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Resigned or Consenting? - Blessed Is She

When I am struggling with a situation, if I can express what I’m feeling in words, I can then move...

Incorporating Faith Into Fitness and Fitness Into Faith - Blessed Is She

Love turns work into rest. -St. Teresa of Avila Have you ever experienced this? Have you ever worked on something...

Spiritually Weathering Insomnia - Blessed Is She

We've all had those moments when we just felt too tired to pray. It's a battle to stay focused, to...

Being Catholic in the Workplace - Blessed Is She

It's easy to reduce our work or our job down to something that simply pays the bills, keeps the house...

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Mid-Year Goal Setting - Blessed Is She

I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions. I have nothing against them, of course. I just always felt...

I Couldn't Relate to Our Lady Until I Discovered This - Blessed Is She

Growing up Catholic, I've always been familiar and comfortable with the Blessed Virgin Mary. I understood and affirmed her role...

Growing Through Holy Hurt - Blessed Is She

We live in a tumultuous time. Stories of heartache and disaster fill our newsfeeds and an edge of hostility runs...

Advice for College Freshmen and Transfers - Blessed Is She

During college, I sometimes felt a little (or a lot) lost. I often wondered if I could really handle an...

Why Self-Compassion is Important for Living Our Faith - Blessed Is She

You forgot to prep dinner before you left for work...again. Now, you have to whip together dinner, do the laundry,...

A Life-Changing Prayer of Surrender - Blessed Is She

There is was again. That all-too-familiar restlessness that sometimes overtakes me. If I’m working, I want to be a stay-at-home...

How to Join the Catholic Church // Insight Into RCIA - Blessed Is She

I love the Catholic Faith. I love the richness of its history and the courage of its Saints. There are...

Our Lady of Prompt Succor and Hurricane Season - Blessed Is She

What if I told you that I could weave a story connecting Napoleon, a 19th century pope, the city of...

Rooting Earthly Friendships in Christ - Blessed Is She

I remember being an elementary schooler, just absolutely over the moon at the thought of going to middle school. I...

3 Strikes: Rejoice, Be Patient, Pray - Blessed Is She

I naively thought when you graduate college, get a job and find your spouse, that you were living out God’s...

Dating and the Quest for Holiness - Blessed Is She

Dating and holiness are not two words that I often associate with each other. The modern, free-range dating of today’s...

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...