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His Abundant Mercy - Blessed Is She

His Abundant Mercy

“These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us.” // Matthew 20:12 My daughter and I spent her junior year reading and discussing Dante...
August 22, 2023
Give Me The Grace - Blessed Is She

Give Me The Grace

And those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also glorified. // Romans 8:30 Through blurry, tear-filled eyes I read...
July 29, 2023
He Speaks To You - Blessed Is She

He Speaks To You

. . . [T]hey realized that he had addressed the parable to them. So they left him and went away. // Mark 12:12It’s me. I’m the one to whom Jesus...
June 04, 2023
No Insignificant Efforts - Blessed Is She

No Insignificant Efforts

He went to visit them and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked. // Acts 18:2-3 Piles of laundry, stacks of moving boxes to unpack, dinner...
May 17, 2023
There's No Quick Fix - Blessed Is She

There's No Quick Fix

Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away, and that the Lord may grant you times of refreshment. // Acts 3:19-20 Refreshment sounds invigorating, restful, and...
April 12, 2023
What Will I Drop for Jesus? - Blessed Is She

What Will I Drop for Jesus?

They scurried about the surrounding country. // Mark 6:55 Imagine having such faith that upon seeing Jesus, you would drop everything to bring your sick loved ones to Him. Imagine...
February 05, 2023
Seeing Leads to Believing - Blessed Is She

Seeing Leads to Believing

"Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." // John 1:46 My teenage son wanted to DIY a costume last year. Usually I’m all in...
January 05, 2023
His Voice, Without a Doubt - Blessed Is She

His Voice, Without a Doubt

Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel. // Isaiah 7:14 “Oh man, that’s the end...
December 18, 2022
Expect Nothing in Return - Blessed Is She

Expect Nothing in Return

“Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you, and lend expecting nothing back.” // Luke 6:27-38* For years I thought I had sacrificial love figured out. From...
November 17, 2022
Bearing True Fruit - Blessed Is She

Bearing True Fruit

“Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.” // Luke 11:45 I pictured myself as part of the crowd while I read this Gospel. The Holy Spirit took this...
October 12, 2022
Rest Surrounded by Word - Blessed Is She

Rest Surrounded by Word

Lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity. // 1 Timothy 2:2 I run a small business from home and am a homeschooling mother, so I don’t...
September 18, 2022
Turning Away from Anger - Blessed Is She

Turning Away from Anger

“What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” Matthew 16:26 While preaching one day, the priest at Mass challenged us with a...
August 05, 2022