Almsgiving // Saint Bryce Missions
My 6th baby is snoozing on my lap, it's late in the evening as a I write, and I'm thinking of precious babies half way around the world. How can...
Almsgiving // Sidewalk Advocates for Life
This week we will be speaking about almsgiving here and on Blessed is She’s Instagram stories. Throughout the week, we will be giving you a glimpse of some wonderful charities/non-profits...
10 Ways to Hygge as a Catholic
We are knee-deep in winter. Some of you may literally be knee-deep in winter’s white wonder. But the bright, holly jolly tidings of the Christmas season have completed their cycle...
Ladies, You Are Beautiful
I read quite the post recently, from a woman who asserted that women's ministries tell women too often that they are beautiful. Is this a thing? It must be a...
Prayer Pledge 2017: Day 31
Here we are, at the end of January. The month has been at turns fruitful, trying, and hopeful for me. We have another month to pray in this Ordinary Time...
Prayer Pledge 2017: Day 30
Tomorrow is the end of the month. Today gives us the chance to flood each other's days with prayers as we approach the end of this journey together. Lift up...
Prayer Pledge 2017: Day 29
Maybe this month isn't going as planned. Maybe, like me, you are tired and worried about many things, and overwhelmed. Maybe you didn't do the prayer pledge every day. Maybe...
Prayer Pledge 2017: Day 28
Today is St. Thomas Aquinas's feast day, a saint who is very important to many, many people in the Church. Each saint's specific patronages, devotionals, or personal stories can connect...
Prayer Pledge 2017: Day 27
By nature, I am a person who likes answers. I like to know the how and why of things, the plan, the directions. I appreciate situations in which I am...
Prayer Pledge 2017: Day 26
Today is the feast day of St. Timothy, a saint who grew in holiness alongside his close friend, St. Paul. When I think about the friendship of saints -- Sts....
I Was Pro-Life-ing All Wrong
It was May 26th, and I woke up feeling sick. My husband, Sean, had already left for work. I took the dollar store pregnancy test, hopped in the shower, then...
Prayer Pledge 2017: Day 25
So many BIS sisters have beautiful practices in their prayer rooted in our shared Catholic tradition. I am so, so often inspired by the devotions shared in our regional Facebook...
