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REMEMBER Series // Calling Through Confession - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Calling Through Confession

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
The Return of the Prodigal Son // Nouwen’s Conversion Through Art - Blessed Is She

The Return of the Prodigal Son // Nouwen’s Conversion Through Art

Many of us are familiar with the story of The Prodigal Son. In fact, sometimes when people bring up the story of the Prodigal Son I find myself tempted to...
The Day I Let Christ Into My Bedroom - Blessed Is She

The Day I Let Christ Into My Bedroom

When I was a little girl, my godmother was divorced from her abusive husband and could not remarry in the Church without an annulment (which she refused to try to...
Resources for Pornography Addiction - Blessed Is She

Resources for Pornography Addiction

Our culture is saturated with porn. Most of us have either suffered from addiction to porn or know someone who does (even if we aren't aware of it). Pornography is...
The Restore Retreat Can Change Your Life - Blessed Is She

The Restore Retreat Can Change Your Life

Get ready for a life-changing experience. Join us on a Blessed is She retreat, where we can't wait to see what Jesus does in your heart.

Dating and Pornography Addiction - Blessed Is She

Dating and Pornography Addiction

One of the most blatant, destructive, and obvious evils attacking relationships today is pornography. In the United States alone, over 40 million people are sexually involved with the internet, meaning...
First Reconciliation (a Poem) - Blessed Is She

First Reconciliation (a Poem)

An Act of Contrition With a cynical heart, I stand obediently in church, Holding my young son’s hand, In line with other adults whose hearts May or may not be...
Spring Cleaning Your Soul - Blessed Is She

Spring Cleaning Your Soul

I absolutely love spring. The last of the dirty snow piles melt away, the ice thaws, the gray skies slowly shift back to sunshine. Fresh breezes flow through open windows....
The Need for Personal Retreats

The Need for Personal Retreats

Join Blessed Is She on retreat, where Jesus will show you the importance of stepping away from our normal routines so He can refresh and refuel us.

Let Your Light Shine: Braving Solo Travel to Attend the Blessed is She Retreat - Blessed Is She

Let Your Light Shine: Braving Solo Travel to Attend the Blessed is She Retreat

Just shy of two years ago, I was in my home watching Beth Davis do a Teachable Tuesday talk on Instagram. She discussed letting God know your dreams. The idea...
How to Overcome Guilt - Blessed Is She

How to Overcome Guilt

I still remember the hurt. The pain I had as a young girl. Some girls from my class called me to say they were having a sleepover and I wasn’t...
When You Don't Feel "Catholic-Catholic" - Blessed Is She

When You Don't Feel "Catholic-Catholic"

God led me to her, who led me to Blessed is She, who will walk me back home. I think I might be the kind of woman the sisterhood here...