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Let's Celebrate: Ten Years of Blessed Is She

Let's Celebrate: Ten Years of Blessed Is She

So much has changed over ten years . . . and yet so much has remained the same. Jenna Guizar, founder of Blessed Is She, reflects on the minitry's ten year anniversary.

Always in Season: The Invitation to Remain in Christ’s Peace

Always in Season: The Invitation to Remain in Christ’s Peace

While summer is winding down, may we continue growing in our relationship with the Lord, so we can live in Christ’s peace in every season of our lives.

Ten Steps to Creating a Catholic Small Group - Blessed Is She

Ten Steps to Creating a Catholic Small Group

Years ago I was on a journey to find like-minded Catholic friends. I had been meeting with a small group for a few years but never quite connected on a...
How to Step into Community at Any Age - Blessed Is She

How to Step into Community at Any Age

As a young married woman at twenty-one, I was considered the baby of our neighborhood book club. We lived in an apartment complex with a healthy mix of young adults,...
How to Host a Favorite Things Gift Exchange - Blessed Is She

How to Host a Favorite Things Gift Exchange

Gift giving is an important part of the Christmas season. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the tradition of exchanging Christmas gifts began. But even on that first Christmas, wise...
To Relish in Routine - Blessed Is She

To Relish in Routine

Their voices enter my room and I become a part of their conversation. My bedroom wall separates us, but I can hear each voice clearly and in turn. First, Mariusz...
Childlessness, Pound Cake, + Mother Culture - Blessed Is She

Childlessness, Pound Cake, + Mother Culture

A few summers ago I was in my poetry residency for the week. The instructor gave our class a writing assignment: produce a poem about food. That night, I sat...
What Makes a Small Group Worth It? - Blessed Is She

What Makes a Small Group Worth It?

Another Advent creeps up and I page through Peace Has a Name before my small group starts it in less than a month. I think back on October of 2017,...
Pursuing Peace // No More Excuses - Blessed Is She

Pursuing Peace // No More Excuses

My mind has a tendency to wander. I float between writing notes on my phone, post-it notes, my Blessed is She planner, and the notepad on the kitchen counter. I...
The 2022 Catholic Advent Devotional for Women - Blessed Is She

The 2022 Catholic Advent Devotional for Women

We know you're just starting to pour your PSLs and grab your flannel from the storage boxes, but can we direct your attention to the end of the year for...
The Cure for Comparison - Blessed Is She

The Cure for Comparison

Comparison is like a thief that comes in the middle of the night to steal your joy. Whenever we compare ourselves to another person we basically allow the thief in...
Why I Still Have Facebook - Blessed Is She

Why I Still Have Facebook

I am a repeat Facebook deleter. Since I was allowed to have my first Facebook account as a teenager, I have deleted it multiple times. Now, there are days that...