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Weekly Wallpaper // 197 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 197

Then he said to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you." // Luke 17:19 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Mariana Pimiento of Big Apple Catholic. Remember,...
The 2019 Blessed is She Catholic Advent Journal for Women: All The Generations - Blessed Is She

The 2019 Blessed is She Catholic Advent Journal for Women: All The Generations

Where we come from matters. Despite our experience of family life, our origin stories play a large role in who we are today. What our grandmothers, and great-grandmothers, and great-great-great-great-great...
Weekly Wallpaper // 196 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 196

"If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you." //...
St. Theodore Guerin + Trusting in Providence - Blessed Is She

St. Theodore Guerin + Trusting in Providence

In 2004, I was an awkward, gangly freshman with an unfortunate haircut (weren’t we all?). My new high school had no lockers, no athletic fields, no bleachers in the gymnasium....
A Mother's Prayer When Baby Isn't Healthy - Blessed Is She

A Mother's Prayer When Baby Isn't Healthy

“We don’t care what it is, so long as it’s healthy.” I heard this response when parents were asked, “Do you hope it’s a boy or a girl?” A mother...
Weekly Wallpaper // 195 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 195

But you . . . pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. // 1 Timothy 6:11 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Jazmin De Guzman from today's readings. Let...
How to Build a Marriage During Engagement - Blessed Is She

How to Build a Marriage During Engagement

Have you ever met a real-life Jim & Pam Halpert? His jokes always seem to make her laugh, her hand on his arm always seems to make him smile, they...
Weekly Wallpaper // 194 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 194

The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great...
My Self-Portrait Project + Healing from Miscarriage - Blessed Is She

My Self-Portrait Project + Healing from Miscarriage

It was the proverbial second chance and I was determined to have no regrets. Two blue lines on a white stick. A new baby was on the way. 17 weeks...
Run to the Cross - Blessed Is She

Run to the Cross

Recently at Mass, I saw what I often see. A mother walked into Mass with a toddler: a little girl with a pink bow on her head and a pretty,...
Turning to Jesus When Struggling With Depression - Blessed Is She

Turning to Jesus When Struggling With Depression

I was officially diagnosed with depression and anxiety when I was a freshman in high school. Though I have learned coping methods over the years, it is still a struggle...
Weekly Wallpaper // 192 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 192

Thus were the paths of those on earth made straight, and people learned what pleases you, and were saved by Wisdom. // Wisdom 9:18 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from...