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2021 Blessed is She Gift Guide - Blessed Is She

2021 Blessed is She Gift Guide

2022 Liturgical Planner | Saintly Scents Candles | Emmanuel Christmas Devotional Miraculous Medal Earrings | BIS Water Bottle | Lined Journals Nunc Coepi: A Year of Prayer | Tiny Saints...
The Importance of "Zeroing In" in Prayer - Blessed Is She

The Importance of "Zeroing In" in Prayer

I rise early after only snoozing my alarm once. I creep past my children's bedrooms as they slumber. I start the coffee. I light the candle. I sit down in...
Celebrating the Epiphany of Our Lord - Blessed Is She

Celebrating the Epiphany of Our Lord

On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of...
The Beauty of the Incarnation - Blessed Is She

The Beauty of the Incarnation

I recently finished Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI. The most powerful lesson I learned from this book was the startling reality of the Incarnation. The news that God...
Our Favorite Christmas Traditions - Blessed Is She

Our Favorite Christmas Traditions

It is the Advent season, and I think we are all ready for some Christmas cheer. Read on to find out how the Blessed Is She blog writers will be...
O Holy Night // Celebrating Christmas Like Never Before - Blessed Is She

O Holy Night // Celebrating Christmas Like Never Before

In the beloved Christmas hymn, O Holy Night, we hear about a world that has long been “in sin and error pining …” This sentiment rings true like never before....
Feasting into the Christmas Season with Our New Book, "Emmanuel" - Blessed Is She

Feasting into the Christmas Season with Our New Book, "Emmanuel"

When the Christ Child has been born in our hearts in a special way this Christmas, when we have set aside our Advent devotionals, we wanted something more for you...
On the Feast of St. Stephen - Blessed Is She

On the Feast of St. Stephen

Happy Feast of St. Stephen, sisters! And, to those of you in the UK or countries historically connected to it, happy Boxing Day! Wait a second, you might be thinking...
The Basilica at Bethlehem - Blessed Is She

The Basilica at Bethlehem

Last December I felt I was entering in to the season of Advent in a deeper way than previous years. It was a time for me in which I intentionally...
Decluttering Before Christmas - Blessed Is She

Decluttering Before Christmas

“Let every heart prepare Him room.” It’s one of my all-time favorite lines from one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs. I tend to think about it all season long...
The Deeper Meaning of Your Favorite Christmas Movies - Blessed Is She

The Deeper Meaning of Your Favorite Christmas Movies

I have loved old, classic movies from the time I was a little girl. I prided myself on being a film aficionado, memorizing the dialogue and finding out random facts...
Christmas Mass Outfit Ideas - Blessed Is She

Christmas Mass Outfit Ideas

One of the most beautiful parts of Christmas is seeing the church overflowing with people. No matter what your church attendance is like or where you are in your faith...