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Our Lady of Sorrows: How to Comfort the Blessed Mother - Blessed Is She

Our Lady of Sorrows: How to Comfort the Blessed Mother

There’s an age old devotion to Mary which has somewhat fallen by the wayside in recent generations. At times, I still find myself hesitant to pray to this Madonna myself....
Liturgical Living Ideas for the Fall - Blessed Is She

Liturgical Living Ideas for the Fall

Fall is right around the corner! And I don’t know about you, but the beginning of the autumn season reminds me of a “mini” new year. Of course, it feels...
Sts. Monica and Augustine: Lessons from a Famous Mother-Son Duo in the Church - Blessed Is She

Saints Monica and Augustine: Lessons from a Famous Mother-Son Duo in the Church

As I have grown in my faith, I have made close spiritual friendships with a wide variety of saints. Like many of you, I have my favorite spiritual besties who...
On the Feast of St. James the Apostle - Blessed Is She

On the Feast of St. James the Apostle

You, or someone you know, may have walked The Camino de Santiago. This is the very pilgrimage which leads to the tomb of St. James the Apostle. Or maybe you...
St. Bridget of Sweden + Preconceived Notions - Blessed Is She

St. Bridget of Sweden + Preconceived Notions

Recently on a hot afternoon at the park, my kids and I headed for the shade of a picnic pavilion at a nearby lake. We were marveling at the dragonflies...
Using the Blessed is She Academic Year Planner - Blessed Is She

Using the Blessed is She Academic Year Planner

I remember when my mom bought me my very first planner. I was in the 6th grade, and since I was going to have to keep track of homework for...
Four Ways to Live Liturgically During the Ordinary Days of Summer - Blessed Is She

Four Ways to Live Liturgically During the Ordinary Days of Summer

I don’t know about you, but I find it fairly simple and rather exciting to live out the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. There are so many...
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...
The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima - Blessed Is She

The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima

On May 13th, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot in Saint Peter’s square on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. One of the bullets missed his heart by...
St. Joseph the Worker Animates Our Service to Others - Blessed Is She

St. Joseph the Worker Animates Our Service to Others

“Look, Mom! That lady is feeding her baby while she drives!” shouted the alarmed voice from the backseat. Confused by this outburst, I looked around to find the woman in...
The Magnitude of Eight: Why the Church Celebrates in Octaves - Blessed Is She

The Magnitude of Eight: Why the Church Celebrates in Octaves

Most people are familiar with the creation story found in the first chapter of Genesis. God creates the world in an ordered fashion over the course of seven, poetically-flowing days....
What's Next After Advent and Lent? - Blessed Is She

What's Next After Advent and Lent?

If you have enjoyed walking through Lent or Advent with the thousands of other women doing the Blessed is She liturgical journals, you may be wondering what's next. How can...