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Weekly Wallpaper // 31 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 31

Life is full of unknowns, of turns and curves and unexpected paths. Sometimes it's darker and sometimes it's lighter. It can be difficult to know which way to go, it...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // LIVING FAITH - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // LIVING FAITH

Today we are talking about LIVING FAITH. Having faith is more than just an interior disposition of the heart. Faith is meant to be LIVED. How are you living it...
The Cross of Life - Blessed Is She

The Cross of Life

It is the ultimate paradox. A scandal, really. In Roman times, the cross was the greatest image of humiliation, of torture, of criminals, of death. It was bloody and horrifying...
Holiness NOW - Blessed Is She

Holiness NOW

The parts I play in my head rarely look like the life I lead in my home. In my brain I serve my children quinoa and granola, knit the days...
Weekly Wallpaper // 30 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 30

                                Today's Mass readings challenge us to live in love and unity. It is also...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // WHOLENESS - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // WHOLENESS

Today we are talking about WHOLENESS. “We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures. We are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity...
A Simple Prayer - Blessed Is She

A Simple Prayer

Imagine peering through a magnifying glass at a small object, a leaf or a flower. The impulse of the human condition is to look closely, ever more closely at this...
Weekly Wallpaper // 29 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 29

It has been such a special time for the Church as Pope Francis visits the United States. In honor of this visit, we are doing a special edition wallpaper this...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // CHANGED - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // CHANGED

Today we are talking about CHANGED. How have you been changed? Do you allow God to change your heart for the better? You can find all the themes here. Welcome...
Mothers Breaking the Glass Ceiling - Blessed Is She

Mothers Breaking the Glass Ceiling

The nurse mutters, “It’s a boy!” while lifting up his body for me to see. He lets out a faint cry to express his displeasure in the matter. It was...
Weekly Wallpaper // 28 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 28

  This weekly wallpaper was created by Meg of Meg Florkowski Creative. The verse comes from the gospel reading today, “Whoever receives a child such as this in my name,...
#BISsisterhood Link-Up // EXPECTATIONS - Blessed Is She

#BISsisterhood Link-Up // EXPECTATIONS

Today we are talking about EXPECTATIONS. Are the expectations you have placed in your life bringing you closer to Christ and your fellow man? Or are they creating a rigidness...