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New Year, New Pentecost: Join Us for the 2019 Prayer Pledge - Blessed Is She

It's the middle of December. Most of us are up to our eyeballs in Christmas preparation while also preparing our...

Jenna's Gift Guide - Blessed Is She

You've probably already bought all of the gifts. But. I haven't. Have I ever told you that I'm extremely bad...

The Church in Daily Life through the Young Ladies’ Institute - Blessed Is She

Blessed is She awoke in me to the desire for female-led and supported organizations. But it felt hard to connect....

How to Make an End-of-Year Retreat - Blessed Is She

For the last couple of years during the holiday season, my husband and I have carved out time away from...

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One Family's Santa-Free Christmas - Blessed Is She

It’s that most wonderful time of year when children are bribed with candy canes to allow adults to finish their...

Can Catholics Believe in Santa Claus? - Blessed Is She

Every year, we are bound to witness heated discussions about the relevance of Santa Claus within our Catholic circles. Good...

Christmas Cards: Who, What, When, and Why? - Blessed Is She

Ah, Christmas! The season when we actually look forward to mail. Well, that is until the credit card bills start...

When the Holidays Make Your Grief Bigger - Blessed Is She

Everyone has a story. When I meet people for the first time and express genuine interest in their lives, many...

The Serenity Prayer and Letting it Go - Blessed Is She

Often, I feel like Queen Elsa in the 2013 Disney film, Frozen, with "let it go" repeating in my head...

7 Ways to Gift Differently with Meaningful and Minimalist Gift Giving - Blessed Is She

Have you had this conversation in your head, too? It goes something like this: “This is all just too much....

A Marriage Blessing - Blessed Is She

It all started when my grandma came home from Rome a few summers ago. She said, “Oh Honey! There were...

Let's Not Talk the Talk - Blessed Is She

When I started out in the working world, my older sister gave me some advice about gossip. She said I...

On Gratitude and Choosing Joy - Blessed Is She

Thanksgiving seemingly always comes out of nowhere. Isn’t that the case every year? Suddenly it is that time of year...

More than Saying Thank You: Cultivating Gratitude in Our Teenage Children - Blessed Is She

In 1 Thessalonians, we read, “In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in...

4 Ways to Find Leisure in an Over-Scheduled World - Blessed Is She

I don’t find it coincidental that today we find phrases like Breathe and Slow Down on the front of t-shirts,...

Tips for Coming Home from College - Blessed Is She

Finals are over! You can smell the home cooking over the dirty laundry in your luggage awaiting a quarter-less washing...

How to Deal with Difficult Family Members During the Holidays - Blessed Is She

The holiday season is my favorite time of year. I remember childhood memories of our favorite family traditions—everything from camping...