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Books Written by Blessed is She Team Members - Blessed Is She

Books Written by Blessed is She Team Members

Some of the women who write the daily devotions you find in your inbox every morning have also crafted books about everything from liturgical living to coping with anxiety from...
Tips for Coming Home from College - Blessed Is She

Tips for Coming Home from College

Finals are over! You can smell the home cooking over the dirty laundry in your luggage awaiting a quarter-less washing machine at home. Your bed—not the dorm bed you have...
Pearls + Silk - Blessed Is She

Pearls + Silk

Pearls entwine with silk, wine and milk. Life is made to stare up at the stars to converse and share dreams, sorrows, cares. Our Father in Heaven hears every word,...
Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Designer - Blessed Is She

Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Designer

Our social media feeds are lighting up with the sharing of this year's Advent Journal, Bearing Light. We've all been captivated by the beautiful cover design, which will compel us...
How to Deal with Difficult Family Members During the Holidays - Blessed Is She

How to Deal with Difficult Family Members During the Holidays

The holiday season is my favorite time of year. I remember childhood memories of our favorite family traditions—everything from camping out watching holiday movies in the living room to baking...
Fiction Books Every Catholic Should Read - Blessed Is She

Fiction Books Every Catholic Should Read

As a bibliophile and as a Catholic, I have spent my life searching for the best Catholic fiction. Not books that are necessarily explicit in their Catholicism, but good books....
Catholic Women Speakers | Blessed is She Team Members - Blessed Is She

Catholic Women Speakers | Blessed is She Team Members

When it comes to planning an event, conference, or parish night for Catholic women, there are so many details to handle and decisions to make. At the top of that...
Mourn Like an Artist - Blessed Is She

Mourn Like an Artist

Artists live with a stereotype of being moody and emotive, their heads in the clouds and their hearts perpetually broken. Something like the way most Catholics seem to be feeling...
Storms + Sails - Blessed Is She

Storms + Sails

Loving God, maker of heaven and earth, protect us in your love and mercy. Send the Spirit of Jesus to be with us, to still our fears and give us...
Why I Don't Use Contraception (and the Benefits of NFP) - Blessed Is She

Why I Don't Use Contraception (and the Benefits of NFP)

The Church teaches us how to be good, holy, and loving. She allows us to grow in our relationship with Christ and one another. As a part of this mission,...
Being Obedient to God's Will Even When You Don't Like It - Blessed Is She

Being Obedient to God's Will Even When You Don't Like It

Saying yes to God’s will when your heart says no is one of the hardest things to do in life. Whether it’s a relationship, career, or life ambition, sometimes God’s...
Only for Today: The Daily Decalogue of Pope St. John XXIII - Blessed Is She

Only for Today: The Daily Decalogue of Pope St. John XXIII

It’s no secret that our church is in the midst of troubled times. As the initial waves of grief, rage, sorrow, and more with the revelation of the sexual abuse...