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Stars + Steel - Blessed Is She

Stars + Steel

Bright stars, yellow stars, flashing through the air, Are you errant strands of Lady Mary's hair? As she slits the cloudy veil and bends down through, Do you fall across...
Weekly Wallpaper // 140 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 140

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. // Psalm 34:19 This week we have two wallpapers for you, both beautifully designed and lettered by Carolyn of Brass & Mint Co....
Incorporating Faith Into Fitness and Fitness Into Faith - Blessed Is She

Incorporating Faith Into Fitness and Fitness Into Faith

Love turns work into rest. -St. Teresa of Avila Have you ever experienced this? Have you ever worked on something that didn’t feel like work? In fact, it gave you...
Spiritually Weathering Insomnia - Blessed Is She

Spiritually Weathering Insomnia

We've all had those moments when we just felt too tired to pray. It's a battle to stay focused, to stay engaged, or just to stay awake. I've struggled through...
Being Catholic in the Workplace - Blessed Is She

Being Catholic in the Workplace

It's easy to reduce our work or our job down to something that simply pays the bills, keeps the house clean and running, and checks off the next box. But...
What St. Maximilian Kolbe Taught Me About Forgiveness - Blessed Is She

What St. Maximilian Kolbe Taught Me About Forgiveness

I am sure many of you have special relationships with different saints for a variety of reasons. Maybe you feel they are a spiritual big brother or sister, or perhaps...
Mid-Year Goal Setting - Blessed Is She

Mid-Year Goal Setting

I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions. I have nothing against them, of course. I just always felt that you can start at any time to make improvements...
I Couldn't Relate to Our Lady Until I Discovered This - Blessed Is She

I Couldn't Relate to Our Lady Until I Discovered This

Growing up Catholic, I've always been familiar and comfortable with the Blessed Virgin Mary. I understood and affirmed her role within the life of Christ and the life of the...
Enter + Approach - Blessed Is She

Enter + Approach

The "door of faith" (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. It is possible to...
Counterparts: On the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi - Blessed Is She

Counterparts: On the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi

There was a time after I finished school that I lived in a community of volunteers. We talked a lot about the potential for conflict, the importance of ‘I’ statements,...
Growing Through Holy Hurt - Blessed Is She

Growing Through Holy Hurt

We live in a tumultuous time. Stories of heartache and disaster fill our newsfeeds and an edge of hostility runs through everything from politics to popular culture. It would be...
Advice for College Freshmen and Transfers - Blessed Is She

Advice for College Freshmen and Transfers

During college, I sometimes felt a little (or a lot) lost. I often wondered if I could really handle an “adult” life. The good news is, I figured it out....