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Sts. Perpetua and Felicity: What Modern Catholic Women Can Learn from Two Third-Century Martyrs - Blessed Is She

Sts. Perpetua and Felicity: What Modern Catholic Women Can Learn from Two Third-Century Martyrs

I recognized their names from the Roman Canon, but it wasn’t until daily Mass one March 7th that the priest brought Sts. Perpetua and Felicity to life before the eyes...
The Feast of St. Peter's Chair - Blessed Is She

The Feast of St. Peter's Chair

Several years ago, as an eager Confirmation student, I remember paging through The Book of Saints. I attempted to get a snapshot of several Saints to help me determine who...
Our Lady and Lourdes and Her Love of Healing - Blessed Is She

Our Lady and Lourdes and Her Love of Healing

Today marks a feast day in the Church that gives much solace and hope to my heart. It is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, which is the day...
St. Josephine Bakhita + Other Black Saints - Blessed Is She

St. Josephine Bakhita + Other Black Saints

Right before His Ascension, Jesus tells His Apostles, to “...make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28:18). After an outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles went and did just that....
The Feast of St. Blaise + the Blessing of the Throats - Blessed Is She

The Feast of St. Blaise + the Blessing of the Throats

Although any farm-kid will tell you that there are limitations to being tied to the land, I have always romanticized it. I love the stability and commitment to a particular...
Loving the Hearts of Our Youth (a la St. John Bosco) - Blessed Is She

Loving the Hearts of Our Youth (a la St. John Bosco)

For a brief period of time in my young adult life I explored a vocation as a high school science teacher. As I immersed myself in the day-to-day joys and...
Give Chase to Chastity with the Help of St. Thomas Aquinas - Blessed Is She

Give Chase to Chastity with the Help of St. Thomas Aquinas

It’s important to start a piece on chastity by pointing out that sex is a very good thing. It’s mysterious, making a union of man and woman while also allowing...
3 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of St. Francis de Sales - Blessed Is She

3 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of St. Francis de Sales

Happy Feast Day of St. Francis de Sales! For the past two years, I have called upon St. Francis de Sales’ intercession often. St. Francis de Sales is responsible for...
Living Our Baptismal Identity and the Universal Call to Holiness - Blessed Is She

Living Our Baptismal Identity and the Universal Call to Holiness

When St. John the Baptist baptized his cousin in the Jordan River, the heavens opened above Jesus and God the Father proclaimed, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I...
Witness of the Epiphany - Blessed Is She

Witness of the Epiphany

Did you know that Catholics officially celebrate Christmas through the beginning of January? The feast day which marks the end of this season is the Epiphany, which takes place on...
Secondary Infertility: Finding Peace through the Holy Family - Blessed Is She

Secondary Infertility: Finding Peace through the Holy Family

I will never forget the moment I first heard about secondary infertility. It was earlier this summer when I was lying next to my two-year-old son, Peter, during his nap....
The Catholic All Year Compendium Review - Blessed Is She

The Catholic All Year Compendium Review

The phrase “liturgically correct” is one of my favorites in the English language. I like how it looks, how it sounds, and what it means; that is, roughly, “in line...