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Light in the Total Darkness - Blessed Is She

Light in the Total Darkness

A crucifix hangs above my window. It is the first thing I see when I wake up. When I wake to nurse a baby back to sleep. When I wake...
April 30, 2021
Who and Whose - Blessed Is She

Who and Whose

My great-great-grandmother feeds a donkey with a large glass bottle in a photograph. She stands in front of a fence, a breeze from behind billowing her long, dark dress. Her...
April 29, 2021
The Little Voice of the Spirit - Blessed Is She

The Little Voice of the Spirit

The phone rang, and I saw her name. I was tempted to let it go to voicemail. My friend was having a rough time, and lately I’d been her moral...
April 28, 2021
Changed By His Voice - Blessed Is She

Changed By His Voice

It was always a treat to go to the mall with my mom. Walking to store after store, stopping for a hot pretzel at Auntie Anne’s, maybe picking up Chick-Fil-A...
April 27, 2021
A Sheep by Any Other Name - Blessed Is She

A Sheep by Any Other Name

Multiple times in the Gospels, Jesus uses the example of shepherds and their relationship with their flock in parables in beautiful and intimate ways. You may know the story of...
April 26, 2021
Who's in Your Flock? - Blessed Is She

Who's in Your Flock?

Stanley Rother grew up in Oklahoma, a hearty farm kid who knew the value of hard, manual labor. He wanted to become a priest. Seminary, where most of his classes...
April 25, 2021
The Gift of Sewing - Blessed Is She

The Gift of Sewing

The intensifying belief that having a large following, book, ministry, or microphone is the only way to make an impact is causing women to lose sight of the gifts God...
April 24, 2021
Even Deeper Love - Blessed Is She

Even Deeper Love

The conversion of Saint Paul is one of the most epic plot twists in the Bible. If you combined the beginning and final sentence of today’s reading, it would say,...
April 23, 2021
The Offer of Prayer - Blessed Is She

The Offer of Prayer

“Lunchtime!” my employees called, clamoring for the door. I’d offered to host a farewell lunch for our team member who’d gotten a promotion, but as I closed my office door...
April 22, 2021
A Strong Will Ordered to Our Good God - Blessed Is She

A Strong Will Ordered to Our Good God

"I'm never coming back to this school again!!" she yelled at me, tears streaming down her five-year-old face. "I'm going to tell my mom on you!" she continued, trying to...
April 21, 2021
I'd Like an Answer, Please - Blessed Is She

I'd Like an Answer, Please

Often in my spiritual life I pray as if I’m asking the same question as the disciples in today’s Gospel, John 6:30-35. It is as if I’m holding God hostage...
April 20, 2021
Can You Relate? - Blessed Is She

Can You Relate?

Very few people have inspired me more on my faith journey than Pope Saint John Paul II. He has been a trusted companion, powerful intercessor, and source of encouragement for...
April 19, 2021