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How to Build a Marriage During Engagement - Blessed Is She

How to Build a Marriage During Engagement

Have you ever met a real-life Jim & Pam Halpert? His jokes always seem to make her laugh, her hand on his arm always seems to make him smile, they...
Weekly Wallpaper // 194 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 194

The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great...
The Feast + Gospel of St. Matthew - Blessed Is She

The Feast + Gospel of St. Matthew

Can I tell you something? Long before I had a personal relationship with Jesus or a prayer life of any depth, I would always roll my eyes if on Sunday...
My Self-Portrait Project + Healing from Miscarriage - Blessed Is She

My Self-Portrait Project + Healing from Miscarriage

It was the proverbial second chance and I was determined to have no regrets. Two blue lines on a white stick. A new baby was on the way. 17 weeks...
Our Lady of Sorrows: How to Comfort the Blessed Mother - Blessed Is She

Our Lady of Sorrows: How to Comfort the Blessed Mother

There’s an age old devotion to Mary which has somewhat fallen by the wayside in recent generations. At times, I still find myself hesitant to pray to this Madonna myself....
Run to the Cross - Blessed Is She

Run to the Cross

Recently at Mass, I saw what I often see. A mother walked into Mass with a toddler: a little girl with a pink bow on her head and a pretty,...
Turning to Jesus When Struggling With Depression - Blessed Is She

Turning to Jesus When Struggling With Depression

I was officially diagnosed with depression and anxiety when I was a freshman in high school. Though I have learned coping methods over the years, it is still a struggle...
How to Pray the Litany of Humility - Blessed Is She

How to Pray the Litany of Humility

No one reaches the kingdom of Heaven except through humility. -St. Augustine   When I think of the holiest people I know, “humble” is one of the first words I’d...
Weekly Wallpaper // 192 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 192

Thus were the paths of those on earth made straight, and people learned what pleases you, and were saved by Wisdom. // Wisdom 9:18 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from...
Dating and Pornography Addiction - Blessed Is She

Dating and Pornography Addiction

One of the most blatant, destructive, and obvious evils attacking relationships today is pornography. In the United States alone, over 40 million people are sexually involved with the internet, meaning...
Ways to Pray While Carpooling/Commuting - Blessed Is She

Ways to Pray While Carpooling/Commuting

I live in Southern California which means I deal with traffic all the time. To make matters even more fun, I work in Los Angeles, but live in Orange County,...
The Dignity of Human Work - Blessed Is She

The Dignity of Human Work

Everyone works. Animals work, humans work. But freedom can only be found in the work of a human because through it we become who we are meant to be. Human...