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Gilead Book Review - Blessed Is She

Gilead Book Review

We are a people of busyness. We measure the worth our days by our productivity, how well we fill our social calendars, our five-year plans. Life is parsed, analyzed, and...
Beach Reads that Won't Kill Your Soul - Blessed Is She

Beach Reads that Won't Kill Your Soul

Summer is here! That means vacations, cookouts, sleeping in (maybe?), and all kinds of adventures. I love using summer to really make a dent in my booklist. Beach Reads that...
The Ninth Hour Book Review - Blessed Is She

The Ninth Hour Book Review

Disclaimer: This review contains a few mild spoilers! For those familiar with the writings and works of Flannery O’Connor, the grotesque and the gruesome are not uncommon. As a famed...
Favorite Autobiographies from Athletes - Blessed Is She

Favorite Autobiographies from Athletes

I’ve always been just a bit too practical for my own good. Playing house as a kid? Nope, not happening. Dressing up? Absolutely out of the question. After all, in...
Books on the Saints for Kids - Blessed Is She

Books on the Saints for Kids

If there's one thing I'm pretty passionate about, it's the importance of filling my home with books. When I was growing up, there wasn't a lot of extra money at...
The Heart’s Search for Community: Daphne du Maurier’s 'The Scapegoat' - Blessed Is She

The Heart’s Search for Community: Daphne du Maurier’s 'The Scapegoat'

When it comes to development of our spiritual and social lives, the type of journey we set out on comes in a variety of forms. I think of the hobbits...
I Heart Books: About Divine and Human Love - Blessed Is She

I Heart Books: About Divine and Human Love

The season of reading pink, chalk-like candy sweethearts with anecdotal sayings like “I love you” and “True Love” is upon us. So what is true love? Can you find it...
Cozy Book List: Comfort Reads for a Long Winter's Night - Blessed Is She

Cozy Book List: Comfort Reads for a Long Winter's Night

It's the time of year when we all turn a bit inward. When the weather drives you inside the desire for the cozy and comforting can't help but increase. After...
My Favorite Books about Saints - Blessed Is She

My Favorite Books about Saints

As we draw near to the Feast of All Saints, it is fitting to spend some time getting to know a little more about these heavenly friends of the Church...
10 Ways the Selah Journal Can Deepen Your Prayer Life - Blessed Is She

10 Ways the Selah Journal Can Deepen Your Prayer Life

The Blessed is She Selah Journal is here! "Selah" means to pause, to think of that. Intended to be a companion to the daily devotions, this reflection journal offers women...
Reading the Lives of Our Sister Saints - Blessed Is She

Reading the Lives of Our Sister Saints

One of my favorite parts about being Catholic is the Communion of Saints. They remind me of ice cream flavors. Hang on, stick with me for a second here! There...
Books to Walk With You: A Booklist for Your College Senior Year - Blessed Is She

Books to Walk With You: A Booklist for Your College Senior Year

I wish I could look back on my senior year of college without any regrets as this shining moment in my life where everything came together and it all made...