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From Negativity Addict to Ambassador of Hope: An Interview with Liz Kelly Stanchina

From Negativity Addict to Ambassador of Hope: An Interview with Liz Kelly Stanchina

Liz Kelly Stanchina helps readers welcome the virtue of hope and become joyful bearers of hope for a hurting world.
Why the Saints are So Great?

Why the Saints are So Great

There are a few Saints who have been named “Great,” like Saint Gertrude the Great, whose feast we celebrate today. But aren’t all the Saints great? (The answer is of course, yes.)
BIS Christmas Gift Guide: Catholic Gifts for Everyone on Your List

BIS Christmas Gift Guide: Catholic Gifts for Everyone on Your List

Blessed Is She is happy to announce its 2024 Christmas gift guide! Get a jump start on holiday shopping and enjoy special savings, so you can enter the season of Advent with peace of mind.
Being Transformed in Christ with the Hildebrands

Being Transformed in Christ with the Hildebrands

Philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand gives us both the reason and the spiritual tools to cultivate a life of virtue, discipline, surrender, and love.
BIS Reads // On the Demonic

BIS Reads // On the Demonic

While the chosen title of this new book by Archbishop Fulton Sheen is On the Demonic, it is truly a book about the power of the Divine—power which God shares with His disciples.
A Season of Hope, A Year of Hope

A Season of Hope, a Year of Hope

As we enter into the season of hope, Advent, let us anticipate the Jubilee Year of Hope and the invitation to bear hope in this world.
On the Feast of Saint Luke

On the Feast of Saint Luke

On the Feast of Saint Luke, we explore the unique distinctions among the four Gospel writers.
BIS Reads // Merrie England

BIS Reads // Merrie England

Travel the Catholic countrysides of England through the pages of Merrie England by Joseph Pearce.
BIS Planner: How it Makes the Best Use of My Time

BIS Planner: How it Makes the Best Use of My Time

The 2025 calendar-year planner is here! Learn how it ebbs and flows with the liturgical seasons and helps to organize all aspects of life.
BIS Planner in Action // Type-B Homeschool Edition - Blessed Is She

BIS Planner in Action // Type-B Homeschool Edition

I'm a long-time homeschooling mom of 6, and have been using the BIS planner as part of my organizing for the last several years. Both the Big and Mini have...
Pentecost Holy Spirit Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 377 - Blessed Is She

Pentecost Holy Spirit Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 377

It's Pentecost! When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind,...
Ten Things You May Not Know about Saint Mark - Blessed Is She

Ten Things You May Not Know about Saint Mark

Our faith tells us that names are the icon of the person. This means that our names reveal a core truth about our identity. Saint Mark the Evangelist’s name is...