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Coming Back From Sabbatical - Blessed Is She

Coming Back From Sabbatical

Retreats, sabbaticals, and sabbath rest are glorious things: time set apart to be with the Lord, in His presence, attentive to His work in a way we miss at times...
Reclaiming Sabbath Rest - Blessed Is She

Reclaiming Sabbath Rest

 “rest” This word reverberated in my stomach and tied it in knots. I had come to the end of another week, exhausted, once again. Ministry work, household chores and school...
Jacinta and Francisco // Models of Consolation and Reparation - Blessed Is She

Jacinta and Francisco // Models of Consolation and Reparation

In the room that I shared with my sister while we were growing up, we had a small, glow-in-the-dark statue of Our Lady of Fatima with three little children kneeling...
Weekly Wallpaper // 356 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 356

So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. // Matthew 5:48 Phone Wallpaper Desktop Wallpaper
What Does the Number 7 Mean in the Bible? - Blessed Is She

What Does the Number 7 Mean in the Bible?

There is something about the number seven. Throughout myths and folklore this number has been given precedent, considered lucky, or presented as possessing innate magical qualities. A quick scan of...
BIS Reads // Witness to Joy - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // Witness to Joy

On All Saints Day this past year, I taught my 5th grade faith formation students what it means to be a canonized Saint in the Catholic Church. We went through...
7 Lessons I’ve Learned in Marriage - Blessed Is She

7 Lessons I’ve Learned in Marriage

Recently, I had the joyful opportunity of attending the wedding Mass of my son’s teacher and her (now) husband. It had been a long time since I attended a Nuptial...
Push through the Awkward and Apologize - Blessed Is She

Push through the Awkward and Apologize

Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be...
Weekly Wallpaper // 355 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 355

Brothers and sisters: We speak a wisdom to those who are mature,not a wisdom of this age,nor of the rulers of this age who are passing away.Rather, we speak God's...
Saint Scholastica and Interceding For Your Siblings - Blessed Is She

Saint Scholastica and Interceding For Your Siblings

For the past few years I have been praying the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours. Starting my day by entering into the great...
Soul Depot - Blessed Is She

Soul Depot

Do you know how many times my husband and I have been to Home Depot since we've started renovating our new home? I have a hunch it is upwards of...
Deciding What to Do for Lent (a Free Guide) - Blessed Is She

Deciding What to Do for Lent (a Free Guide)

I open my computer to dozens of emails of incredible resources to help my family and me during this Lenten season (mostly the most beautiful children's resources!). I click through each...