Devotions

Where Are Your Chains Leading You? - Blessed Is She

Have you heard this saying before? "God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called." I like the gist of...

Grief Is Not a Lack of Belief - Blessed Is She

During an “ask me anything” panel event for work, a student asked, “If we believe in the afterlife, why do...

Much Needed Dancing After the Mourning - Blessed Is She

Almost a year and a half ago, I received a startling message that a dear friend had been in a...

Sarah's Laughter Is My Doubt - Blessed Is She

Abraham’s warm hospitality is a gift that he gives freely to his visitors in today’s reading from Genesis. He ensures...

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Conceiving the Unimaginable - Blessed Is She

Sometimes God says some crazy things in Scripture. I'm serious. If I were ninety-year-old Sarah hearing what Abraham hears in...

You Knit Me in My Mother's Womb - Blessed Is She

The summer sun was already hot in the sky as my mom and I walked up the block to the...

Making Space for Fruition - Blessed Is She

I lug my overly pregnant self onto the couch at the end of the day. My husband still isn’t home...

Bad Bangs, Blue Book Exams, and Rejoicing - Blessed Is She

"Those who sow in tears shall reap rejoicing" (Responsorial Psalm) My hands trembled as I turned the pages of my...

Trust Now, Understand Later - Blessed Is She

The plane droned on loudly as we sat packed into the dimly lit cabin, weighted down with gear. Despite our...

Quiet! Be Still! - Blessed Is She

“Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38) How have you heard this question phrased over the...

The Gift He Wants You to Unwrap - Blessed Is She

Jesus is teaching me how to be strong in Him. The Father has purified my tendency towards self-reliance with a...

Racing Toward the Light - Blessed Is She

When I was a kid, I was afraid of the dark. I used to bathe it in light with the...

Prayer Beyond a To-Do Item - Blessed Is She

One of the topics that I’m most commonly asked to speak on as a Catholic evangelist is prayer. And it...

His Gentle Promise - Blessed Is She

Though I’ve never had a piece of land to call my own, I have grown to love gardening. In recent...

Ridiculous Greatness of Heart - Blessed Is She

The following prayer, it is said, was found near the body of a dead child in the Ravensbrück concentration camp...

Right After I Lost It - Blessed Is She

I just lost it. Three kids were having a full-on meltdown. I was trying to make dinner after a long...

It's Time to Bloom - Blessed Is She

My three year old bounds onto my bed, yelling loudly, “Mom! Can I cuddle you??” an inch from my face....