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The Ways of the Word - Blessed Is She

This morning, Father approached the ambo, offered the customary greeting and announcement, and began to read the assigned Gospel passage...

How to Get Out of a Spiritual Funk - Blessed Is She

Throughout my life as a Catholic Christian, I have had moments of abundant grace and peace when my life is...

The Amazing Race + God's Amazing Grace - Blessed Is She

When I was a kid in elementary school, I started watching a series called The Amazing Race. I loved analyzing...

Saint Quotes for When You Need Peace - Blessed Is She

Halloween and All Saints' Day are behind us. Thanksgiving and Advent are imminent. And Christmas and New Year’s Eve are...

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Morning Prayer + Our 5 Senses - Blessed Is She

As a 20-something unmarried gal, I pretty much have full reign over my daily schedule including how and when I...

Stop Striving and Start Surrendering - Blessed Is She

We have our favorite sins: those sins we find ourselves confessing over and over again. Those sins that always seem...

You're Thinking About Getting the BIS Advent Devotional, But... - Blessed Is She

Now that November has arrived, our attention turns to the approaching holidays. We began to make lists and plans, bake...

What to Do When You Struggle to Forgive - Blessed Is She

"Forgiveness is letting the prisoner go free, only to know the prisoner is me" is an adage that could not...

The Near-Saint Who Discovered the Extra Chromosome in Down Syndrome - Blessed Is She

My two younger brothers both like to read books and watch movies. One is more focused on sports and can...

How to Tame Your To-Do List - Blessed Is She

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. // Saint Augustine In the past,...

How to Restart Your Small Group - Blessed Is She

We all long for community. That's one of the reasons this ministry exists: we know we are made for community....

3 Saints Who were Wanderers - Blessed Is She

Author J.R.R. Tolkein once stated, “Not all who wander are lost.” Many of us might desperately wish that these words...

Want to Build Your Faith? Speak the Truth. - Blessed Is She

Do I know Jesus? Do I truly know Jesus with my heart? We tend to grow indifferent to the Lord...

Insurmountable Joy // A Poem about the Eucharist - Blessed Is She

The Holy Spirit has inspired me many times, and oft have I written down the rhymes He’s given me. Ahh,...

How to Have Faith in the Midst of Grief - Blessed Is She

The other day, my daughter and I were having a conversation about Heaven. She thought that everybody in Heaven were...

The Importance of "Zeroing In" in Prayer - Blessed Is She

I rise early after only snoozing my alarm once. I creep past my children's bedrooms as they slumber. I start...

The Woman of Intentionality - Blessed Is She

Admittedly, I am frequently annoyed by “Christian catch-phrases.” By this, I mean those phrases and words that get thrown around...