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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...
A Practical Way You Can Exalt the Cross - Blessed Is She

A Practical Way You Can Exalt the Cross

Our parish is a Metropolitan-ish cathedral that is often crowded with tourists. Combine that with our tendency to be right on time for Mass and we often do not get...
BIS Reviews // Fr. Stu - Blessed Is She

BIS Reviews // Fr. Stu

For all of the causes for concern that are splashed across our screens day after day, I have noticed a trend that is heartening. Over the past several years, entertainment...
Steadfast in Sharing Your Faith - Blessed Is She

Steadfast in Sharing Your Faith

By nature, human beings are storytellers. Stories have the power to connect us to one another more than anything else. They can help us understand who we are. We shouldn’t...
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 // Surrendering a Dream - Blessed Is She

REMAIN Series // Surrendering a Dream

Growing up with five siblings, I always envisioned raising a large family of my own. I pictured myself like my grandmother, surrounded by a dozen children and finding my vocation...
REMAIN Series // An Introduction + Invitation - Blessed Is She

REMAIN Series // An Introduction + Invitation

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure. // Proverbs 4:25-26...
An Ananias Spirit (+ Why Ministry Needs It) - Blessed Is She

An Ananias Spirit (+ Why Ministry Needs It)

There are certain biblical characters who, without great detail and explanation of their lives, have captivated me through the written Word. One such holy man is Ananias. There are a...
The Relationship Between Personal Holiness and Social Wholeness - Blessed Is She

The Relationship Between Personal Holiness and Social Wholeness

I attended a retreat for women writers in 2008 and had the privilege to study under Kentucky’s poet laureate at the time, Jane Gentry Vance. She shared thoughts on poetry...
Epiphany // Uninvited Guests + Savvy Star-Gazers - Blessed Is She

Epiphany // Uninvited Guests + Savvy Star-Gazers

In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the culmination of Christmastide is celebrated at last during the arrival of the Magi. Gifts aren’t exchanged among families until the Christ-Child would have received...
A Day in the Life of a Sister of Life - Blessed Is She

A Day in the Life of a Sister of Life

As I approached the steps of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, I saw white and blue fabric billowing in the wind, fabric from the habits of the Sisters...