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BIS Reads // A Melody of Love

BIS Reads // A Melody of Love

Blessed Is She reviews a sweet new book, Melody of Love, which makes the perfect bedtime story this Christmas season.
Monthly Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 384

Monthly Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 384

"In Jesus God was incarnate, he became a man like us and in this way opened for us the road to his heavenly Kingdom, to full communion with him." //...
Join Us This Advent for Hope-filled Prayer and a Virtual Gathering

Join Us This Advent for Hope-filled Prayer and a Virtual Gathering

This December, join us for a special Advent gathering, where we will pray together and celebrate our sisterhood.
Scripture Verses to Help Us Forgive

Scripture Verses to Help Us Forgive

How do we learn to forgive? Specific Scripture verses teach us how to forgive one another, including ourselves.
November: Gratitude and Recipes

November: Gratitude and Recipes

Recipes shared among friends are nourishing for the body and soul.
Dating Advice From Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Dating Advice From Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Archbishop Sheen outlines three tests to search for the Spirit of Christ within an individual. And these tests could offer insights when discerning a spouse.

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.
Embracing Advent: Five Steps to a Fruitful Celebration

Embracing Advent: Five Steps to a Fruitful Celebration

As the season of Advent approaches, many of us find ourselves caught between the hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas and the spiritual significance of this time of year....
BIS Reads // In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles

BIS Reads // In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles

Blessed Is She reads and reviews In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles by Kelsey Gillespy.
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.