Drawing Close to the Holy Spirit
The Comforter. The Advocate. The Helper. The Paraclete. We call the Holy Spirit by many names, but do we know how He calls us? Are we drawing close to Him...
Made New: A Women's Year-Long Devotional
If you have been a part of the #BISsisterhood for a while, then you know that, each year, we bring you devotionals for the Advent and Lenten seasons. You have...
More Rejoicing in Heaven Over One Lost Poet Found
Since I didn’t get married until I was 45 years old, I lived the state of single life for quite a long time. In my early years of college, graduate...
Finding Peace in Back-to-School Imperfection
“How was James’ first day?” I asked a friend recently. “Oh, you know, he had some trouble getting on the right bus …” she started to tell me, and then...
The Catholic Influence in Dana Gioia's Poetry
Dana Gioia’s 99 Poems New & Selected is a varied collection of well-crafted pieces that also demonstrates understanding of what it means to be fully human, skillfully expressing private experiences...
Small Group Tips for Dwell, a Study on the Eucharist
With the Fall approaching, many of us are longing to renew our prayer lives and invest in community. Our new study on the Eucharist, Dwell, is perfect for small groups...
BIS Reads // Saints Around the World
I have a dear friend who is a master when it comes to liturgical living. She is creative and intentional and I'm convinced that crafting is her charism. I am...
5 Books to Read for Making and Breaking Habits
I scrolled through Facebook until a Disney meme caught my eye. It was a picture of a Cruella de Vil driving with clenched fists, bloodshot eyes, and frizzy hair. The...
BIS Reads // Millennial Nuns by The Daughters of St. Paul
On the night before He suffered, Jesus prayed for His disciples, who were "in the world" but who belonged entirely to Him (see John 17). This call of radical discipleship...
BIS Reads // Simple Mercies
When I look at the lives of the Saints, I see an ocean of personalities, vocations, experiences, and spiritualities. I marvel at the creativity of God and His goodness in...
BIS Reads // Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary
Like many cradle Catholics, my introduction to Mary came at an early age. I was given a beautiful Rosary on my first communion, learned the Hail Mary in Kindergarten and...
BIS Reads // Graced and Gifted
Just as it took me a couple of years to settle in to motherhood, it took me some time to settle in to homemaking. Neither motherhood nor homemaking came naturally...
