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Seeing My Mother: Changing the Way I Look at Mary - Blessed Is She

Seeing My Mother: Changing the Way I Look at Mary

As a mom of three little humans, I found myself reflecting on how my perception of my own mom as changed over the years. As a little girl—she was the...
Best Books About Mary - Blessed Is She

Best Books About Mary

As Catholic women, we are blessed to have a supreme model for womanhood in our Mother Mary. She always points us to Christ. So the more we learn about her,...
BIS Travels: Our Lady of Good Help Shrine, Wisconsin - Blessed Is She

BIS Travels: Our Lady of Good Help Shrine, Wisconsin

Champion, Wisconsin, isn’t a place you’d expect to find much. It lays a long stretch of cornfields away from nearby Dyckesville and Algoma. Somewhere close is a town named Alaska....
BiS Travels: Our Lady of the Angels, Costa Rica - Blessed Is She

BiS Travels: Our Lady of the Angels, Costa Rica

  People are always amazed by the idea that here in Costa Rica, there is an active volcano virtually in my backyard. We can sit on our porch with coffee...
Praying with Mary through May: Celebrating the Visitation - Blessed Is She

Praying with Mary through May: Celebrating the Visitation

Throughout the month of May, we will be sharing posts focused on journeying alongside the Blessed Virgin Mary. Share your experiences in the comments or on social media using #praywithmary....
Praying with Mary through May: Preparing for the Visitation - Blessed Is She

Praying with Mary through May: Preparing for the Visitation

Throughout the month of May, we will be sharing posts focused on journeying alongside the Blessed Virgin Mary. Share your experiences in the comments or on social media using #praywithmary....