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Embracing Advent: Five Steps to a Fruitful Celebration

Embracing Advent: Five Steps to a Fruitful Celebration

As the season of Advent approaches, many of us find ourselves caught between the hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas and the spiritual significance of this time of year....
Grow Closer to God with Divine Intimacy

Grow Closer to God with Divine Intimacy

Grow closer to the Lord with Divine Intimacy, a prayer book that follows the liturgical calendar.
A Season of Hope, A Year of Hope

A Season of Hope, a Year of Hope

As we enter into the season of hope, Advent, let us anticipate the Jubilee Year of Hope and the invitation to bear hope in this world.
Enter Advent with A Thrill of Hope

Enter Advent with A Thrill of Hope

This Advent, Blessed Is She would like to walk with you in hope through our new Advent devotional, A Thrill of Hope.
BIS Planner: How it Makes the Best Use of My Time

BIS Planner: How it Makes the Best Use of My Time

The 2025 calendar-year planner is here! Learn how it ebbs and flows with the liturgical seasons and helps to organize all aspects of life.
Padre Pio: When Prayer Works

Padre Pio: When Prayer Works

On his feast day, get to know Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + Her Message to Women

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + Her Message to Women

In her message to women, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross explains how love means to embrace an encounter with the Cross in some form. And an encounter with the Cross is an invitation to an encounter with Christ.
What the August Saints Proclaim about the August Queen

What the August Saints Proclaim about the August Queen

August is a special month to honor Mary as it is traditionally dedicated to her Immaculate Heart. One could even say that she is our “August Queen.” Many of the August Saints of the liturgical calendar not only had devotions to Mary, but they also had ministries in which they encouraged others to love her as well.

A Study on the Virtues of Mary - Blessed Is She

A Study on the Virtues of Mary

The start of my devotion to the Blessed Mother Several Mays of my childhood my mother set up a little prayer table with a statue of the Blessed Mother and a...
How Praying with Scripture Transforms Our Lives - Blessed Is She

How Praying with Scripture Transforms Our Lives

As Catholics, we are blessed with the rich treasure of Scripture and Tradition that guides our faith. The Bible, the living and active Word of God, is the foundation upon...
What Impressionism Paintings Teach Us About Prayer - Blessed Is She

What Impressionism Paintings Teach Us About Prayer

Praying with Art (& How We Designed the 2024-2025 Liturgical Planner) This year in the Blessed is She Catholic Liturgical Planner, we're asking the Lord to help us see His...
BIS Planner in Action // Type-B Homeschool Edition - Blessed Is She

BIS Planner in Action // Type-B Homeschool Edition

I'm a long-time homeschooling mom of 6, and have been using the BIS planner as part of my organizing for the last several years. Both the Big and Mini have...