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What Do You Ask of Him? // On the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle - Blessed Is She

What Do You Ask of Him? // On the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle

The Advent season is coming up. It's one of my favorite times of the year. I am beginning to contemplate how I can best meditate on the sacrificial journey Joseph...
Living Liturgically During Advent - Blessed Is She

Living Liturgically During Advent

Advent is, by its very nature, a season of waiting and anticipation, not a destination. But to me this year, it does have a sense of being a “grand finale.”...
Bringing the Light: Preparing for Advent - Blessed Is She

Bringing the Light: Preparing for Advent

One of my favorite memories of our first home in Minnesota was going out on a cold night (which we had no business going out into). It was probably near...
St. Elizabeth of Hungary and Four Other Saints Who Died at 24 - Blessed Is She

St. Elizabeth of Hungary and Four Other Saints Who Died at 24

This month we celebrate the feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. This beautiful Saint—who was a real life princess—married at fourteen, was widowed at twenty, and died at the age...
Remember Me: Celebrating the Day of the Dead - Blessed Is She

Remember Me: Celebrating the Day of the Dead

One of the seven Corporal Works of Mercy is to “bury the dead.” While this certainly means grieving alongside families who have lost loved ones, it also means continuing to...
St. Teresa of Avila: Mystic & Reformer - Blessed Is She

St. Teresa of Avila: Mystic & Reformer

A mystic and reformer. St. Teresa of Avila’s heart, mind, and soul were absorbed in all that is Divine and she longed to be with her Spouse, Christ, in Heaven....
St. Francis of Assisi and the God of Creation - Blessed Is She

St. Francis of Assisi and the God of Creation

Today marks the much-celebrated feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Without him, our churches would be void of Crèches at Christmastime and our animal companions would go unblessed (for starters)....
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear - Blessed Is She

Angel of God, My Guardian Dear

I remember a print that hung in my family’s kitchen when I was a little girl. You know the one. A little boy and little girl are happily traversing a...
St. Thérèse, Doctor of Merciful Love - Blessed Is She

St. Thérèse, Doctor of Merciful Love

When I was young, my family owned an illustrated Lives of the Saints book. On the cover was a black and white picture of a young girl. I remember flipping...
Follow Me: On the Feast of St. Matthew - Blessed Is She

Follow Me: On the Feast of St. Matthew

Chiaroscuro is a term used to describe the contrast of light and dark in a painting. The artform was made famous by Italian painter Caravaggio in the painting “The Calling...
St. John Chrysostom: The Best and Worst Idea - Blessed Is She

St. John Chrysostom: The Best and Worst Idea

How romantic, I remember thinking. Getting engaged on the heels of a charity bike ride, in front of the chapel where we’d walked on our first date... How memorable. And...
Ways to Celebrate Our Lady's Birthday - Blessed Is She

Ways to Celebrate Our Lady's Birthday

In August we celebrated the Assumption of Mary—her entrance into heaven. That occurance is so monumental that it’s a holy day of obligation. Entering eternal life is certainly a bigger...