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Beauty + Love - Blessed Is She

Beauty + Love

In the golden light of morning I carefully imagined you to being. I curated each color of you. Every shade creating intricacy and depth. Edges and bends harmonized to create...
Think on These Things - Blessed Is She

Think on These Things

It is so easy to get dragged down in the negativity of a situation. The devil often tries to use something unexpected or challenging to lead us to despair. This...
Follow Me: On the Feast of St. Matthew - Blessed Is She

Follow Me: On the Feast of St. Matthew

Chiaroscuro is a term used to describe the contrast of light and dark in a painting. The artform was made famous by Italian painter Caravaggio in the painting “The Calling...
The Stranger - Blessed Is She

The Stranger

“Are you ok?” I heard her voice through my car window. Of course, I couldn’t ignore the kind woman, tapping lightly on the window. I’d hoped they wouldn’t see me...
3 Ways to Pray with Your Boyfriend, Fiancé, or Husband - Blessed Is She

3 Ways to Pray with Your Boyfriend, Fiancé, or Husband

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them. -Matthew 18:20 We are all called to take time out of our...
Wholesome Movies for Your Friday Night - Blessed Is She

Wholesome Movies for Your Friday Night

Looking for a reason to pop some corn, unwrap a little candy, and plop down on the couch? Good news: I have four. Recently, I re-watched four movies that were...
The Blessed is She Planner Vs. Other Planners - Blessed Is She

The Blessed is She Planner Vs. Other Planners

I don’t know about you, but I love things like pretty planners and notebooks. I get so excited by simple designs and colorful floral patterns. My planners and notebooks have...
Sanctify + Love - Blessed Is She

Sanctify + Love

O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every...
How to Be a Great Godparent - Blessed Is She

How to Be a Great Godparent

Celebrant: Are you ready to help the parents of this child in their duty as Christian parents? Godparents: We are. -From the Rite for the Baptism of One Child My...
St. John Chrysostom: The Best and Worst Idea - Blessed Is She

St. John Chrysostom: The Best and Worst Idea

How romantic, I remember thinking. Getting engaged on the heels of a charity bike ride, in front of the chapel where we’d walked on our first date... How memorable. And...
Subtle Works of Mercy - Blessed Is She

Subtle Works of Mercy

Sometimes I look at my life, and I don’t know whether hypocrisy or irony is screaming louder. I write about mercy, because I believe whole-heartedly in its power to change...
BIS Reads: Look Again, Thomas! - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: Look Again, Thomas!

Unique and unrepeatable, that’s you! Maybe at some point along the way though, you’ve forgotten this. Or, it’s possible that some of us have never heard this about ourselves before....