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Friends with Saints Series // Maria Goretti - Blessed Is She

Friends with Saints Series // Maria Goretti

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good. -Pope Saint John Paul II Friendships feed...
Friends with Saints Series // Edel Quinn - Blessed Is She

Friends with Saints Series // Edel Quinn

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good. -Pope Saint John Paul II Friendships feed...
Friends with Saints Series // Dorothy Day - Blessed Is She

Friends with Saints Series // Dorothy Day

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good. -Pope Saint John Paul II Friendships feed...
Friends with Saints Series // Elisabeth Maria - Blessed Is She

Friends with Saints Series // Elisabeth Maria

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good. -Pope Saint John Paul II Friendships feed...
Saint Ignatius of Loyola and the Examen - Blessed Is She

Saint Ignatius of Loyola and the Examen

We are now more than half way through 2020. In light of the many surprising ways the year has unfolded up until this point, I imagine we have all learned...
Books By and About Female Saints - Blessed Is She

Books By and About Female Saints

The variety of female Saints we have in the Church are like the many ice cream flavors in Baskin Robbins. Hold tight with me, friend! But seriously, doesn’t ice cream...
Patron Saints of Summer - Blessed Is She

Patron Saints of Summer

Summer is like a right of passage that marks each passing year. Bugs abound, dandelions, too, and everyone spends a little more time participating in activities that have a certain...
How to Name Your Baby (Catholic-Style) - Blessed Is She

How to Name Your Baby (Catholic-Style)

Names are an important thing, a truth that becomes all the more obvious as a parent trying to choose a name for your child the first time. Some have had...
How to Write a Personal Litany of Saints - Blessed Is She

How to Write a Personal Litany of Saints

The Litany of the Saints is a powerful and ancient form of Catholic prayer. We hear it at Easter and All Saints Day, and during Ordination Masses for new priests....
A Tour of Chiesa Nuova in Rome - Blessed Is She

A Tour of Chiesa Nuova in Rome

Saint Philip Neri, a prominent figure of the Counter Reformation, is best known for reaching out to the laity in Rome, both young and old. At the time, outreach to...
On Saint Mary Magdalene - Blessed Is She

On Saint Mary Magdalene

The Easter Gospel stories from both Matthew and John lead with Mary Magdalene. This is as important as it is surprising. Certainly her account of encounter of the empty tomb...
9 Ways Novenas Can Help You Overcome Disappointments - Blessed Is She

9 Ways Novenas Can Help You Overcome Disappointments

A novena is an ancient devotion in which you pray certain prayers for nine days for special graces, a specific intention, or in preparation for a feast day. Many people...