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A Tale of Two Planners - Blessed Is She

A Tale of Two Planners

We are called to steward our lives well, and regardless of the personality God gave us, that involves some level of planning. As we grow and mature into adulthood and...
Weekly Wallpaper // 316 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 316

He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. // Matthew 28:6 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E...
Weekly Wallpaper // 315 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 315

Fear no more, O daughter Zion; see, your king comes... // John 12:15 Love this print from Mariana Pimiento of Big Apple Catholic. Let His word dwell in us richly,...
Hope, Anyway - Blessed Is She

Hope, Anyway

I’m a big fan of Spiderman and all the Spiderman movies. I love the action, the characters, the morals, and the dialogue. One part of the movies that has stuck...
5 Common Mistakes in Discernment (and How to Avoid Them) - Blessed Is She

5 Common Mistakes in Discernment (and How to Avoid Them)

I was in Adoration on retreat at age 16, tears running down my face while I asked Jesus if I should be a nun. “Just tell me,” I begged, with...
Weekly Wallpaper // 313 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 313

Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. // Psalm 34:9 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E...
Weekly Wallpaper // 312 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 312

It may bear fruit in the future. // Luke 13:9 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers...
BIS Reads // In a Far-Off Land - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // In a Far-Off Land

Murder mysteries abound these days, but how many are modeled on the parable of the Prodigal Son? In a Far-Off Land by Stephanie Landsem is a captivating piece of historical...
Having Another Kid Without Losing It - Blessed Is She

Having Another Kid Without Losing It

I run into many people who can’t believe I have “so many” kids. Whether at the grocery store, at the library, at church, or at public gatherings or parties, people...
Weekly Wallpaper // 311 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 311

Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. // Psalm 91:1 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E...
A Poem for Ash Wednesday - Blessed Is She

A Poem for Ash Wednesday

At the imposition of ashes, I looked everywhere for signs and symbols. Big ones, that might say something loud. I talked to the cross, the person hanging there. Asked questions,...
Taking the Pen - Blessed Is She

Taking the Pen

…all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. // Psalm 139:16 God is the ultimate Author—the most romantic and creative....