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Music from the Heart: Celebrating St. Cecilia - Blessed Is She

Music from the Heart: Celebrating St. Cecilia

If you sing well, sing loudly in order to thank God for the gift He has given you. If you don’t sing well, sing even louder to remind Him of...
Weekly Wallpaper // 128 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 128

There is wonder in the waiting. // These words by Laura Kelly Fanucci in our Advent Prayer Journal called In the Beginning is such a beautiful reminder to us... We...
Weekly Wallpaper // 127 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 127

Come, share your master’s joy. // Matthew 25:21 Keep this reminder close to you by downloading the phone and desktop wallpapers designed by Erica of Be a Heart. Phone wallpaper...
Slow + Hopeful - Blessed Is She

Slow + Hopeful

Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages....
Worth Celebrating: St. Elizabeth of Hungary - Blessed Is She

Worth Celebrating: St. Elizabeth of Hungary

I've met my own modern-day St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Mary Jo Copeland is the founder of Sharing and Caring Hands, based in the Twin Cities. Mary Jo began serving the...
How to Evangelize Through Hospitality and Delight - Blessed Is She

How to Evangelize Through Hospitality and Delight

The Lord speaks to our hearts in innumerable ways, and delighting the senses is an ideal way to evangelize through hospitality. Imagine flying ten hours overseas with overcoming jet lag...
5 Ways to Live Scripturally (Without Bible Study) - Blessed Is She

5 Ways to Live Scripturally (Without Bible Study)

Recently, I felt a tugging at my heart to immerse myself more deeply in Scripture. “Man does not live by bread alone,” Jesus says to us, “but by every word...
Weekly Wallpaper // 126 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 126

Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. // Matthew 24:42 Keep this reminder close to you by downloading the phone and desktop wallpapers...
Corporal + Eternal - Blessed Is She

Corporal + Eternal

Glory be to God for dappled things— For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings; Landscape plotted...
How to Host a No-Stress "Friendsgiving" - Blessed Is She

How to Host a No-Stress "Friendsgiving"

I love Thanksgiving. I love the meal planning and preparation, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the football on TV, and of course, the family time! In addition to the big...
Of Meinrad and Mashed Potatoes: Keeping the Peace During the Holidays - Blessed Is She

Of Meinrad and Mashed Potatoes: Keeping the Peace During the Holidays

Practicing hospitality is a Biblical encouragement that we, as Christians, should strive to execute. But it can be difficult to practice when it comes to holiday gatherings. Family and friend...
Cozy Book List: Comfort Reads for a Long Winter's Night - Blessed Is She

Cozy Book List: Comfort Reads for a Long Winter's Night

It's the time of year when we all turn a bit inward. When the weather drives you inside the desire for the cozy and comforting can't help but increase. After...