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Meet the Authors of "Loving God, Loving Others" - Blessed Is She

Meet the Authors of "Loving God, Loving Others"

It's called Loving God, Loving Others: 52 Devotions to Create Connections that Last. We are just thrilled by the stories in this book that walk through six different rungs of...
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + the Feminine Genius - Blessed Is She

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + the Feminine Genius

As the process of selecting Confirmation Saints looms near at our house once again, I find myself doing a lot of name-dropping in case anyone is looking for inspiration related...
The Midlife Series // Prayers for the Season - Blessed Is She

The Midlife Series // Prayers for the Season

Welcome to our series on the beautiful midlife season! We will explore all the blessings, challenges, and changes that accompany this time in a woman's life, from the physical, to...
The Midlife Series // Navigating Perimenopause - Blessed Is She

The Midlife Series // Navigating Perimenopause

Welcome to our series on the beautiful midlife season! We will explore all the blessings, challenges, and changes that accompany this time in a woman's life, from the physical, to...
The Midlife Series // A Renaissance of the Self - Blessed Is She

The Midlife Series // A Renaissance of the Self

Welcome to our series on the beautiful midlife season! We will explore all the blessings, challenges, and changes that accompany this time in a woman's life, from the physical, to...
The Midlife Series // A Foot in Two Seasons - Blessed Is She

The Midlife Series // A Foot in Two Seasons

Welcome to our series on the beautiful midlife season! We will explore all the blessings, challenges, and changes that accompany this time in a woman's life, from the physical, to...
The Midlife Series // So Much More than a Crisis - Blessed Is She

The Midlife Series // So Much More than a Crisis

Welcome to our series on the beautiful midlife season! We will explore all the blessings, challenges, and changes that accompany this time in a woman's life, from the physical, to...
Texans Cheerleader Tryouts and Total Surrender - Blessed Is She

Texans Cheerleader Tryouts and Total Surrender

I often get asked how I reconciled my dance career to my Faith. I simply say that, at the time, I didn’t. Like many young girls, I was put into...
REMAIN Series // Lost for Words - Blessed Is She

REMAIN Series // Lost for Words

I was having a particularly rough month and was feeling lost. I had recently shared about my broken family history (something I hadn’t done in a long time). Revisiting all...
REMAIN Series // Staying Catholic - Blessed Is She

REMAIN Series // Staying Catholic

“If you really wanted to confess something, why not just talk to an empty chair and pretend Jesus is in it? Why would you put yourself through that when you...
REMAIN Series // My Friend in the Desert - Blessed Is She

REMAIN Series // My Friend in the Desert

By the time I thought of her, my pillow was soaked. The darkness disguised my tears but I worried my unbridled sobs would wake the household. In just a few...
REMAIN Series // Do You Also Wish to Go Away? - Blessed Is She

REMAIN Series // Do You Also Wish to Go Away?

I was caught off guard by the surge of my heart when the prospect of returning to the classroom emerged. The four years I had previously taught were some of...