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Satisfied + Redoubled - Blessed Is She

Satisfied + Redoubled

To consider God equally good in things that are petty and ordinary as in those that are great and uncommon is to have a faith that is not ordinary, but...
A Gentle Force: Lessons from Christ as the Lion and the Lamb - Blessed Is She

A Gentle Force: Lessons from Christ as the Lion and the Lamb

Sometimes it seems to me that there are two Jesuses depicted in the Gospels: gentle, meek Jesus and passionate, hard-truths Jesus. Gentle Jesus endured indignities, sacrificing His own rights, while...
Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 5 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 5

My Lord Jesus Christ, Who because of Your love for men remain night and day in the Blessed Sacrament, full of pity and of love, awaiting, calling and welcoming all...
Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 4 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 4

The Divine Praises Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be his most...
Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 3 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 3

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen....
Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 2 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 2

A Call to Worship and Obedience O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into...
Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 1 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge 2018: Adoration // Day 1

Act of Love O Lord God, I love you above all things and I love my neighbor for your sake because you are the highest, infinite and perfect good, worthy...
Implementing Daily Jesus Dates in Busy Times - Blessed Is She

Implementing Daily Jesus Dates in Busy Times

There I was, one brisk autumn evening, in the presence of Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration. It had been awhile since I spent an intimate moment with Him. Throughout that past...
2018 Prayer Pledge Introduction - Blessed Is She

2018 Prayer Pledge Introduction

As another year comes to a close, many of us are looking ahead at the new year with hope and resolution. We dream of what 2018 could hold for us...
Holy + Family - Blessed Is She

Holy + Family

Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may...
What My Dad (and George Bailey) Taught Me About Gratitude - Blessed Is She

What My Dad (and George Bailey) Taught Me About Gratitude

One late spring evening in 2015, I found myself curled up in a recliner at my father’s bedside watching It’s a Wonderful Life. For those of you who haven’t seen...
Setting Meaningful New Year Goals - Blessed Is She

Setting Meaningful New Year Goals

My hope is that you are leaving this year with a sense of love, gratitude, and inspiration, and that you are energized in mind, body, and spirit for all that...