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Using the Blessed is She Academic Year Planner - Blessed Is She

Using the Blessed is She Academic Year Planner

I remember when my mom bought me my very first planner. I was in the 6th grade, and since I was going to have to keep track of homework for...
Four Ways to Live Liturgically During the Ordinary Days of Summer - Blessed Is She

Four Ways to Live Liturgically During the Ordinary Days of Summer

I don’t know about you, but I find it fairly simple and rather exciting to live out the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. There are so many...
Our Mother's Prayers - Blessed Is She

Our Mother's Prayers

I used to be the US Military Coordinator for the international ministry, Mother's Prayers. It is a para-liturgical service in which we lay our children down at the feet of...
The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima - Blessed Is She

The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima

On May 13th, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot in Saint Peter’s square on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. One of the bullets missed his heart by...
St. Joseph the Worker Animates Our Service to Others - Blessed Is She

St. Joseph the Worker Animates Our Service to Others

“Look, Mom! That lady is feeding her baby while she drives!” shouted the alarmed voice from the backseat. Confused by this outburst, I looked around to find the woman in...
The Magnitude of Eight: Why the Church Celebrates in Octaves - Blessed Is She

The Magnitude of Eight: Why the Church Celebrates in Octaves

Most people are familiar with the creation story found in the first chapter of Genesis. God creates the world in an ordered fashion over the course of seven, poetically-flowing days....
What's Next After Advent and Lent? - Blessed Is She

What's Next After Advent and Lent?

If you have enjoyed walking through Lent or Advent with the thousands of other women doing the Blessed is She liturgical journals, you may be wondering what's next. How can...
Byzantine Catholic Tradition + Liturgy - Blessed Is She

Byzantine Catholic Tradition + Liturgy

You might have heard that there are various rites within the Catholic Church, but you might not be sure what exactly that means. In order to more fully understand the...
The Significance of the Angelus - Blessed Is She

The Significance of the Angelus

  Ever hear bells ringing at your church in the morning, at noon, or in the evening, and wonder why? In a time before smart phones and fitness-tracking watches, the...
Why We Need St. Oscar Romero - Blessed Is She

Why We Need St. Oscar Romero

In October of 2018, Pope Francis canonized the seven newest Saints in the Church. Among them was Bishop and martyr, St. Oscar Romero, whose first feast day we celebrate today....
Resting with Sleeping St. Joseph - Blessed Is She

Resting with Sleeping St. Joseph

Recently, my husband and I meandered into a Catholic shop we had never been to before. We slowly made our way through the aisles taking inventory of what was offered....
The History + Meaning Behind the St. Patrick's Day Parade - Blessed Is She

The History + Meaning Behind the St. Patrick's Day Parade

Who is this man we celebrate today? In the 4th century, Maewyn Succat was born in Britain to a family with Roman citizenship. At just sixteen years old, he was...