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The Nativity of the Lord
Take this moment for joy. Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Savior of the world. Today is the day we put too many expectations on ourselves, our...
God Always Answers
And you, Child, will be called the prophet of the most high . . . . These words sound unremarkable, even normal to many of us from our vantage here...
You and I Are Handmaidens
In a few short days, Christmas will be here. Every year I resolve to make this a holy Advent and not to get wrapped up in the commercialism or...
She Has the Gumption
Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you! The Lord is with you. How many times have we heard this before? It is said at every Mass, at...
The First Joyful Mystery
This is my first time writing for Blessed is She, and I was not at all prepared to reflect on such an intense reading. The Annunciation. It’s one of...
Longing Together
Infertility during Advent? The worst. Take a whole season about waiting for a baby to arrive, and then plop a desperate, hormonal, weepy not-yet-mother-to-be right in the middle. Ugly. I...
Why Advent is My Favorite
As someone who walks with women along the journey of pregnancy and childbirth, it is particularly meaningful for me to think about the things that Mary must have experienced...
He is Mine and I am His
First Reading:Genesis 49:2, 8-10 Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father. Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck...
Longing for Him in My Heart
When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. (Psalm 34:17) Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness ....
Waiting with Longing
With only ten days to go until Christmas, my children are little corked-up vials of excitement, bubbling up, ready to pop at any minute with frantic anticipation. After so many...
Rejoicing with Mary
Today, the Third Sunday of Advent, often referred to as Gaudete Sunday because of the Introit said at the beginning of Mass today, is one of my favorite days of...
Keeping Secrets
"Tell no one the vision . . ." Tell no one. Has anyone ever shared some truly amazing news with you, only to ask that you keep it to yourself...
