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Prayer Pledge // Day 5 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 5

Week One // Prayer to the Holy Spirit by St. Augustine Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit,...
Prayer Pledge // Day 4 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 4

Week One // Prayer to the Holy Spirit by St. Augustine Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit,...
Prayer Pledge // Day 3 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 3

Week One // Prayer to the Holy Spirit by St. Augustine Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit,...
Prayer Pledge // Day 2 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 2

Week One // Prayer to the Holy Spirit by St. Augustine Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit,...
Prayer Pledge // Day 1 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 1

Welcome to the 2019 Prayer Pledge! We're so happy you're joining us. Check out this post for more details on the Prayer Pledge and to sign up to receive each...
St. John of the Cross: Reaching the Summit - Blessed Is She

St. John of the Cross: Reaching the Summit

I learned about St. John of the Cross over a three-month course while studying abroad in Rome. Fr. Paul Murray was our Irish Dominican Professor, who also happened to be...
How to Make an End-of-Year Retreat - Blessed Is She

How to Make an End-of-Year Retreat

For the last couple of years during the holiday season, my husband and I have carved out time away from our kids and normal routine for an “end-of-year retreat.” Maybe...
What Do You Ask of Him? // On the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle - Blessed Is She

What Do You Ask of Him? // On the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle

The Advent season is coming up. It's one of my favorite times of the year. I am beginning to contemplate how I can best meditate on the sacrificial journey Joseph...
Worship as a Means to Acquiring Wisdom - Blessed Is She

Worship as a Means to Acquiring Wisdom

Last month, a line in a book I was reading caught my attention. The author was making the claim that true wisdom, Godly wisdom, can only be acquired through worship....
St. Teresa of Avila: Mystic & Reformer - Blessed Is She

St. Teresa of Avila: Mystic & Reformer

A mystic and reformer. St. Teresa of Avila’s heart, mind, and soul were absorbed in all that is Divine and she longed to be with her Spouse, Christ, in Heaven....
Follow Me: On the Feast of St. Matthew - Blessed Is She

Follow Me: On the Feast of St. Matthew

Chiaroscuro is a term used to describe the contrast of light and dark in a painting. The artform was made famous by Italian painter Caravaggio in the painting “The Calling...
Praying for Priestly Vocations with St. John Vianney - Blessed Is She

Praying for Priestly Vocations with St. John Vianney

Eight years of prayer and study pointed to one incredible day. Laudate Dominum rang through our ears as we sang praise to the Lord that this day had finally come....