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The 2022 Catholic Advent Devotional for Women - Blessed Is She

The 2022 Catholic Advent Devotional for Women

We know you're just starting to pour your PSLs and grab your flannel from the storage boxes, but can we direct your attention to the end of the year for...
The Cure for Comparison - Blessed Is She

The Cure for Comparison

Comparison is like a thief that comes in the middle of the night to steal your joy. Whenever we compare ourselves to another person we basically allow the thief in...
Why I Still Have Facebook - Blessed Is She

Why I Still Have Facebook

I am a repeat Facebook deleter. Since I was allowed to have my first Facebook account as a teenager, I have deleted it multiple times. Now, there are days that...
Meet the Authors of "Loving God, Loving Others" - Blessed Is She

Meet the Authors of "Loving God, Loving Others"

It's called Loving God, Loving Others: 52 Devotions to Create Connections that Last. We are just thrilled by the stories in this book that walk through six different rungs of...
Homeless Outreach During the Summer - Blessed Is She

Homeless Outreach During the Summer

Imagine it is a hot day, one of those time-stands-still-sweat-pouring-out-of-you kind of days. You go to reach in your bag for the thermos you filled with ice and cold water...
5 Blessed is She Products for the College Gal - Blessed Is She

5 Blessed is She Products for the College Gal

In the first few years of my college experience, I’ve learned so much about navigating school, community, and commitments. One of the most helpful things during this process has been...
REMAIN Series // Staying Catholic - Blessed Is She

REMAIN Series // Staying Catholic

“If you really wanted to confess something, why not just talk to an empty chair and pretend Jesus is in it? Why would you put yourself through that when you...
Rosary Ciabatta Bread Recipe - Blessed Is She

Rosary Ciabatta Bread Recipe

Ciabatta bread, fresh from the oven, is one of my family’s favorite foods. It transforms an average meal into a feast, especially when served with a small plate of olive...
Go Ahead, Take the Time for Talking - Blessed Is She

Go Ahead, Take the Time for Talking

Coffee and conversation: both blessings to behold. Together, they can create community. I recall such good conversations over coffee in college: with my favorite English professor, with my sister and...
My Spiritual Father, My Priest - Blessed Is She

My Spiritual Father, My Priest

My own earthly father (whom I love very much) was, out of his own brokenness, ill-equipped to be a spiritual father. Growing up, my dad claimed he didn’t believe in...
The Seven Churches Pilgrimage for Holy Thursday - Blessed Is She

The Seven Churches Pilgrimage for Holy Thursday

“ …About to hand Himself over to death, [He] entrusted to the Church a sacrifice new for all eternity, the banquet of His love…” The opening prayer for the Mass...
How to Bring the Gifts of the Holy Spirit into Hard Conversations - Blessed Is She

How to Bring the Gifts of the Holy Spirit into Hard Conversations

I walked along the edge of the water, approaching the park bench with trepidation. The sun reflected off the lake and covered the top of the water in bright bursts...