Devotions

Go to Joe! - Blessed Is She

As we continue to journey with the Church through this beautiful Year of Saint Joseph, we celebrate today the Solemnity...

Never Abandoned in Our Sorrows - Blessed Is She

I headed for the bathroom, tears streaming from my eyes. I’d finished off the box of tissues, and toilet paper...

Singing New Songs - Blessed Is She

I had packed my bags and moved to Ireland, hauling my harp through airports and arriving with excitement to begin...

Pushing Back on My Pride - Blessed Is She

“Mom, are we going to pray?” “Oh oops, let’s do that now,” I reply hastily as I take a deep...

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The Cry of Healing Tears - Blessed Is She

I smiled as I watched them dance. A father and a daughter dancing together in their kitchen on camera. Her...

The Light of My Life - Blessed Is She

It’s a simple thing. But one of my life’s greatest pleasures is opening my curtains to let the light in....

A Tax Collector's Heart for Jesus - Blessed Is She

It never occurred to me how much I took for granted of being able to receive Jesus in the Holy...

Love God with All Your . . . - Blessed Is She

You should love the Lord your God with all your . . . Heart How is your heart, dear sister?...

Our Patient Father - Blessed Is She

A young girl, so astray, sat comfortably, but utterly broken, in her chains. She knew they were there, but she...

Learning to Love My Bum - Blessed Is She

My whole life I have struggled to accept and love my body. It has been a source of deep pain...

The Invitation Home - Blessed Is She

The verse before today's Gospel is one of my favorites, hands-down: "Even now, says the Lord, return to me with...

Let the Healing Begin - Blessed Is She

I hear the cries before my four year old even makes it into the house. Huge sobs as he pushes...

Our Misunderstandings and Frustrations - Blessed Is She

A huge misunderstanding unfolded. My limited Amharic (language spoken in Ethiopia) did not help me this time. I angrily yelled...

Misunderstandings, Mercy, and the Heart of Jesus - Blessed Is She

We sat together at our assigned table, sharing stories to build that specific kind of intimacy that grows between strangers...

When You Don't Want To Be Entrusted - Blessed Is She

Entrustment. To entrust to someone is to give in trust. In Polish, our beloved Pope Saint John Paul II describes...

Where Do You Go with Your Deep Longing? - Blessed Is She

For the most part, I know the right things to say because I’ve said them a million times before to...

Let's Get to Work - Blessed Is She

My father was always tricky to please. It wasn’t necessarily his fault. It was the chemicals in his body—they made...