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How to Restart Your Small Group - Blessed Is She

How to Restart Your Small Group

We all long for community. That's one of the reasons this ministry exists: we know we are made for community. In my personal spiritual life, I have been most encouraged...
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...
Our Advent Homeschool Morning Basket with Maranatha - Blessed Is She

Our Advent Homeschool Morning Basket with Maranatha

Advent and Christmas are my favorite seasons in the liturgical calendar, and in our homeschool year. Each year, I look forward to carving out time in our regular school rhythm...
Awesome Advent Resources - Blessed Is She

Awesome Advent Resources

It absolutely goes without saying that, this year—in new and different ways than ever before—we are on the search for hope and for light. As we keep on slogging through...
The Heart Behind This Year's Advent Devotional (a Q+A with the Writers!) - Blessed Is She

The Heart Behind This Year's Advent Devotional (a Q+A with the Writers!)

We are thrilled to introduce the narrator and writers of our Advent reflection book for 2020: Maranatha: The Story of Our Savior. 2020 Advent Writers (on the Heart Behind This...
Advent is Still Coming, Jesus is Still the Savior - Blessed Is She

Advent is Still Coming, Jesus is Still the Savior

The year 2020 has been...a bit much. I'd venture to guess that most of us are weary and honestly, still trying to figure out what just happened. But there's always...
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...
An Advent Booklist for Adults - Blessed Is She

An Advent Booklist for Adults

Happy third week of Advent, sisters! I hope this season has been fruitful so far, but if it hasn’t, and especially if it hasn’t, we have a few suggestions of...
Waiting in Darkness - Blessed Is She

Waiting in Darkness

I have been thinking a lot about the dark as the northern hemisphere creeps toward the longest night of the year. As an early riser, I notice these changes as...
The Feast of St. Lucy + Meaningful Traditions - Blessed Is She

The Feast of St. Lucy + Meaningful Traditions

Maybe it’s because our names share the same meaning, but I’ve always felt a connection to Saint Lucy. Both Lucy and Claire mean “light” and I am reminded of G.K....
How to Celebrate and Observe the Three Comings of Christ - Blessed Is She

How to Celebrate and Observe the Three Comings of Christ

Advent is here and as is the case every year, modern disciples are looking for ways to better enter into the liturgical season. We seek the collective wisdom of the...