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From Protestant to Catholic: My Conversion Story

From Protestant to Catholic: My Conversion Story

The story of one woman went from working full-time for a Protestant, evangelical megachurch to being in love with the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
Marian Summit: Join Us to Grow Closer to Mary Through Her Ten Virtues

Marian Summit: Grow Closer to Mary Through Her Ten Virtues

Join us for the Blessed is She Marian Summit, beginning this Thursday, August 15. For three days, we will hear from speakers about the ten virtues of Mary and how we can live these virtues well in our own lives.
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What Sets a Blessed is She Retreat Apart

Can I tell you a story? This year I got to go on a Blessed is She retreat called Drawn. As someone who followed Blessed is She from a distance for years, long...
Summer Beach Reads for Catholics - Blessed Is She

Summer Beach Reads for Catholics

I love to read: Scripture, spiritual reading, lives of the Saints, novels, and my new favorite, narrative nonfiction. Growing up, I was the kid who read the Reader’s Digest front...
The Restore Retreat Can Change Your Life - Blessed Is She

The Restore Retreat Can Change Your Life

You empty yourself for others on a regular basis. You crave intimacy with Jesus. You long for community with other Catholic women. You want to be still for a moment....
The Need for Personal Retreats - Blessed Is She

The Need for Personal Retreats

Each week, I fill my car with gas. I refuel my body with food and sleep. I charge my cell phone every night. But my spiritual life? How often do...
Let Your Light Shine: Braving Solo Travel to Attend the Blessed is She Retreat - Blessed Is She

Let Your Light Shine: Braving Solo Travel to Attend the Blessed is She Retreat

Just shy of two years ago, I was in my home watching Beth Davis do a Teachable Tuesday talk on Instagram. She discussed letting God know your dreams. The idea...
How to Make an End-of-Year Retreat - Blessed Is She

How to Make an End-of-Year Retreat

For the last couple of years during the holiday season, my husband and I have carved out time away from our kids and normal routine for an “end-of-year retreat.” Maybe...
Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Designer - Blessed Is She

Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Designer

Our social media feeds are lighting up with the sharing of this year's Advent Journal, Bearing Light. We've all been captivated by the beautiful cover design, which will compel us...
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...
Be a Missionary to Ireland (Without Leaving Your Home) - Blessed Is She

Be a Missionary to Ireland (Without Leaving Your Home)

When The Blessed is She team first discerned and decided that the theme of the Blessed is She retreats for 2018 would be Wild, I had no idea just how...
How Do We Continue? - Blessed Is She

How Do We Continue?

This is it. We have prayed together diligently for the last 31 days. If you have ever been on retreat, you know that the question "How do I keep this...