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The Time I Prayed for a Priest (and a Miracle Happened) - Blessed Is She

The Time I Prayed for a Priest (and a Miracle Happened)

As an Army family, we’ve lived all over and sometimes have not been near a Military base. So we’d look for the nearest civilian church to attend while in those...
Friendship + Fellowship with Non-Catholics - Blessed Is She

Friendship + Fellowship with Non-Catholics

I was not raised in a Catholic home. In fact, I am the only Catholic in my whole family. I converted when I was 7 years old and I’ve been...
An Introduction to Passionist Saints - Blessed Is She

An Introduction to Passionist Saints

Eight inches or so high, simply crafted of wood and silver, the crucifix was worn from years of doing much more than hanging on a wall. It rested in his...
An Examination of Media Intake - Blessed Is She

An Examination of Media Intake

Does your phone give God glory? Is it a crutch you use to “check out” of life, or is it a tool helping you to “check in” with people and...
Weekly Wallpaper // 247 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 247

I have called you by your name. // Isaiah 45:4 These words are for you. Download this print from Jazmin De Guzman from today's readings. Let His word dwell in...
On Body Image - Blessed Is She

On Body Image

For from their greatness and beauty of created things, their original author, by analogy can be seen. -Wisdom 13: 5 Have you ever listened to little kids boast about their...
The Heart of Worship - Blessed Is She

The Heart of Worship

Rhythm is a dancer, it’s a soul companion; you can feel it everywhere. These lyrics by the famed German group Snap from decades ago immediately transport me back in time,...
Wholly Surrendered - Blessed Is She

Wholly Surrendered

It started as a quiet stirring in my heart, this gentle, almost imperceptible whisper from the Lord: “Come and rest with Me awhile.” I didn't understand what it meant, but...
The Heart Behind This Year's Advent Devotional (a Q+A with the Writers!) - Blessed Is She

The Heart Behind This Year's Advent Devotional (a Q+A with the Writers!)

We are thrilled to introduce the narrator and writers of our Advent reflection book for 2020: Maranatha: The Story of Our Savior. 2020 Advent Writers (on the Heart Behind This...
Litany of Saints for Single People - Blessed Is She

Litany of Saints for Single People

In my former experience as a single woman within the Church, I often felt alone and misunderstood. Most articles I read and homilies I heard on the subject encouraged me...
A Treasure Trove of Prayers to Pray on Rosary Beads - Blessed Is She

A Treasure Trove of Prayers to Pray on Rosary Beads

The Catholic Faith is a treasure trove. A treasure trove where upon exploration, we discover that it is bottomless. The precious gems and jewels within it—Holy Mass, Sacraments, Sacred Scripture,...
Tips for Praying with Your Roommates - Blessed Is She

Tips for Praying with Your Roommates

Roommates make up a home just as much as the brick and mortar or the cute succulent decorations of any house. We want our homes to be places of peace...