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Fiction Books Every Catholic Should Read - Blessed Is She

Fiction Books Every Catholic Should Read

As a bibliophile and as a Catholic, I have spent my life searching for the best Catholic fiction. Not books that are necessarily explicit in their Catholicism, but good books....
The Grace of Enough - Blessed Is She

The Grace of Enough

We were supposed to graduate college, get good jobs with health benefits or go to graduate school, then get really good jobs, secure income, pay off debt, begin our 401K,...
Fall in Love with Catholic Books this Autumn (Plus Ideas for Kids!) - Blessed Is She

Fall in Love with Catholic Books this Autumn (Plus Ideas for Kids!)

Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. I welcome its familiar comforts: rustic colors, crunching leaves, savory soups, and cozy layers. The season of autumn also signals a fresh start,...
Story of a Soul - Blessed Is She

Story of a Soul

Last winter I was in a rough spot. I felt broken in my life and my relationships, and that if I couldn’t do something “world changing” then I wasn’t living...
BIS Reads: It's OK to Start with You - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: It's OK to Start with You

Women, more than men, in their desire to give relationally, tend to want to give without taking. Women want to suffer their boundaries in the name of love and let...
BIS Reads: Look Again, Thomas! - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: Look Again, Thomas!

Unique and unrepeatable, that’s you! Maybe at some point along the way though, you’ve forgotten this. Or, it’s possible that some of us have never heard this about ourselves before....
BIS Reads: One Beautiful Dream - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: One Beautiful Dream

I have to admit, I am new to the Jennifer Fulwiler fan club. I recently discovered Mrs. Fulwiler through the Fountains of Carrots podcast. I was immediately sold on her...
BIS Reads: Grace Like Scarlett - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: Grace Like Scarlett

I remember when I felt a miscarriage all the way to my bones. It opened up a world of fear. What if I cannot have children or carry children? Then,...
5 Catholic Novels to Read This Summer - Blessed Is She

5 Catholic Novels to Read This Summer

As August begins, are you planning one last road trip or weekend getaway to the beach or cabin? Before the kids head back to school, we often desire to soak...
Mystery and Manners Review - Blessed Is She

Mystery and Manners Review

It’s often said that Flannery O’Connor is one of, if not the best Catholic writer of the twentieth century. In her thirty-nine years before dying of lupus, she published two...
The Mindful Catholic Review: Mindful in an Authentically Catholic Way - Blessed Is She

The Mindful Catholic Review: Mindful in an Authentically Catholic Way

It is like I was born again in the slowness of that hospital room. It was easy to be mindful and open and feel since the feelings were overwhelming and...
Gilead Book Review - Blessed Is She

Gilead Book Review

We are a people of busyness. We measure the worth our days by our productivity, how well we fill our social calendars, our five-year plans. Life is parsed, analyzed, and...