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BIS Reads // Witness to Joy - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // Witness to Joy

On All Saints Day this past year, I taught my 5th grade faith formation students what it means to be a canonized Saint in the Catholic Church. We went through...
Saint Scholastica and Interceding For Your Siblings - Blessed Is She

Saint Scholastica and Interceding For Your Siblings

For the past few years I have been praying the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours. Starting my day by entering into the great...
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton - Blessed Is She

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

It was a random afternoon and I had somehow found myself searching through a plethora of tiny little charms on a website called Tiny Saints. Having little to no idea about...
Our Lady of Guadalupe and How She Adopted Our Family - Blessed Is She

Our Lady of Guadalupe and How She Adopted Our Family

December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe and it is a very special day in our home. This feast day is significant to many throughout the...
Saint Ambrose // Walking with God in the Garden - Blessed Is She

Saint Ambrose // Walking with God in the Garden

If you hear the two words “church father” you might be thinking of an ancient, white-haired man who probably did some good things for the church a long, long time...
On Saint Andrew and Doing What is Yours - Blessed Is She

On Saint Andrew and Doing What is Yours

“I have done what was mine; may Christ teach you what is yours.” These words of freedom spoken by Saint Francis of Assisi’s to his brothers when he was on...
Saint Martin the Merciful - Blessed Is She

Saint Martin the Merciful

Whenever I pack to go camping, it’s inevitable that I will find myself asking the same question. Generally between stops at the store, and cramming sleeping bags, tents, cookware, rain...
BIS Reads // Kristin Lavransdatter - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // Kristin Lavransdatter

1,119 pages. This is the page count of my copy of Kristin Lavransdatter. It is well over 200 pages from the longest book in the Harry Potter series. This Nobel...
BIS Reads // The Devil in the Castle - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // The Devil in the Castle

“Have you ever considered that the devil is active in your prayer life? In the parish church where you attend Mass? In the lives and actions of people of goodwill...
Reads + Watches for October's Saints - Blessed Is She

Reads + Watches for October's Saints

October is one of my favorite times of the liturgical year. It's the month of (not so) Ordinary (Saints) Time. Each Saint of October is profoundly different from the others,...
The 2022 Catholic Advent Devotional for Women - Blessed Is She

The 2022 Catholic Advent Devotional for Women

We know you're just starting to pour your PSLs and grab your flannel from the storage boxes, but can we direct your attention to the end of the year for...
Meet the Archangels - Blessed Is She

Meet the Archangels

My husband’s name is Michael and I am always on the lookout for gifts that honor him through his namesake, Saint Michael the Archangel. This past Valentine’s Day I was...