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Remembering Your Journey: A Practical Way to Strengthen Your Faith and Encourage Others - Blessed Is She

Remembering Your Journey: A Practical Way to Strengthen Your Faith and Encourage Others

Have you ever thought about your testimony? Have you sat down to reflect and remember what rivers and valleys—even mountains—you’ve crossed with God? If you’re clear on your “story”, have...
Ways to "Catholicize" Your Day - Blessed Is She

Ways to "Catholicize" Your Day

There are a lot of things I do throughout the day that I would not be doing if I was not Catholic. This isn’t to say that doing them makes...
5 New Titles for Your Catholic Bookshelf - Blessed Is She

5 New Titles for Your Catholic Bookshelf

I’m a huge historical fiction fan. I have loved to read my entire life and always seem to have a stack of to-be-read books on my nightstand. Sound familiar? And...
Byzantine Catholic Tradition + Liturgy - Blessed Is She

Byzantine Catholic Tradition + Liturgy

You might have heard that there are various rites within the Catholic Church, but you might not be sure what exactly that means. In order to more fully understand the...
Living Faithfully and Fruitfully When Your Spouse Doesn't Share Your Faith - Blessed Is She

Living Faithfully and Fruitfully When Your Spouse Doesn't Share Your Faith

So your spouse isn’t Catholic. Or he was, but he doesn’t practice anymore. Do you ever scroll through Catholic social media feeling as though you’re never going to live up...
Weekly Wallpaper // 170 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 170

Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new! // Isaiah 43:19 Thank you for these beautiful free wallpapers...
Catholicism in Military Life - Blessed Is She

Catholicism in Military Life

In our seven years of marriage, my husband and I have spent over two years apart. My husband has deployed four times in those seven years. I went through those...
How to Fully Celebrate Easter - Blessed Is She

How to Fully Celebrate Easter

Easter is coming soon, and many of us are deep into praying through our Lent devotional. You might be wondering what's next once Lent ends and Easter gloriously arrives. After...
Tithing: What, Why, Where - Blessed Is She

Tithing: What, Why, Where

Tithing is such an important gift to the Church. Yet, it can sometimes be a sensitive topic. After all, it can be uncomfortable, and maybe even confusing, when you feel...
What is a Mother's Blessing? - Blessed Is She

What is a Mother's Blessing?

Here’s a little baby shower game for you: let’s list the very worst things about a traditional baby shower. Ready? The relentlessly perky atmosphere? The obligation to purchase a bushel...
Celebrating National Poetry Month with the Saints - Blessed Is She

Celebrating National Poetry Month with the Saints

I appreciate that our nation dedicates the entire month of April to celebrating poetry. Every spring when April rolls around, I relish in reading my favorite poems, most of which...
First Reconciliation (a Poem) - Blessed Is She

First Reconciliation (a Poem)

An Act of Contrition With a cynical heart, I stand obediently in church, Holding my young son’s hand, In line with other adults whose hearts May or may not be...