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Single? Your Guide to Joyful Hope for the Holidays

Single? Your Guide to Joyful Hope for the Holidays

Love is what draws us in at Christmas time. But it is not just something in Hallmark movies. For Love Himself is the answer to every ache and question of our hearts.

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room: Getting Ready for Christmas With Confession

Prepare Him Room: Getting Ready for Christmas With Confession

This Advent, as we get ready for Christmas, let our hearts prepare Him room with the Sacrament of Confession.

Saint Andrew Novena: A Journey of Hope

Saint Andrew Novena: A Journey of Hope

This Advent, enter into the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena with the hope that the Holy Family will take care of your intentions, even if it doesn’t look the way you expect. 

Gift-Giving: A Prayerful Approach to the Season

Gift-Giving: A Prayerful Approach to the Season

When gift-giving is rightly ordered, it’s not merely a distraction from the sacredness of Advent. It's a beautiful, even holy, expression of God’s love.

Awesome Resources for the Advent Season

Awesome Resources for the Advent Season

As we prepare for Christmas, here is a treasure trove of Advent resources to nourish your soul this season.

Purposeful Presents: 2025 BIS Christmas Gift Guide

Purposeful Presents: 2025 BIS Christmas Gift Guide

Blessed Is She is happy to announce its 2025 Christmas gift guide! Get a jump start on holiday shopping and enjoy special savings, so you can enter the season of Advent with peace of mind.

The Holy Name of Jesus: A Name Foretold

The Holy Name of Jesus: A Name Foretold

During the month of January, which is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus, let us speak His name with love and reverence, ever more aware of the power, sweetness, and beauty that it holds.
Two Helpful Tips for Praying the Rosary With Greater Devotion

Two Helpful Tips for Praying the Rosary With Greater Devotion

On the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, here are two helpful tips for praying the Rosary that will keep this prayer alive in our hearts.

Christmas Lights + Daughterhood: The Theology of Disney’s Tangled

Christmas Lights + Daughterhood: The Theology of Disney’s Tangled

The significance of the little illuminations that appear everywhere each December and the significance of the movie Tangled do converge, because they originate in the same truth. It is all held in the reality of Christmas.
Christmas Octave: Simple and Intentional Liturgical Living

Christmas Octave: Simple and Intentional Liturgical Living

Christmas Day is just the beginning. Here is a list of simple ways to celebrate the birth of Christ throughout the entire Christmas Octave.

The Christmas Angels: How Their Message Uplifts Those Facing Holiday Hardship

The Christmas Angels: How Their Message Uplifts Those Facing Holiday Hardship

The appearances of the angels during the Christmas season are great evidence that no matter what we are going through, God sees us and is sending us heavenly aid.
Three Gifts from Mary, Unwrapped During Advent

Three Gifts from Mary, Unwrapped During Advent

Mary gifted me with three lessons that continue to guide me through the darkness and light, the joys and sorrows, of life. May they be a source of strength and inspiration for you, too.