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Our Call to Sainthood - Blessed Is She

Our Call to Sainthood

What motivates you to serve? Do you act out of fear, appearances, and the applause of others? Or the love of God and the glory of His Kingdom? A resounding...
Prayer Hacks from One Mom to Another - Blessed Is She

Prayer Hacks from One Mom to Another

Take a deep breath. (Bear with me and give it a try!) Another: in through your nose…and out through your mouth. Stretch your neck from side to side. Relax your...
Weekly Wallpaper // 243 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 243

Anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it. // Matthew 16:25 Download these beautiful free wallpapers...
Weekly Wallpaper // 242 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 242

When I called, you answered me. // Psalm 138:3 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Michelle Slough from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Remember, Members,...
Spiritual Growth is Like Stepping into the Ocean - Blessed Is She

Spiritual Growth is Like Stepping into the Ocean

One of my favorite things to do as a mom is to watch our three children at the beach. Through the years I’ve watched the kids go from being barely...
Edith Stein: Hope for the Melancholic - Blessed Is She

Edith Stein: Hope for the Melancholic

Edith Stein was a German-Jewish woman, a Catholic convert, a Carmelite nun, and a respected philosopher. Killed in a German concentration camp in 1942, Edith Stein is revered as a...
Weekly Wallpaper // 241 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 241

At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” // Matthew 14:27 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Jazmin De Guzman from today's readings....
Missa Cantata on a Monday Evening - Blessed Is She

Missa Cantata on a Monday Evening

Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a Missa Cantata on a Monday evening at our local parish. The Missa Cantata, which is Latin for “sung Mass,” is...
Weekly Wallpaper // 240 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 240

The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. // Psalm 148:8 Love this beautiful print from Carolyn of Brass & Mint Co. Let His word...
Friends with Saints Series // Zelie Martin - Blessed Is She

Friends with Saints Series // Zelie Martin

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good. -Pope Saint John Paul II Friendships feed...
The Rules for Discernment from Saint Ignatius of Loyola - Blessed Is She

The Rules for Discernment from Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Our lives are full of decisions. From the significant to the seemingly minor, living an intentional life means we pay attention to those decisions—being active participators rather than passive observers....
Friends with Saints Series // Natalia Tulasiewicz - Blessed Is She

Friends with Saints Series // Natalia Tulasiewicz

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good. -Pope Saint John Paul II Friendships feed...