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BiS Reads // Litany of Trust 30 Day Retreat - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // Litany of Trust 30 Day Retreat

I encountered one of my greatest fears less than one month after taking a thirty-day trust leap into Jesus’ arms.  In my daily life, it had been more and more...
Planting Flowers in Heaven - Blessed Is She

Planting Flowers in Heaven

Jesus, I implore You to help me plant flowers in Heaven; flowers of patience, surrender, Penance, sacrifice, and virtue Throughout my life. Please procure and tend to my heavenly garden...
Mother Mary and Saint Thérèse: On the Queenship of Mary - Blessed Is She

Mother Mary and Saint Thérèse: On the Queenship of Mary

The Royal Mother and the Little Queen  Today on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, I am reminded of a quote from my favorite Saint. On August 21, 1897,...
The Bee-attitudes - Blessed Is She

The Bee-attitudes

Patron Saints of Beekeeping The third Sunday in August is celebrated as National Honey Bee Day in the United States. Honeybees have become more or less a darling of conservationist...
The Woman, The Well and The Wedding - Blessed Is She

The Woman, The Well and The Wedding

“You are right in saying ‘I do not have a  husband.’ For you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband.” //  John 4:17-18...
BiS Reads // Teaching Children To Pray - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // Teaching Children To Pray

After years of instructing children in the faith, I have learned that in order to fully engage in a beautiful, trust-filled relationship with God, it is so important for children...
A Prayer To Love Others Better - Blessed Is She

A Prayer To Love Others Better

Jesus, as I express my love to those close to me and the easiest to love, aid me in lavishing Your love on those I find particularly difficult to love....
Humor and Holiness - Blessed Is She

Humor and Holiness

In my first year of teaching, a student asked sincerely, “Did Jesus ever smile?” It elicited a dual inner reaction. On the one hand, it made me want to chuckle...
7 Ways To Celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration - Blessed Is She

7 Ways To Celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration

The Transfiguration is my favorite feast day because it emphasizes the Lord’s divinity and gives us a taste of Heaven. Life on Earth can get discouraging at times and the...
A Prayer To Grow In Selfless Love - Blessed Is She

A Prayer To Grow In Selfless Love

Jesus, my heart is consumed and infatuated with the prospect of loving You. I desire to be worthy of Your love but know that my worth is not set in...
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