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What I Can't Control - Blessed Is She

What I Can't Control

She came and fell at his feet. // Mark 7:25 The overhead light in my car flashed off as an indication that I had been sitting motionless in my driveway...
February 10, 2022
He Never Fails - Blessed Is She

He Never Fails

"Love never fails." // 1 Corinthians 13:4 My heart sank in my chest as I heard the words that felt all too familiar: I don’t love you anymore. As I...
January 30, 2022
Remember His Goodness - Blessed Is She

Remember His Goodness

For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. // Psalm 89:2 Lord, You are just going to have to take care of everything, I thought as I boarded...
January 14, 2022
He Knows Your Pain - Blessed Is She

He Knows Your Pain

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves." // Psalm 34:19 “I know you’re faking it,” my coach said as I sat...
December 14, 2021
Act Like a Child - Blessed Is She

Act Like a Child

I’ve learned more than a few things from my dear friend, Beth Davis, so when she told me she was finally convinced on the most effective path to holiness, I...
October 16, 2021
The Rule that Saved Me - Blessed Is She

The Rule that Saved Me

I drove down the freeway at a steady speed with a heavy heart, relaying to the Lord how my spiritual life felt so much like the land that surrounded me:...
July 31, 2021
Coffee Shops and Evangelization - Blessed Is She

Coffee Shops and Evangelization

“Isn’t it so crazy that every single person in this coffee shop right now is fully known and loved by God the Father?” The holy priest who sat across from...
May 13, 2021
Can You Relate? - Blessed Is She

Can You Relate?

Very few people have inspired me more on my faith journey than Pope Saint John Paul II. He has been a trusted companion, powerful intercessor, and source of encouragement for...
April 19, 2021
Freedom from Our Own Plans - Blessed Is She

Freedom from Our Own Plans

I began last year with hopeful anticipation of what was to come: graduations, weddings, exciting career opportunities, etc. It was going to be the best year yet. A few months...
January 01, 2021
Waiting for Our Miracles - Blessed Is She

Waiting for Our Miracles

I was several states away on the day my nephew was to be born, and I don’t think I put my phone down all day. I eagerly anticipated the ring...
December 19, 2020
Open the Door - Blessed Is She

Open the Door

I intended to simply pass through the piazza in Rome after a nice cup of gelato when I noticed a small little church tucked away on the corner. I knew...
November 17, 2020
God's Love Isn't Canceled - Blessed Is She

God's Love Isn't Canceled

I left for my senior-year spring break only to return to a half-empty apartment, online classes for the rest of the semester, and a devastating break-up. As I packed up...
October 22, 2020