Using Negative Feelings in Discernment
The word "discernment" is like the word "vocation." We hear it and immediately think of the priesthood or religious life. We think discernment is something specific and set apart. We...
How (+ Why) to Build Your Domestic Church
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s Apostolic Exhortation Redemptoris Custos: On the Person and Mission of Saint Joseph in the Life of Christ and of...
When You're Feeling Unseen
As people, we want to be seen. We want to see how many “likes” we can get on Facebook. We want to have more followers on Instagram and the longest...
The BIS Lent Journal + Prison Ministry
This year during Lent, the founder of Blessed is She, Jenna Guizar, donated some of our Lent Journals to a local prison ministry who serves women in the local prison....
You're Invited: An 8-Part Series on Fruitful Sisterhood
Here at Blessed is She, we believe in sisterhood so firmly that it's at the very heart of the ministry. You see it in our hashtag (#bissisterhood), all over our...
How to Pray the Litany of Trust
A year ago, I would have said I didn’t have any problem trusting God. That sometimes, sure, I balked a bit at His will or His plans. But in general,...
Staying Reliant on God in a Culture of Independence
Everywhere I turn, I’m reminded that my ultimate autonomy is crucial to my success as a female in 2019. I need to be an independent woman who doesn’t need a...
A Letter to the First-Time College Student
Dear First-Time College Student (words I wish I had heard at the dawn of my college experience), I am so excited to hear that you are headed to college soon....
When Your Husband Works a High-Risk Job
My husband works a high-risk job. Maybe yours does, too. The reality of the dangers of his job are not lost on me. With two young children now, it can...
Learning about Leadership with Fulton Sheen
I work on the border of Thailand and Myanmar in a small town called Ranong. Here, Burmese migrants come across to Thailand to work in the fishing and other industries....
Public Schooling Catholic Kids
For my husband and me, it was a relatively easy decision. Even though I was a product of Catholic school myself. Even though I had taught in a Catholic school...
Why Women Aren't a Distraction
The other day, I heard something deeply disquieting. At first, it just made me wrinkle my nose and think, Huh, that doesn’t sound right. However, the more it settled onto...