for the modern catholic woman

The Blessed is She Blog

Browse by Topic:
All a yearning heart abigail katherine rose abortion advent advent devotional annunciation designs anxiety Author_AubreyMajor Author_BethDavis Author_BethWilliby Author_BlessedIsShe Author_BobbiRol Author_BonnieEngstrom Author_ChristyIsinger Author_ClaireCouche Author_ClaireDwyer Author_EliseHowe Author_ElzaSpaedy Author_GinaFensterer Author_GraceBellon Author_JennaGuizar Author_KarenSchultz Author_KatieCassady Author_KelseyDassance Author_KendraTierney Author_LauraKellyFanucci Author_LeanaBowler Author_LisaKirk Author_MaggieKim Author_MaryCatherineCraige Author_MaryRuthHackett Author_MeganHjelmstad Author_MichelleKarenD'Silva Author_MonicaWeinkopf Author_MytaeCarrascoWallace Author_NellO'Leary Author_OliviaSpears Author_PatriciaValderrama Author_PattyBreen Author_RocioHermes Author_RoseColeman Author_SamanthaAguinaldo-Wetterholm Author_SarahDamm Author_SarahElizabeth Author_SarahRose Author_ShaliniBlubaugh Author_SisterMariaKimBui Author_SisterMaryClaireStrasser Author_SusannaParent Author_SusannaSpencer Author_ThereseWestby Author_TriciaTembreull Author_ValerieKeinsley baby names be a heart beauty bible study bible verses to pray big apple catholic blessed brunch blessed chats blessed is she mission BLOG brass and mint carolyn svellinger catholic apparel catholic gifts Catholicism CELEBRATES christmas church college community confession converts dating deepening in prayer Devotions discernment easter education elma emily rachelle erica tighe eucharist evangelization fall family life fashion fawnly prints fearfully made feast days friendship gift guide gospel grateful heart challenge grief healing health history holy week home homeschooling hope hospitality house of prayer how Beth and Jenna pray infertility ireland rose isaiah jazmin de guzman kateri campbell katrina harrigton katrina harrington lauren thomas lent liturgical living liturgical year LIVES marriage mary mentorship mercy michelle slough mission motherhood movies organization pal campaign peace pentecost personal prayer planner poems poetry prayer PRAYER PLEDGE prayers prayers from a daughter praying with mary prepare the way priest prolife READS relationships remembering remilla ty resolutions RESTS retreat REVIEWS rosary rose harrington sabbath sacraments saints sarah ann design scripture scripture study shame simple season single life SISTERHOOD sisterhood campaign sisters speak small group social media spring suffering summer surrender the well mentorship theology tisa muico top post travel triduum tv victory virtue vocation vulnerability wallpaper WALLPAPERS waste time in prayer weekly wallpaper winter women work zelie and lou
RSS
Our Lady of Lourdes and Redemptive Suffering - Blessed Is She

Our Lady of Lourdes and Redemptive Suffering

I get into bed after a long day. My feet ache from chasing my three-year-old, preparing meals for the weekend, and running errands. I feel the sharp twinge of pain...
How to Start a Rosary Group at Your Child’s School - Blessed Is She

How to Start a Rosary Group at Your Child’s School

We’re moms, all of us. That’s what we have in common, along with our Catholic Faith. Every Monday, we drop our big kids at school and meet in the choir...
How to Practice the Works of Mercy as a Family (+ Printable Checklist!) - Blessed Is She

How to Practice the Works of Mercy as a Family (+ Printable Checklist!)

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus instructs us to care for one another out of love for Him. The Golden Rule, the second greatest commandment, and the example of Christ Himself drive...
What We Hope Women Receive (+ Give) from Misericordia - Blessed Is She

What We Hope Women Receive (+ Give) from Misericordia

One of the central pieces to the mission of Blessed is She is helping women find and create Catholic community. We love our online community, and we've been amazed by...
The Richness of the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy - Blessed Is She

The Richness of the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy

Christ's presence in the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our Catholic Faith (Lumen Gentium, 11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that one of the fruits...
The Constancy of God in Our Times of Transition - Blessed Is She

The Constancy of God in Our Times of Transition

I was out running errands when I got the text. It was one of those days, you know? There was so much to do that I knew when I left...
The Homeless and Your Dating Relationship - Blessed Is She

The Homeless and Your Dating Relationship

I was nervous as we pulled up to the apartment complex. My boyfriend got out of the car with me and we walked up to meet my friend, Roy. Roy...
First Reconciliation (a Poem) - Blessed Is She

First Reconciliation (a Poem)

An Act of Contrition With a cynical heart, I stand obediently in church, Holding my young son’s hand, In line with other adults whose hearts May or may not be...
The Kingdom of Heaven is Near - Blessed Is She

The Kingdom of Heaven is Near

The Kingdom of Heaven is near. it's just around the corner just under the veil. Oh, if I could just identify that corner that I might turn it. Oh, see...
Tangible Ways to Help Stop Human Trafficking - Blessed Is She

Tangible Ways to Help Stop Human Trafficking

How I wish that all of us would hear God’s cry: ‘Where is your brother?’ (Gen. 4:9). Where is your brother or sister who is enslaved? Where is the brother...
The Importance of Praying for the Dead - Blessed Is She

The Importance of Praying for the Dead

It was a perfect day. Pleasantly warm. Bright sun. Subtle breeze. Funerals rarely end up on dreary, rainy days like they do in the movies. I walked toward the church,...
An Open Letter to Moms at Mass with a Toddler - Blessed Is She

An Open Letter to Moms at Mass with a Toddler

Dear Fellow Mom, Our eyes meet across the church and we exchange soft smiles. This week, it is my toddler causing commotion, announcing his dissatisfaction with the fact that we...