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REMEMBER Series // Finding an Unlikely Friend - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Finding an Unlikely Friend

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...
REMEMBER Series // Finding Friendships - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Finding Friendships

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...
Friendship on the Feast of the Visitation - Blessed Is She

Friendship on the Feast of the Visitation

We were on our usual weekend double date when Angie told us she was pregnant, her first. I was pregnant too, four months, my second. Our husbands beamed as we...
7 Ways to Support a Friend Navigating Family Addiction - Blessed Is She

7 Ways to Support a Friend Navigating Family Addiction

I was leaving a meeting one night when someone new pulled me aside to ask a question: “My friend’s daughter has gotten herself into some trouble because of alcohol. How...
How to Grow into a Devout Catholic in College - Blessed Is She

How to Grow into a Devout Catholic in College

Being Catholic in an increasingly secular world is extremely difficult. Now imagine putting yourself on a college campus full of young people who have the freedom to be on their...
How to Be a Spiritual Encourager - Blessed Is She

How to Be a Spiritual Encourager

I said, “Yes,” to the invitation to join a Bible study unlike any Bible study I had ever attended. This one did not include reading and studying Scripture; it was...
Catholic Baby Registry (Catholic Gift Ideas for a Baby Shower) - Blessed Is She

Catholic Baby Registry (Catholic Gift Ideas for a Baby Shower)

One of the most common inquiries I see and hear within Catholic Facebook groups is for gift recommendations for newborn babies. It’s a popular topic that yields lots of comments,...
Showing Compassion for Another Woman's Pain - Blessed Is She

Showing Compassion for Another Woman's Pain

A few years ago I had an experience that completely woke me up to the fact that not everyone knows how to show compassion to another person’s pain. This incident...
Blessed Chats: College // Moving Away from Home - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: College // Moving Away from Home

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: College // Cultivating Your Faith on Campus - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: College // Cultivating Your Faith on Campus

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: College // Authentic Female Friendships - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: College // Authentic Female Friendships

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
How to Maintain a Thriving BIS Small Group - Blessed Is She

How to Maintain a Thriving BIS Small Group

“Well, I can’t miss Monday morning prayer group,” my mom replied. It was a tradition us kids were used to, expecting our summer Monday mornings spent in the basement of...