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Reborn at Baptism - Blessed Is She

Reborn at Baptism

I’ve always had a slight obsession with celebrating special dates. Whether that’s meant going out for an anniversary dinner with my husband, sending a birthday present to a family member,...
January 08, 2018
We Three Kings - Blessed Is She

We Three Kings

We three kings of Orient are, bearing gifts we traverse afar . . . It may be easy for many of us to sing this song by heart, without giving...
January 07, 2018
Radically Breaking In - Blessed Is She

Radically Breaking In

On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. (Mark 1:10) I invite you, sister, to...
January 06, 2018
We Believe Because of Our Encounter - Blessed Is She

We Believe Because of Our Encounter

Why do we believe what we believe? Why do we choose to believe in Christ? What makes us pursue a life within the Church? There are probably as many reasons...
January 05, 2018
The More Interesting Path - Blessed Is She

The More Interesting Path

Sometimes our callings are made obvious, just as Peter is called by Christ and given a new name and new identity in Christ in today’s Gospel. (John 1:39) Sometimes the...
January 04, 2018
When It's Hard to Think of God as Dad - Blessed Is She

When It's Hard to Think of God as Dad

The image of God as our Father is reinforced in today’s First Reading. See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of...
January 03, 2018
The Path to Christ - Blessed Is She

The Path to Christ

Some days I struggle with humility, of allowing myself to be transparent so that those looking at me will see through to Christ. I shadow that clear layer with a...
January 02, 2018
How Not to Get a Feast Day Celebrating Your Motherhood - Blessed Is She

How Not to Get a Feast Day Celebrating Your Motherhood

Happy New Year, Merry Eighth Day of Christmas, and Happy Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God!* There are many feasts celebrating Our Lady, but this one...
January 01, 2018
A New Kind of Resolution - Blessed Is She

A New Kind of Resolution

Do you remember your resolutions from New Years past? I don't. What I do remember was how great I felt when making them, but how rarely I bothered with the...
December 31, 2017
Resolutions for the Soul - Blessed Is She

Resolutions for the Soul

In two days, the world will collectively vow to be better. Gyms will be packed, screen time limits set, bad habits quit, lists of goals written and hung with care....
December 30, 2017
My Spiritual Wish-List - Blessed Is She

My Spiritual Wish-List

Do you ever feel impatient waiting on something to happen in your life? I do. It’s often a true struggle to not complain and moan about the waiting, and even...
December 29, 2017
Cultivate the Quiet - Blessed Is She

Cultivate the Quiet

Have you ever wondered about God talking to people in their dreams? In today’s Gospel we hear about Joseph being warned about King Herod. In the Old Testament we had...
December 28, 2017