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Prayer Pledge // Day 3 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 3

Week One // Prayer to the Holy Spirit by St. Augustine Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit,...
Prayer Pledge // Day 2 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 2

Week One // Prayer to the Holy Spirit by St. Augustine Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit,...
Fruits of the Spirit Book List - Blessed Is She

Fruits of the Spirit Book List

Happy new year, sisters, and welcome to 2019! I hope that this idle Tuesday serves as a day of peace. Whether it is savored early in the morning over coffee,...
Prayer Pledge // Day 1 - Blessed Is She

Prayer Pledge // Day 1

Welcome to the 2019 Prayer Pledge! We're so happy you're joining us. Check out this post for more details on the Prayer Pledge and to sign up to receive each...
Chasing Dreams: Whatever It Takes? - Blessed Is She

Chasing Dreams: Whatever It Takes?

A friend of mine thinks if someone has a dream, they would do whatever it takes to make it happen. That perspective made me tired. Or maybe I am tired...
Secondary Infertility: Finding Peace through the Holy Family - Blessed Is She

Secondary Infertility: Finding Peace through the Holy Family

I will never forget the moment I first heard about secondary infertility. It was earlier this summer when I was lying next to my two-year-old son, Peter, during his nap....
Weeding the Garden of My Soul - Blessed Is She

Weeding the Garden of My Soul

Last spring, my husband and I invested in a new backyard. Once a meadow of unruly weeds and improperly pruned trees, our yard was transformed into our personal paradise. It...
How to Have a Fun and Holy New Year's Eve - Blessed Is She

How to Have a Fun and Holy New Year's Eve

One of my favorite times of the year is Christmas and New Year’s. The celebration of a new year is rich with hope and new possibilities. There is a sense...
New York City through the Eyes of Thomas Merton - Blessed Is She

New York City through the Eyes of Thomas Merton

Here you ask of me nothing else than to be content that I am your Child and your Friend… You have called me here to be repeatedly born in light,...
The Catholic All Year Compendium Review - Blessed Is She

The Catholic All Year Compendium Review

The phrase “liturgically correct” is one of my favorites in the English language. I like how it looks, how it sounds, and what it means; that is, roughly, “in line...
Weekly Wallpaper // 158 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 158

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you...
Bubble Gum and the Baby Jesus: Welcoming Visitors to Our Parish During Christmas - Blessed Is She

Bubble Gum and the Baby Jesus: Welcoming Visitors to Our Parish During Christmas

Growing up, my family had a lot of Christmas traditions. New pajamas on Christmas Eve, Bing Crosby’s album playing as we came down the stairs, and a special breakfast following...