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Cultivating Closeness with Your Family this Coming Advent - Blessed Is She

Cultivating Closeness with Your Family this Coming Advent

If there’s one thing I picture most vividly when I think ahead to Advent, it’s moments with my family. I remember racing with my siblings to be the first to...
Ideas for Incorporating Catholic Art into Your Home, No Matter Your Style - Blessed Is She

Ideas for Incorporating Catholic Art into Your Home, No Matter Your Style

For years, the only Catholic “art” on display in my home was a handful of crucifixes. My husband and I strategically hung them so one was always in view no...
Praying for Our Country with American Saints - Blessed Is She

Praying for Our Country with American Saints

Celebrating its 243rd birthday today, the United States of America’s history is brief compared to most other countries. In such a short amount of time, though, our country has been...
Embracing Imperfect Hosting - Blessed Is She

Embracing Imperfect Hosting

Summer and community go hand in hand. Whether it's neighborhood block parties, Fourth of July cookouts, feast day celebrations with other Catholic families, or coffee with friends, some of the...
Ways to Share Your Faith Through Your Wedding - Blessed Is She

Ways to Share Your Faith Through Your Wedding

When my husband and I were engaged, one of the first things we did was sit down to figure out which state to get married in. We finally made the...
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity: What Modern Catholic Women Can Learn from Two Third-Century Martyrs - Blessed Is She

Sts. Perpetua and Felicity: What Modern Catholic Women Can Learn from Two Third-Century Martyrs

I recognized their names from the Roman Canon, but it wasn’t until daily Mass one March 7th that the priest brought Sts. Perpetua and Felicity to life before the eyes...
Finding Joy (with Encouragement from the Saints) - Blessed Is She

Finding Joy (with Encouragement from the Saints)

We packed away our ornaments, stockings, and wreaths until next year. Both my fireplace mantel and my heart felt a little barer because of it. I don’t even live in...
When + Where to Use the Blessed is She Lent Journal - Blessed Is She

When + Where to Use the Blessed is She Lent Journal

Maybe you’ve already bought the new Blessed is She Lent Journal, To the End, and you’re filled with hopeful anticipation to begin. But you can’t help but wonder if you’ll...
Prayer Pledge // Day 26 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 26

Week Four // Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler, I adore You as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son....
Prayer Pledge // Day 25 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 25

Week Four // Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler, I adore You as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son....
Prayer Pledge // Day 24 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 24

Week Four // Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler, I adore You as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son....
Prayer Pledge // Day 23 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 23

Week Four // Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler, I adore You as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son....