whisper Down the Years

I am a baptized Catholic who spent my teenage and young adult years running away from God with all my might. Despite my best efforts, I could never quite get...
Becoming Lucy - Blessed Is She

Becoming Lucy

I decided to re-read The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis this year. There are few things more comforting than curling up on the couch in a fuzzy blanket in...
Weekly Wallpaper // 268 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 268

But he was pierced for our sins, crushed for our iniquity. He bore the punishment that makes us whole, by his wounds we were healed. // John 12:15 Love this...
Weekly Wallpaper // 267 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 267

  Fear no more, O daughter Zion; see, your king comes... // John 12:15 Love this print from Mariana Pimiento of Big Apple Catholic. Let His word dwell in us...
Weekly Wallpaper // 265 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 265

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. // John 3:16...
Word Before World - Blessed Is She

Word Before World

“In the morning, when I rise, give me Jesus.” These song lyrics have been sitting on my heart lately. I long to begin my day by diving into quiet time...
Showing Compassion for Another Woman's Pain - Blessed Is She

Showing Compassion for Another Woman's Pain

A few years ago I had an experience that completely woke me up to the fact that not everyone knows how to show compassion to another person’s pain. This incident...
Weekly Wallpaper // 264 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 264

From the shining cloud the Father’s voice is heard: This is my beloved Son, listen to him. // Matthew 17:5 Love this beautiful print from Leah of Fearfully Made. Let...
Weekly Wallpaper // 263 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 263

Christ suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. // 1 Peter 3:18 Love this print from Jazmin De...
Healed and Restored - Blessed Is She

Healed and Restored

I first shared my story on Sunday, May 20, 2018: the Feast of Pentecost. That moment came after God sent a number of holy people into my life to help...