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Simple Encouragement to Pray, Fast, and Give Alms This Lent

Simple Encouragement to Pray, Fast, and Give Alms This Lent

This Lent, pray with these nine Bible verses to keep your mind and heart at rest as we pray, fast, and give alms.

Come Away and Rest Awhile: How to Make a Desert Day

Come Away and Rest Awhile: How to Make a Desert Day

Looking for a way to ignite your prayer life? This Lent, consider making a desert day, a spiritual practice of silence and solitude to pray and rest with the Lord.

BIS Reads // The Power of Silence

BIS Reads // The Power of Silence

For the busy Catholic woman, here are ten tips based on Cardinal Robert Sarah's book, The Power of Silence, to help prioritize silence in everyday life.

Under the Olive Tree: An Interview with Olivia Spears

Under the Olive Tree: An Interview with Olivia Spears

In this year’s Lent devotional Under the Olive Tree, Olivia Spears guides us as we remain with Jesus in the olive garden, consoling His Heart and sharing ours with Him in Gethsemane.

Be. Loved.

Be. Loved.

A reflection on Blessed Is She's retreat experiences is an invitation to join us for the next one.

Receiving the Love of Your First Love: Five Adoration “Date” Ideas

Receiving the Love of Your First Love: Five Adoration “Date” Ideas

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, here are five Adoration “date” ideas to spend time with Jesus, your first love.

catholic women mission

Our Mission Comes From Jesus

Hey friends, Beth Davis here, sharing a conversation with Rachel Herbeck that dives deep into the heart of what mission means for us as believers. Spoiler alert: it's not about...
Septuagesima: A Short Season That Prepares Us for Lent

Septuagesima: A Short Season That Prepares Us for Lent

A good Lent doesn't just happen. Explore practical ways to prepare for Lent, including the observance of Septuagesima.

Catholic Women Speakers | Blessed is She Team Members - Blessed Is She

Catholic Women Speakers | Blessed is She Team Members

When it comes to planning an event, conference, or parish night for Catholic women, there are so many details to handle and decisions to make. At the top of that...
Scripture Verses About Love

Scripture Verses About Love

As we approach Saint Valentine’s Day, let us spend time praying with Scriptures that focus on the love of God, that we may know without a doubt just how much He loves us.

A New Year's Habit: How to Start Bible Journaling

A New Year's Habit: How to Start Bible Journaling

The new year is a perfect time to begin creating new habits, such as Bible journaling. Here are seven simple steps to get started on this fulfilling spiritual practice.

Remain With Jesus Under the Olive Tree

Remain With Jesus Under the Olive Tree

As we enter into Lent, Jesus invites us to remain with Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, as He prays Under the Olive Tree.