Christmas Octave: Simple and Intentional Liturgical Living
Christmas Day is just the beginning. Here is a list of simple ways to celebrate the birth of Christ throughout the entire Christmas Octave.
On the Feast of Saint Nicholas
On the Feast of Saint Nicholas, learn about this generous saint and how his example is the perfect model as we prepare for Christmas.
Why the Saints are So Great
There are a few Saints who have been named “Great,” like Saint Gertrude the Great, whose feast we celebrate today. But aren’t all the Saints great? (The answer is of course, yes.)
On the Feast of Saint Luke
On the Feast of Saint Luke, we explore the unique distinctions among the four Gospel writers.
BIS Planner: How it Makes the Best Use of My Time
The 2025 calendar-year planner is here! Learn how it ebbs and flows with the liturgical seasons and helps to organize all aspects of life.
Marian Summit: Grow Closer to Mary Through Her Ten Virtues
Join us for the Blessed is She Marian Summit, beginning this Thursday, August 15. For three days, we will hear from speakers about the ten virtues of Mary and how we can live these virtues well in our own lives.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + Her Message to Women
In her message to women, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross explains how love means to embrace an encounter with the Cross in some form. And an encounter with the Cross is an invitation to an encounter with Christ.
What the August Saints Proclaim about the August Queen
August is a special month to honor Mary as it is traditionally dedicated to her Immaculate Heart. One could even say that she is our “August Queen.” Many of the August Saints of the liturgical calendar not only had devotions to Mary, but they also had ministries in which they encouraged others to love her as well.
Saint Mark and Immediacy
It was last year, while listening to The Bible In A Year Podcast, that the deep beauty of the Gospel of Mark was revealed to me. In the past, likely...
Jacinta and Francisco // Models of Consolation and Reparation
In the room that I shared with my sister while we were growing up, we had a small, glow-in-the-dark statue of Our Lady of Fatima with three little children kneeling...
Saint Brigid of Ireland // The Mary of the Gael
Being both Irish and Catholic, it was no surprise to receive a Saint Brigid’s cross from an aunt’s trip to Ireland, on the occasion of our second daughter’s birth. While...
