By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 12
During my third pregnancy I felt Mary’s fiat repeating in prayer. Her humble “yes†to everything that unfolded in her life in being the mother of Our Savior and King left me contemplating the areas of my life where I had delayed or stifled saying “yes†out of worry or doubt.Â
The Heart Behind Our 2021 Lent Devotional
This Lent, we are inviting you to offer your hearts over to the Holy Spirit to experience the transformation of His fiery love. In Set a Fire, we explore the...
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 11
When our son was about three months old, our parish priest asked if he could play the part of Baby Jesus for the Christmas midnight Mass. I said no on the spot without any hesitation! I was a brand new mom and envisioned our son wailing and crying the whole time. I just couldn’t bear the thought of ruining someone else’s Mass experience during midnight Mass!Â
Weekly Wallpaper // 258
You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased. // Mark 1:11 Love this print from Jazmin De Guzman from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us...
How Can My Wounds Speak to My Calling?
As I approach my college graduation, more and more conversations have begun circling around this certain topic: what am I supposed to do with my life? What is my vocation?...
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 10
The word joyful in Latin is laetantam alleluia, which uniquely fits each of the mysteries that we walked through last week. This week we will be walking prayerfully through the Luminous mysteries. Known as the Mysteries of Light, the Luminous Mysteries call our attention to Jesus' desire for us to have the light of His life within us.Â
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 9
By December 31st each year, I set a few intentional goals and choose a word to focus on throughout the coming year. My word for 2020 was joy.
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 8
Last summer, my husband and I loaded our preschooler son and baby daughter into the car to make the short drive to the beach. We could hardly wait to see family members and soak in a beautiful new environment after months of quarantine.Â
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 7
Sharing my children doesn’t come easily to me. Perhaps it’s because we live far away from our family members and go about our day-to-day lives pretty independently, or perhaps it’s because of my own pride or selfishness. It’s probably a little bit of both.
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 6
My mom collects nativity scenes. Through over a decade of living and traveling abroad, she has amassed quite the collection, each one more unique than the last.
Set a Fire: Praying through Lent with the BIS Sisterhood
After Jesus was baptized by His cousin, Saint John the Baptist, Scripture tells us that the Holy Spirit immediately drove Him into the desert. Here, Jesus spent 40 days praying...
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 5
Not five minutes after I hit “publish†on my pregnancy announcement Instagram post, two of my dearest college friends texted me almost identical messages.
“Congratulations!!! I’m pregnant too!â€
So began a group text thread between the three of us former roommates, spread out across the country and all due with our first babies within a few weeks of one another.
