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Weekly Wallpaper // 99 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 99

We are the Easter people and alleluia is our song. Download this free Easter wallpaper below for your phone and desktop. This lettering by Erica is from our Easter journal...
The Glory of the Bells - Blessed Is She

The Glory of the Bells

We sat in complete darkness listening to the Old Testament readings, one after another revealing the prophecy of the Messiah. My husband stood, flashlight in hand, and walked up to...
Spiritual Darkness - Blessed Is She

Spiritual Darkness

As a child, I used to wonder why we called Good Friday good. As I get older and grow more and more in love with God, days like those of...
Miscarriage and My Holy Week Journey - Blessed Is She

Miscarriage and My Holy Week Journey

It was Holy Week 2012. I was grieving a child I would never get to hold, and whose face I would never get to see. Holy Week 2011 I had...
When Calling Yourself Crazy Is an Act of Mercy - Blessed Is She

When Calling Yourself Crazy Is an Act of Mercy

Ever since I succumbed to a physical and mental breakdown in December and have been undergoing intensive psychotherapy, I have learned an interesting fact about people: they do not like...
Prayer for the Anxious Woman - Blessed Is She

Prayer for the Anxious Woman

About a year ago I was diagnosed with chronic PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) resulting from some childhood trauma. Looking back, I did suffer from severe anxiety my senior year...
Weekly Wallpaper // 98 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 98

Christ became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every...
Liturgical Living for the Everyday Woman - Blessed Is She

Liturgical Living for the Everyday Woman

Let's say you want to make more time to celebrate the liturgical year, but every time you go searching for ideas, you find a plethora of children’s craft and youth...
Digital Detox—Mind, Body, and Soul - Blessed Is She

Digital Detox—Mind, Body, and Soul

Chances are you've been compelled—more than once—to reach for your phone or other flashy device when it's not exactly helpful, polite, or even safe. Chances are you've also seen many...
Best-Lent-Evah-itis (Like Senioritis But Worse) - Blessed Is She

Best-Lent-Evah-itis (Like Senioritis But Worse)

I sometimes discover myself holding a funny tool to measure ‘success’ the spiritual life. Here we are: deep into Lent. At this point you and I might be tempted to...
Blessed is She Reviews: La La Land -"Lalaloved it" - Blessed Is She

Blessed is She Reviews: La La Land -"Lalaloved it"

From the moment I saw the trailer to La La Land, I knew it was different. I was hooked. Without a single word, the music-only preview captured every ounce of...
Living the Corporal Works of Mercy - Blessed Is She

Living the Corporal Works of Mercy

I'm sure many of you have heard of "The Good Samaritan Experiment." Here's the idea behind the experiment: they gave theology students a presentation to prepare, one group on the...