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Prayer for the Anxious Woman - Blessed Is She

Prayer for the Anxious Woman

About a year ago I was diagnosed with chronic PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) resulting from some childhood trauma. Looking back, I did suffer from severe anxiety my senior year...
Digital Detox—Mind, Body, and Soul - Blessed Is She

Digital Detox—Mind, Body, and Soul

Chances are you've been compelled—more than once—to reach for your phone or other flashy device when it's not exactly helpful, polite, or even safe. Chances are you've also seen many...
Best-Lent-Evah-itis (Like Senioritis But Worse) - Blessed Is She

Best-Lent-Evah-itis (Like Senioritis But Worse)

I sometimes discover myself holding a funny tool to measure ‘success’ the spiritual life. Here we are: deep into Lent. At this point you and I might be tempted to...
Living the Corporal Works of Mercy - Blessed Is She

Living the Corporal Works of Mercy

I'm sure many of you have heard of "The Good Samaritan Experiment." Here's the idea behind the experiment: they gave theology students a presentation to prepare, one group on the...
Saint Joseph, Patron Saint of "What Am I Doing with My Life?" - Blessed Is She

Saint Joseph, Patron Saint of "What Am I Doing with My Life?"

It’s happened to all of us. At least once. Likely many more times. It may be a flustered, fleeting fathoming. It may be a more contemplated conundrum. Sometimes it’s a...
Almsgiving // Unbound + Sponsorsing a Child - Blessed Is She

Almsgiving // Unbound + Sponsorsing a Child

During Lent, we focus on three areas – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Today I want to share with you about one of the our favorite charities that we support through...
Almsgiving // L'Arche USA - Blessed Is She

Almsgiving // L'Arche USA

L'Arche is an international movement made up of communities around the world where adults with and without disabilities live together in a spirit of mutual respect, love, and celebration. Their...
Almsgiving // Heart's Home - Blessed Is She

Almsgiving // Heart's Home

It was the night before my grad school interview. I was two months away from my last class of college and imagined that I would get my masters and be...
Almsgiving // Saint Bryce Missions - Blessed Is She

Almsgiving // Saint Bryce Missions

My 6th baby is snoozing on my lap, it's late in the evening as a I write, and I'm thinking of precious babies half way around the world. How can...
Almsgiving // Sidewalk Advocates for Life - Blessed Is She

Almsgiving // Sidewalk Advocates for Life

This week we will be speaking about almsgiving here and on Blessed is She’s Instagram stories. Throughout the week, we will be giving you a glimpse of some wonderful charities/non-profits...
Lent for the Married - Blessed Is She

Lent for the Married

Andrew and I were passing ideas back forth—sweets, alcohol, eating between meals. What to give up for Lent? I could do the typical, but I want this year to be...
10 Ways to Hygge as a Catholic - Blessed Is She

10 Ways to Hygge as a Catholic

We are knee-deep in winter. Some of you may literally be knee-deep in winter’s white wonder. But the bright, holly jolly tidings of the Christmas season have completed their cycle...