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On Saint Bartholomew - Blessed Is She

On Saint Bartholomew

In the tradition of the Church, Bartholomew and Nathaniel are the same person. Think of Nathaniel as his first name and Bartholomew as his last name, since it designates his...
Weekly Wallpaper // 334 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 334

Go out to all the world and tell the Good News. // Psalm 117:1 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers right...
Scripture Verses about the Attributes of God - Blessed Is She

Scripture Verses about the Attributes of God

Jesus told us that He would send the Holy Spirit to remind us of all He said to us (see John 14:26). The Holy Spirit was sent to remind us....
I Believe // A Poem - Blessed Is She

I Believe // A Poem

We are called to be Christ’s light to the world and to spread the Gospel to all, unabashedly. The Holy Spirit gives us the courage and wisdom to do this...
Weekly Wallpaper // 333 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 333

My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. // John 10:27 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R...
Saint Maximilian Kolbe // A Prophet of Hope - Blessed Is She

Saint Maximilian Kolbe // A Prophet of Hope

Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, in one of his essays, relays his experience in Auschwitz. A Jew was being executed while the rest of the camp watched aghast....
The Letters of Saint Clare - Blessed Is She

The Letters of Saint Clare

Happy feast of Santa Chiara! Saint Clare, who was a dear friend of Saint Francis, was born in Assisi, Italy in 1194. After living a profound, deeply Christocentric life, she...
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + the Feminine Genius - Blessed Is She

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + the Feminine Genius

As the process of selecting Confirmation Saints looms near at our house once again, I find myself doing a lot of name-dropping in case anyone is looking for inspiration related...
Weekly Wallpaper // 332 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 332

Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. // Hebrews 11:1 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R...
Saints Who Went to College - Blessed Is She

Saints Who Went to College

The Catholic Church highly values education. In fact, it was the efforts of Christians and professed religious throughout history who made major advances in the fields of mathematics, science, and...
Weekly Wallpaper // 331 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 331

If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. // Colossians 3:1 Let His word dwell in us...
Jesus' Grandma and Papa - Blessed Is She

Jesus' Grandma and Papa

Pope Francis declared the 4th Sunday of July as the world day for grandparents and the elderly, coinciding with the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne. Sure, there is a...