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Reads + Watches for October's Saints - Blessed Is She

Reads + Watches for October's Saints

October is one of my favorite times of the liturgical year. It's the month of (not so) Ordinary (Saints) Time. Each Saint of October is profoundly different from the others,...
An Examination of Media Intake - Blessed Is She

An Examination of Media Intake

Does your phone give God glory? Is it a crutch you use to “check out” of life, or is it a tool helping you to “check in” with people and...
Greta Gerwig's Little Women + What I Wish I Could Tell Jo - Blessed Is She

Greta Gerwig's Little Women + What I Wish I Could Tell Jo

I still remember all the feelings I had when reading Little Women by Lousia May Alcott for the first time. The writing, the story, and the characters were all so...
The Deeper Meaning of Your Favorite Christmas Movies - Blessed Is She

The Deeper Meaning of Your Favorite Christmas Movies

I have loved old, classic movies from the time I was a little girl. I prided myself on being a film aficionado, memorizing the dialogue and finding out random facts...
BIS Reviews: Evergreen - Blessed Is She

BIS Reviews: Evergreen

We at Blessed is She were given the awesome opportunity to preview a new feature film made by a Catholic indie filmmaker, Tanner Kalina. His movie, Evergreen, recently won several...
Unbroken Movie Review - Blessed Is She

Unbroken Movie Review

It must have been in about 2014 that I first read the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Let me tell you, it about gutted me. The Life of Louis Zamperini,...
Wholesome Movies for Your Friday Night - Blessed Is She

Wholesome Movies for Your Friday Night

Looking for a reason to pop some corn, unwrap a little candy, and plop down on the couch? Good news: I have four. Recently, I re-watched four movies that were...
How to View Media Through the Lens of Faith - Blessed Is She

How to View Media Through the Lens of Faith

I grew up attending private Catholic schools, youth conferences, and retreats. I was exposed to the Gospel on a regular basis. As a child, and especially as a teenager, I...
Paul, Apostle of Christ - Blessed Is She

Paul, Apostle of Christ

In February, my husband and I were given the opportunity to watch an early screening of the movie Paul, Apostle of Christ. Upon entering the theater, we were immediately delighted...
A Wrinkle in Time Review - Blessed Is She

A Wrinkle in Time Review

It’s always a little unnerving when a well-loved novel gets a cinematic makeover, isn’t it? It can go so, so well. But it can also leave you feeling disappointed, confused,...
The Greatest Showman Review (from a Catholic Perspective) - Blessed Is She

The Greatest Showman Review (from a Catholic Perspective)

I once read somewhere, that next to silence, music is the only thing that can come close to expressing the inexpressible. This is certainly true in my life. I love...
Blessed is She Reviews: La La Land -"Lalaloved it" - Blessed Is She

Blessed is She Reviews: La La Land -"Lalaloved it"

From the moment I saw the trailer to La La Land, I knew it was different. I was hooked. Without a single word, the music-only preview captured every ounce of...