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Visiting Our Lady in Lourdes - Blessed Is She

Visiting Our Lady in Lourdes

I had the privilege and gift to co-lead a pilgrimage to Lourdes and Fatima a few years ago in honor of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions in Fatima. In...
The Amazing Race + God's Amazing Grace - Blessed Is She

The Amazing Race + God's Amazing Grace

When I was a kid in elementary school, I started watching a series called The Amazing Race. I loved analyzing every task and making decisions based on the clues as...
BIS Reads // Saints Around the World - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // Saints Around the World

I have a dear friend who is a master when it comes to liturgical living. She is creative and intentional and I'm convinced that crafting is her charism. I am...
REMEMBER Series // A Miraculous Mission - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // A Miraculous Mission

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
A Spiritual Packing List for Summer Travel - Blessed Is She

A Spiritual Packing List for Summer Travel

Summer is just around the corner. Many of us are already making plans to go camping, head to the beach, or take an adventurous road trip. No matter where we...
Places You Can (Virtually) Visit this Summer - Blessed Is She

Places You Can (Virtually) Visit this Summer

Summertime family vacations always were some of the best memories growing up. The best vacation my siblings and I ever went on was to Disney World. Our family of five...
A Tour of Chiesa Nuova in Rome - Blessed Is She

A Tour of Chiesa Nuova in Rome

Saint Philip Neri, a prominent figure of the Counter Reformation, is best known for reaching out to the laity in Rome, both young and old. At the time, outreach to...
A (Postcard) Trip around the World - Blessed Is She

A (Postcard) Trip around the World

It wasn’t long ago that my dear sister was approaching her thirtieth birthday. A significant landmark in anyone’s life, Leigh wanted to mark the passage in some memorable way. “I...
The Basilica at Bethlehem - Blessed Is She

The Basilica at Bethlehem

Last December I felt I was entering in to the season of Advent in a deeper way than previous years. It was a time for me in which I intentionally...
Ways to Pray While Carpooling/Commuting - Blessed Is She

Ways to Pray While Carpooling/Commuting

I live in Southern California which means I deal with traffic all the time. To make matters even more fun, I work in Los Angeles, but live in Orange County,...
Finding a Pilgrimage Site Wherever You Go - Blessed Is She

Finding a Pilgrimage Site Wherever You Go

One of my favorite things to do to prepare for a trip is to make a list. This list includes beautiful places to sightsee and to hike, restaurants to sample...
The Need for Personal Retreats

The Need for Personal Retreats

Join Blessed Is She on retreat, where Jesus will show you the importance of stepping away from our normal routines so He can refresh and refuel us.