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home for the holidays

Tips for Coming Home from College

Finals are over! You can smell the home cooking over the dirty laundry in your luggage awaiting a quarter-less washing machine at home. Your bed—not the dorm bed you have...
November 19, 2018
how to survive the holidays with family

How to Deal with Difficult Family Members During the Holidays

The holiday season is my favorite time of year. I remember childhood memories of our favorite family traditions—everything from camping out watching holiday movies in the living room to baking...
November 14, 2018
catholic speakers for women's conference

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...
November 12, 2018
ways to pray with your significant other

3 Ways to Pray with Your Boyfriend, Fiancé, or Husband

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them. -Matthew 18:20 We are all called to take time out of our...
September 19, 2018
rejoicing in suffering

3 Strikes: Rejoice, Be Patient, Pray

I naively thought when you graduate college, get a job and find your spouse, that you were living out God’s will and all would be relatively fine. As we all...
July 28, 2018
the pros of sleeping alone while single

The Spirituality of Sleeping Alone

In our culture, sleep is one of the most intimate things we do. Sleeping around people requires a level of trust. Anyone who has had their face drawn on at...
May 23, 2018
how to keep friendship during transition

5 Ways to Sustain Friendship Through Life Changes

A number of years ago, a friend of mine shared with me that I had previously stood her up. We made a plan to meet for coffee and I, in...
May 07, 2018
how beauty helped me live through grief

Believing in Beauty

After I buried my daughter, I walked into my mother’s kitchen and beheld a granite island clothed in a rainbow of fruits and vegetables for guests at the funeral reception....
May 05, 2018
how to organize meals to bring to someone

Why and How to Start a Meal Train

The arrival of a new baby. Loss of a loved one. Financial difficulty. Illness. Hospitalization. These are just a few of the situations that bring out a family’s need for...
April 23, 2018
how to stay catholic in college

Being a Light on Your College Campus

As a Catholic college student, it is easy to be tempted to despair at times when one sees the state of their college campus. The culture of college seems to...
April 18, 2018
catholic simplicity soulful minimalism

Catholic Simplicity: Soulful Minimalism

At long last, winter is giving way to warmer temperatures and spring is on the horizon. More sunshine, more time outside, and spring cleaning. I love purging the clutter and...
March 15, 2018
how to use social media to support your faith

Using Social Media to Support Your Faith

It's that time of year when everyone is setting resolutions and goals. For many Blessed is She readers, the top items on your list probably have to do with strengthen...
January 15, 2018