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Contentment + Repentance - Blessed Is She

Contentment + Repentance

To teach the grey earth like a child, To bid the heavens repent, I only ask from Fate the gift Of one man well content. Him will I find: though...
Finding Joy in the Teen Years (Plus Advice from the Trenches) - Blessed Is She

Finding Joy in the Teen Years (Plus Advice from the Trenches)

I recently Googled “parenting teens” just to see what would come up. To my complete lack of surprise, here are some of the articles that popped up on the first...
How to Go to Confession (and a Printable Examination of Conscience for Women) - Blessed Is She

How to Go to Confession (and a Printable Examination of Conscience for Women)

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a great gift to Catholics. But sometimes we don't avail ourselves of this grace as much as we should. Sometimes fear or uncertainty keep us...
Why I'm Jealous of Converts (and What They Teach Me) - Blessed Is She

Why I'm Jealous of Converts (and What They Teach Me)

I am a cradle Catholic. There, I said it. I wish I could share my conversion story and tell of an intensely earnest, perhaps even tear-stained journey from where I...
Giving Alms by Shopping Ethically - Blessed Is She

Giving Alms by Shopping Ethically

Almsgiving is one of the most prominent aspects of our Faith’s Lenten practice. We all know that Lent is a time to give more than our norm, and I think...
Breathe + Restore - Blessed Is She

Breathe + Restore

Come, my Light, and illumine my darkness. Come, my Life, and revive me from death. Come, my Physician, and heal my wounds. Come, Flame of divine love, and burn up...
I Heart Books: About Divine and Human Love - Blessed Is She

I Heart Books: About Divine and Human Love

The season of reading pink, chalk-like candy sweethearts with anecdotal sayings like “I love you” and “True Love” is upon us. So what is true love? Can you find it...
On Widowhood: Celebrating the Completed Life - Blessed Is She

On Widowhood: Celebrating the Completed Life

Filling out a bit of paperwork recently, I was given the choice of two states: married or single. It gave me pause because very simply, I am neither. I am...
Weekly Wallpaper // 133 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 133

And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. // Colossians 3:15 Download and share this beautiful wallpaper from...
Weekly Wallpaper // 132 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 132

Today... the Church contemplates the Holy Family. At the school of Nazareth every family learns to be a workshop of love, unity and openness to life. // Pope Saint John...
Weekly Wallpaper // 131 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 131

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. // Luke 1:46-47 Download and share this beautiful wallpaper from MJ of Pars Caeli below...
Weekly Wallpaper // 130 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 130

Here we are at the second week of Advent. How are you doing, sister? Emily of Emily Rachelle made the most beautiful wallpaper for us to keep our eyes on...