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Be a Missionary to Ireland (Without Leaving Your Home) - Blessed Is She

Be a Missionary to Ireland (Without Leaving Your Home)

When The Blessed is She team first discerned and decided that the theme of the Blessed is She retreats for 2018 would be Wild, I had no idea just how...
How Do We Continue? - Blessed Is She

How Do We Continue?

This is it. We have prayed together diligently for the last 31 days. If you have ever been on retreat, you know that the question "How do I keep this...
This Year I Will Delight - Blessed Is She

This Year I Will Delight

This all started with an idea I had, about how I could be really intentional about this year. I kept coming back to wanting to straighten my priorities, to listen...
Doing the Work that Matters - Blessed Is She

Doing the Work that Matters

I want to remind you of something. We, each one of us, is doing His work... whether it be serving our families, babies, husbands, mother, fathers or whether it be...
The Opportunity for Retreat - Blessed Is She

The Opportunity for Retreat

A few years ago, I went on seven retreats every year. I prepared for weeks - buying supplies, designating small groups, collecting permission slips, writing talks, and forming student leaders....
Three Reasons I Go on Retreat - Blessed Is She

Three Reasons I Go on Retreat

Going on a retreat can make such a difference, not only to our personal prayer life, but also in our family.