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BiS Reads // Litany of Trust 30 Day Retreat - Blessed Is She

I encountered one of my greatest fears less than one month after taking a thirty-day trust leap into Jesus’ arms. ...

RETURN Series // Returning With the Ear of the Heart - Blessed Is She

I remember being in undergrad when my roommate and I were talking about just how busy our schedules were and...

RETURN Series // He Waits Forever - Blessed Is She

I remember returning home from a spring semester abroad. It was four months filled with beautiful walks along cobblestone, picturesque...

St. John of the Cross - Blessed Is She

An Irishman taught me about the Spanish mystic, Saint John of the Cross, and I can’t imagine a better teacher....

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Mothering Us To The Homeland - Blessed Is She

Blessed Mother. Our Lady. Stella Maris. Theotokos. Mama Mary. Our Lady of Victories.  Each of these are just a few...

Getting Out Of The Rocking Chair - Blessed Is She

“Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.”...

BIS Reads // Getting Work Right - Blessed Is She

With the start of the new year, the scent of freshly sharpened pencils and blank slates comes to mind. I...

Sacré-Coeur // The City of Lights Made Brighter - Blessed Is She

Our quads were burning as we continued walking higher, higher, and yet still higher, with the goal not yet in...

Saint Ambrose // Walking with God in the Garden - Blessed Is She

If you hear the two words “church father” you might be thinking of an ancient, white-haired man who probably did...

Angels, an Artist, and the Capuchin Crypt in Rome - Blessed Is She

I felt the hard, uneven cobblestones beneath my feet and took in the views all around me with fresh, wide...

BIS Reads // Kristin Lavransdatter - Blessed Is She

1,119 pages. This is the page count of my copy of Kristin Lavransdatter. It is well over 200 pages from...

Why I Still Have Facebook - Blessed Is She

I am a repeat Facebook deleter. Since I was allowed to have my first Facebook account as a teenager, I...

Baroque Art and a Beheading - Blessed Is She

If you ever find yourself in the hustle and bustle of Trafalgar Square in central London, you’ll be surrounded by...

The Virtue of Patriotism: Are We in the Arena? - Blessed Is She

I am in second grade. I breathe in the crisp, fall air and recite the Pledge of Allegiance with my...

Letter to Married Couples in the Year of the Family - Blessed Is She

Amoris Laetitia. The joy of love. This is the title of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation which focuses on the love...

REMAIN Series // The Peaceful Present - Blessed Is She

I tend to keep a constant running checklist and I like to accomplish those tasks ASAP. Sweeping the floor (again),...

Best Books about the Theology of the Body - Blessed Is She

When I hear the words “Theology of the Body” (TOB) I think almost instantly of Pope Saint John Paul II...