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Finding and Fighting for Freedom from Addiction - Blessed Is She

Finding and Fighting for Freedom from Addiction

Every year, the Holy Father puts forth a specific intention for each month. During the month of April 2020, Pope Francis is asking people worldwide to pray for those who...
Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Holy Week at Home - Blessed Is She

Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Holy Week at Home

This Lent has been like no other. On Ash Wednesday, we began with a plan for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. But less than three weeks into Lent, life turned upside...
Prayers for Doctors + Healthcare Workers in a Time of Need - Blessed Is She

Prayers for Doctors + Healthcare Workers in a Time of Need

Whenever you or a loved one are in need of healing, whether it be physical or emotional, it is important to thank God for the doctors and other healthcare workers...
Scripture Verses to Pray During Times of Quarantine - Blessed Is She

Scripture Verses to Pray During Times of Quarantine

Three weeks ago, life felt normal. We went to work and school. We were in usual routines of running errands, cooking meals, praying with our Lenten devotional, and meeting friends...
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...
Mourning the Life You Envisioned - Blessed Is She

Mourning the Life You Envisioned

“Let go of the life you imagined for the life God has ready for you.” How many times have you heard, or read, some version of those words? It seems...
Scripture Verses to Pray When You Have the Winter Blues - Blessed Is She

Scripture Verses to Pray When You Have the Winter Blues

It was the first full week of January. My children were back in school, and life was slowly returning to normal after a fun, but unstructured, Christmas break. I expected...
Our Lady of Lourdes and Redemptive Suffering - Blessed Is She

Our Lady of Lourdes and Redemptive Suffering

I get into bed after a long day. My feet ache from chasing my three-year-old, preparing meals for the weekend, and running errands. I feel the sharp twinge of pain...
Student Loan Debt + Working in Ministry - Blessed Is She

Student Loan Debt + Working in Ministry

Soon after my conversion in 8th grade, I knew I was being called to serve God through His Church. I wasn’t sure what this service would look like, but soon...
Decluttering Before Christmas - Blessed Is She

Decluttering Before Christmas

“Let every heart prepare Him room.” It’s one of my all-time favorite lines from one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs. I tend to think about it all season long...
Exercise + the Theology of the Body - Blessed Is She

Exercise + the Theology of the Body

This past August, my husband Mike and I made a commitment to make exercise part of our weekly routine. I have always loved to exercise and was a marathon runner,...