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Our Mother's Prayers - Blessed Is She

Our Mother's Prayers

I used to be the US Military Coordinator for the international ministry, Mother's Prayers. It is a para-liturgical service in which we lay our children down at the feet of...
Weekly Wallpaper // 179 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 179

This week, download not one but TWO beautiful free wallpapers from Sarah Elizabeth! Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Remember, Members, you get this 8x10 digital download for...
Thinking About My Anxious Thoughts - Blessed Is She

Thinking About My Anxious Thoughts

At the time, I never really considered myself a person that struggled with fear and anxiety. I had been happily attending my non-denominational church for years. While I had been...
10 Tips for Starting a Young Adult Ministry - Blessed Is She

10 Tips for Starting a Young Adult Ministry

Young adulthood (college-age into thirties) is really the time where many people either choose the Faith for themselves or walk away entirely. This is an age where many of us...
How to Practice the Works of Mercy as a Family (+ Printable Checklist!) - Blessed Is She

How to Practice the Works of Mercy as a Family (+ Printable Checklist!)

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus instructs us to care for one another out of love for Him. The Golden Rule, the second greatest commandment, and the example of Christ Himself drive...
God's Presence in Us and Others - Blessed Is She

God's Presence in Us and Others

It was a cold, dark winter morning as I drove my quiet boy to the surgical center. I tried to warm up from the chill that was in the air...
Ladies' Night Tips + Ideas - Blessed Is She

Ladies' Night Tips + Ideas

A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure. There is nothing so precious as a faithful friend. -Sirach 6:14-15   Where Two...
What We Hope Women Receive (+ Give) from Misericordia - Blessed Is She

What We Hope Women Receive (+ Give) from Misericordia

One of the central pieces to the mission of Blessed is She is helping women find and create Catholic community. We love our online community, and we've been amazed by...
Best Books + Resources for Discernment - Blessed Is She

Best Books + Resources for Discernment

Discernment can be an overwhelming process. Perhaps it is partially because, by its very nature, it is personal and internal. And while everyone has seen other people make decisions, it...
How to Have a Spiritually Fruitful Summer When Your Kids are Home from School - Blessed Is She

How to Have a Spiritually Fruitful Summer When Your Kids are Home from School

School is out! You can say goodbye to packing lunches, long pick-up lines, homework, and early morning outfit battles. But now what? You have over two months without your kids...
The Richness of the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy - Blessed Is She

The Richness of the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy

Christ's presence in the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our Catholic Faith (Lumen Gentium, 11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that one of the fruits...
Father's Day Gift Guide - Blessed Is She

Father's Day Gift Guide

“What do you want for Father’s Day?” “Ummm...nothing. I don’t know. Surprise me.” Am I the only one having this same conversation every May/early June, year after year?! As a...