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Mary as Our Patron - Blessed Is She

Mary as Our Patron

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. // Luke 1:45 The Church honors Mary in a special...
September 12, 2022
Hold onto the Faith of Being Rebuilt - Blessed Is She

Hold onto the Faith of Being Rebuilt

Again I will restore you, and you shall be rebuilt. // Jeremiah 31:4 Have you ever felt your life crumble to the ground? Sometimes it is difficult to remain hopeful...
August 03, 2022
Living the Litany of Humility - Blessed Is She

Living the Litany of Humility

Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison. // Matthew 14:3 Saint John the Baptist is quite a mysterious figure in the Gospels. In today’s reading...
July 30, 2022
A House in Order - Blessed Is She

A House in Order

When Hezekiah was mortally ill, the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came and said to him: “Thus says the LORD: Put your house in order, for you are about to...
July 15, 2022
Thy Will Be Done - Blessed Is She

Thy Will Be Done

“This is how you are to pray.” // Matthew 6:9 A few years ago, I accompanied a friend through a very difficult season in her life. She felt overwhelmed and...
June 16, 2022
Holiness Begets Holiness - Blessed Is She

Holiness Begets Holiness

[Saint Paul] went to visit them and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. // Acts 18:3 Have you learned...
May 26, 2022
Your Way, Truth, and Life - Blessed Is She

Your Way, Truth, and Life

[H]old fast to the word I preached to you. // 1 Corinthians 15:2 Saint Paul reminds us today to hold fast to the Word of God. There are certain Scripture...
May 03, 2022
Who Is in Your Lineage of Faith? - Blessed Is She

Who Is in Your Lineage of Faith?

Tell the people everything about this life. // Acts 5:20 Do you share our magnificent Catholic life with the world? Countless generations have treasured our beautiful heritage and intentionally shared...
April 27, 2022
United with Him on the Cross - Blessed Is She

United with Him on the Cross

Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed. // Isaiah 58:8 I have suffered some painful wounds in these last ten years....
March 04, 2022
Follow His Directions - Blessed Is She

Follow His Directions

“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” // Mark 6:31 In today’s Gospel, we hear the desire of Jesus’ Sacred Heart. Sister, Christ wants us...
February 05, 2022
Joy and Strength in the Face of Our Crosses - Blessed Is She

Joy and Strength in the Face of Our Crosses

“Rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!” // Nehemiah 8:10 I will never forget the day when my spiritual director looked me straight in the eyes and gently reminded...
January 23, 2022
In My Father's House - Blessed Is She

In My Father's House

“Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”// Luke 2:49 Today we are invited into the mystery of familial love on this beautiful Feast of the...
December 26, 2021