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The Feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim - Blessed Is She

The first time I remember learning about St. Anne was when I was in the fourth grade and I had...

Modesty: Healing the Wounds of Conditional Love - Blessed Is She

When I first encountered the Catholic Church, I was blessed to be welcomed into a community of young women living...

St. Teresa of Avila and the Cathedrals of Spain - Blessed Is She

I recently went on a grand and life-changing adventure/pilgrimage/trip to Spain. I set out with the intention to read and...

Weekly Wallpaper // 136 - Blessed Is She

Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. // Matthew 15:13 Yikes, I think to myself....

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The Mindful Catholic Review: Mindful in an Authentically Catholic Way - Blessed Is She

It is like I was born again in the slowness of that hospital room. It was easy to be mindful...

Trees + Dust - Blessed Is She

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed...

Surrendering with Lipstick On - Blessed Is She

Surrender is like giving up but with lipstick on. And it’s that lipstick that makes all the difference. I’ve always...

Peace that Liberates the Soul - Blessed Is She

All my life, I’ve been a restless soul—a wayfarer, so to speak—always seeking the next adventure or following the trail...

Being Rooted in the Faith During the Post-College Transition - Blessed Is She

It took a lot of effort: late night studies, hours spent writing, and a last minute scramble to sew up...

PMS: Spiritually Weathering the Storm - Blessed Is She

For years, I have battled severe pre-menstural syndrome (PMS). I don’t mean just some moodiness here and irritability there. I...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Blessed Is She

Today we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Maybe you have read about Mount Carmel in the...

Upward + Better - Blessed Is She

I am here! O my God. I am here, I am here! You drew me away from earth, and I...

St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Lily of the Mohawks - Blessed Is She

Growing up, I remember packing my sit-upon and mess kit to attend Camp Sacagawea as a camper, and later, as...

Jesus, My Everything: On Adoration - Blessed Is She

How can I have an intimate relationship with Christ that allows me to truly understand the plans He has for...

How St. Zélie Taught Me How to Be a Mother - Blessed Is She

It started, as life changes often do, with an ugly-cry-in-the-shower session. My son was three months old and we had...

The Holiness and Example of Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin - Blessed Is She

One of the things I love about the Catholic Church is that she is both old and new at the...

How to Listen to the Spirit (Instead of the Flippant Opinions of Others) in Your Vocational Discernment - Blessed Is She

I started going to daily Mass when I was in college and continued doing so over my summer breaks. There,...