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Embracing the Struggle: Kissing His Wounds

Embracing the Struggle: Kissing His Wounds

Let us invite Christ into the suffering and struggle. Let us embrace it. Because God is with us, and He redeems our pain.

Blessed and Broken: The Sacramentality of a Woman’s Cycle

Blessed and Broken: The Sacramentality of a Woman’s Cycle

The words “this is my Body . . . given up for you” hold relevance for every woman, in a manner written into our very bodily rhythms.

BIS Reads // Offer It Up

BIS Reads // Offer It Up

In her book, Offer It Up, Megan Hjelmstad delves into the richness of the Church’s teaching on redemptive suffering. Through practical wisdom, she teaches us simple ways to offer it up.