Devotions

Saddle Up That Camel - Blessed Is She

In Jesus’ time, many people believed that material wealth was a sign of God’s favor . . . a misconception...

Abandoned to Him - Blessed Is She

I am mother to three small children. They demand my thoughts and attention. They require so much of me both...

Be the Advocate - Blessed Is She

One afternoon, a patient walked into our office without an appointment with tooth pain. After telling me her symptoms, she...

Blooming as a Missionary Disciple, Right Where We Are - Blessed Is She

Sometimes I struggle with the fact that my faith is so childlike. I'm not great at articulating the core truths...

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Fractured Relationships, What God Desires for Us - Blessed Is She

It wasn’t uncommon for my exasperated mom to cry out, “I can’t have anything nice because of you kids!” when...

Blessed Are You Who Believed - Blessed Is She

Imagine the joy of the Blessed Mother at the moment of her Assumption. There she is as a unified human...

Shrinking Away or Stepping Up - Blessed Is She

When my husband and I were raising our four children, we were acutely aware of our responsibility to help them...

Will You Let Him Hold You? - Blessed Is She

"Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven”...

Notice Small Miracles - Blessed Is She

I have a friend who reminds herself each day to "notice small miracles." This is a not only a phrase...

Jesus, Would You Surprise Me? - Blessed Is She

For the last few months I have begun praying a simple, little prayer in the morning as I drive to...

It's One Step at a Time - Blessed Is She

I closed my eyes and breathed in the ocean air. It was a gorgeous day and I was looking forward...

Moses' Five-Minute Play-by-Play - Blessed Is She

Sometimes when I am having a particularly challenging day, I take five minutes and mentally look back at a play-by-play...

Growing Our Thoughts to Be Like His - Blessed Is She

“You, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall...

Lies, Love Notes, and Identity - Blessed Is She

My parents recently gave me a box of old pictures from storage. Inside, a familiar face stared back—mine, morphing from...

Transfigured and Returned - Blessed Is She

Every summer, my family would drive to Tennessee for family vacation. We’d wake up early to hike, spend the afternoons...

147 Loaves and Fishes - Blessed Is She

When I was young and just out of graduate school, I had ambitions to sing and to write. Neither proved...

It's a Ship, Not a Home - Blessed Is She

Today's readings sure do pack a punch. Against vanity, greed, selfishness, and more. A quote from Saint Therese of Lisieux...