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Weekly Wallpaper // 310 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 310

The Lord is kind and merciful. // Psalm 103:1 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers right...
BIS Reads // The Lenten Cookbook - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // The Lenten Cookbook

The Lenten Cookbook is a brilliant collaboration of David Geisser and Scott Hahn to share their tremendous gifts to inspire joy in fasting. As a world-renowned chef who has had...
The Many Masks We Wear - Blessed Is She

The Many Masks We Wear

Adoration offers time for deep, focused meditation. I often close my eyes. Sometimes, I have visions or dream-like encounters that I believe are guided by the Holy Spirit. Recently, I...
Saint Quotes about Love - Blessed Is She

Saint Quotes about Love

February is upon us. The month of heart-shaped candies printed with the classic texts reading “call me,” “soul mate,” and “sweet love.” Throughout my life, Valentine’s Day has stirred up...
Weekly Wallpaper // 309 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 309

Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. // Psalm 1:1 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E...
When You're Dreading Valentine's Day... - Blessed Is She

When You're Dreading Valentine's Day...

If you want to know how Valentine's Day can make single women feel, watch 30 Rock. In the 13th episode of the hit American television series, the unattached Liz Lemon...
Visiting Our Lady in Lourdes - Blessed Is She

Visiting Our Lady in Lourdes

I had the privilege and gift to co-lead a pilgrimage to Lourdes and Fatima a few years ago in honor of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions in Fatima. In...
How Conflict in Marriage Can Lead to Greater Intimacy with Jesus - Blessed Is She

How Conflict in Marriage Can Lead to Greater Intimacy with Jesus

One of the things I have observed about my parents’ marriage and eventual divorce is the fact that they rarely argued in front of my sister and me. I used...
Saints Who Lived Poverty in Various Capacities - Blessed Is She

Saints Who Lived Poverty in Various Capacities

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. // Matthew 5:3 When we think of poverty, we usually imagine a lack of financial security and...
Weekly Wallpaper // 308 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 308

After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” // Luke 5:4 Love this from today's readings. Let...
The Importance of Spiritual Mentoring - Blessed Is She

The Importance of Spiritual Mentoring

The word "mentor" is defined as "a wise and trusted counselor or teacher." To me, a female mentor is supposed to share the Gospel and her life, just like a...
Insights from the CFR Priest, Author of Born of Fire - Blessed Is She

Insights from the CFR Priest, Author of Born of Fire

Our very first Lent book exclusively for men is coming out this year... and it's a special one. Father Innocent Montgomery, CFR, wrote it. He walks the reader through their...