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Better Together: On the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul - Blessed Is She

Better Together: On the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul

In the way that only the Holy Spirit can work, St. Vincent de Paul has been tailing me for a long time. In eighth grade, long before I had ever...
Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Missing Someone - Blessed Is She

Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Missing Someone

Sometimes, we’re the one that stays behind. Sometimes, we’re the one that leaves. Maybe we’re the one who remains while our loved one moves on. Or maybe we’re the one...
You're Invited: An 8-Part Series on Fruitful Sisterhood - Blessed Is She

You're Invited: An 8-Part Series on Fruitful Sisterhood

Here at Blessed is She, we believe in sisterhood so firmly that it's at the very heart of the ministry. You see it in our hashtag (#bissisterhood), all over our...
A Letter to the First-Time College Student - Blessed Is She

A Letter to the First-Time College Student

Dear First-Time College Student (words I wish I had heard at the dawn of my college experience), I am so excited to hear that you are headed to college soon....
Let's Talk about NFP: Here's What Needs to Change - Blessed Is She

Let's Talk about NFP: Here's What Needs to Change

What if I told you we all have to change our mindsets and the narratives we believe when it comes to NFP? What if I told you we’ve all been...
Ordered vs. Organized - Blessed Is She

Ordered vs. Organized

          There is a difference between living a life that is organized and living a life that is ordered. Plenty of people strive to live an...
How to Start a Young Adult Group - Blessed Is She

How to Start a Young Adult Group

Something I left with after attending Franciscan University of Steubenville was a great love for community and the understanding of its importance. I experienced profound healing, joy, and mirth from...
Drive By Prayer - Blessed Is She

Drive By Prayer

The end of last summer for us was marked by a miscarriage and topped off with sick kids, so feelings of weakness and despair were frequent. A friend had invited...
Embracing Imperfect Hosting - Blessed Is She

Embracing Imperfect Hosting

Summer and community go hand in hand. Whether it's neighborhood block parties, Fourth of July cookouts, feast day celebrations with other Catholic families, or coffee with friends, some of the...
Lay Member Series: Lay Dominican - Blessed Is She

Lay Member Series: Lay Dominican

Welcome to our summer Lay Member Series on the Blessed is She blog! This week, we will hear from several different members who are lay members of various religious orders....
Lay Member Series: CSJA - Blessed Is She

Lay Member Series: CSJA

Welcome to our summer Lay Member Series on the Blessed is She blog! This week, we will hear from several different members who are lay members of various religious orders....
Lay Member Series: Secular Discalced Carmelite - Blessed Is She

Lay Member Series: Secular Discalced Carmelite

Welcome to our summer Lay Member Series on the Blessed is She blog! This week, we will hear from several different members who are lay members of various religious orders....