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Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time: St. Clare - Blessed Is She

Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time: St. Clare

This post originally appeared on Blessed Are The Feet. I need a qualifying clause before I begin this post: This is a post about sacrificial love in marriage. It’s a...
Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time: St. Therese of Lisieux - Blessed Is She

Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time: St. Therese of Lisieux

The last six months have been a liturgical whirlwind. Advent sprinted by and ran headlong into Christmas morning. After only five short weeks of Lent, we were thrust into the...
Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time - Blessed Is She

Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time

Ordinary Time can often feel like the doldrums of the liturgical year. We aren't preparing for a major feast or in a celebratory season. Summer stretches out ahead of us,...
The Overflowing Joy of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati - Blessed Is She

The Overflowing Joy of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati

Jesus does not seek only to satisfy us; He wants to fill us to overflowing. He wants His Fullness, the company of the Holy Trinity, to dwell in you. This...