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Weekly Wallpaper // 220 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 220

Brothers and sisters: You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. // Ephesians 5:8 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Jazmin De Guzman from today's readings....
Skyping on the Sabbath - Blessed Is She

Skyping on the Sabbath

We're often asked whether we are introverted or extroverted. Well, being quarantined at home all for several days has confirmed that I am an extrovert. Because of “social distancing,” I’m...
The Consecration to St. Joseph - Blessed Is She

The Consecration to St. Joseph

To the other saints, the Lord seems to have given grace to help us in some of our necessities. But my experience is that St. Joseph helps us in them...
How to Lead a Small Group Remotely + Online - Blessed Is She

How to Lead a Small Group Remotely + Online

Small groups are a wonderful way to build community and connect with other women in your area. Many of you have connected with Catholic women through Blessed Brunches or through...
Spiritual Reading + Prayers in a Time of Quarantine - Blessed Is She

Spiritual Reading + Prayers in a Time of Quarantine

In today's uncertain health climate, many of us find ourselves with more time to read than we've had in a long time. Looking around at what to pick up from...
Grieving the Loss of My Baby - Blessed Is She

Grieving the Loss of My Baby

My nightstand was cluttered with pre-natal vitamins, anti-nausea medication, and five positive pregnancy tests—all little reminders of the small life inside of me. In the span of a few short...
Weekly Wallpaper // 219 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 219

Lord, you are truly the Savior of the world; give me living water, that I may never thirst again. // John 4:42, 15 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Brass...
Keeping Holy the Sabbath: Why It Matters + How We Can Do It - Blessed Is She

Keeping Holy the Sabbath: Why It Matters + How We Can Do It

Far too many times, I’ve let Sundays be my catch-all days. My “I didn’t have time to get this done yet, so I’ll just do it today” days. Sundays, in...
Breaking the Binge - Blessed Is She

Breaking the Binge

I recently got a Netflix account. I know, it’s been around a while. But I have been trying to avoid it, as I have heard so many people talk about...
Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day - Blessed Is She

Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Many Americans hail heritage from the Emerald Isle, myself included. Some of my great grandparents (and great great grandparents) on both sides of my family emigrated from Ireland. Growing up,...
On the Feast of St. Frances of Rome: A Saint Who Struggled, Too - Blessed Is She

On the Feast of St. Frances of Rome: A Saint Who Struggled, Too

A married woman must, when called upon, quit her devotions to God at the altar to find Him in her household affairs. -St. Frances of Rome   As a mom,...
BIS Reads: The Peace of the Wild Things - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: The Peace of the Wild Things

When despair grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and...