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The Search is Over - Blessed Is She

The Search is Over

I was in my car when the 1985 song, “The Search is Over,” by Surrender came on the radio. I had not heard it in years, and for a moment...
Quo Vadis?: On the Humanity of St. Peter - Blessed Is She

Quo Vadis?: On the Humanity of St. Peter

The humanity of St. Peter has always captivated me—from his declaration at the Transfiguration that building tents is the best idea, to his fearless (albeit short-lived) walk across the sea,...
BIS Reads: Leaf by Niggle - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: Leaf by Niggle

I am always amazed by the economy of a good short story. Authors like Flannery O'Connor, for example, teach us more about grace and the human condition in a mere...
Weekly Wallpaper // 214 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 214

You are the light of the world. // Matthew 5:14 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Zelie and Lou from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters....
Scavenger Hunt for God - Blessed Is She

Scavenger Hunt for God

I see Him in the most unlikely of places now. He appears in my peripheral vision as I pray, when a bird appears suddenly on my windowsill. My heart stirs...
Entrusting Our Children to God as They Grow - Blessed Is She

Entrusting Our Children to God as They Grow

In her deep anguish, Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying: Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember...
Weekly Wallpaper // 213 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 213

For my own eyes have seen the salvation. // Luke 2:30 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Mariana Pimiento of Big Apple Catholic. Remember, Members, you get this 8x10 digital...
The Restore Retreat Can Change Your Life - Blessed Is She

The Restore Retreat Can Change Your Life

Get ready for a life-changing experience. Join us on a Blessed is She retreat, where we can't wait to see what Jesus does in your heart.

Where Is Your Village? - Blessed Is She

Where Is Your Village?

I was on the phone with a friend, talking about living with anxiety and getting ready to go back to school. She admitted, “I’m scared I can’t do it. I...
To Serve and Be Served - Blessed Is She

To Serve and Be Served

In the musical Wicked, the popular Galinda gives a makeover to her nerdy, offbeat roommate. Galinda presents herself as the fortunate, intelligent friend who, out of the kindness of her...
Weekly Wallpaper // 212 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 212

For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be...
How I Pray with My Husband - Blessed Is She

How I Pray with My Husband

For a long time, my husband and I didn’t pray together the way we do now. We’d been together in prayer a lot, praying side by side at church, sharing...