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Ten Saints Every Woman Should Know

Ten Saints Every Woman Should Know

This fall, get to know these ten female Saints who not only overcame difficult situations, but also allowed their sufferings to bring them deeper into holiness. 

Freshly Sharpened Pencils: A Fall Reset

Freshly Sharpened Pencils: A Fall Reset

This fall, God invites us to hit the reset button. He cares about our plans, but He also invites us to loosen our grip on how everything gets done.

Embracing Motherhood in a Career-Driven Culture

Embracing Motherhood in a Career-Driven Culture

While full-time motherhood is not superior to pursuing a career, this post offers inspiration to those who feel drawn to stay at home with their children.

From Lisieux With Love: Help from Our Friends, the Martins

From Lisieux With Love: Help from Our Friends, the Martins

If you're in the thick of family life, consider praying a novena to Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.

Baby Names Inspired by the Jubilee Year

Baby Names Inspired by the Jubilee Year

Expecting a baby in 2025? Consider one of these baby names inspired by the Jubilee Year of Hope.

Twenty-five Ideas for Keeping Your Home Cozy This Winter

Twenty-five Ideas for Keeping Your Home Cozy This Winter

To encourage a restful, restorative season, here are twenty-five ways to get cozy in these first, wintry months of 2025.
BIS Reads // In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles

BIS Reads // In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles

Blessed Is She reads and reviews In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles by Kelsey Gillespy.
Faith, Family, and Sports . . . In That Order

Faith, Family, and Football . . . In That Order

Here are five guidelines families can follow to help their children keep a proper ordering of sports.
Back-to-School Prayers to Share

Back-to-School Prayers to Share

Back-to-school prayers offer encouragement for all those who are going back to school: students, teachers, and parents alike.
7 Lessons I’ve Learned in Marriage - Blessed Is She

7 Lessons I’ve Learned in Marriage

Recently, I had the joyful opportunity of attending the wedding Mass of my son’s teacher and her (now) husband. It had been a long time since I attended a Nuptial...
A Lenten Practice for Marriage and Family - Blessed Is She

A Lenten Practice for Marriage and Family

"The final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about marriage and the family." So said Sister Lucia, one of the seers at Fatima.   It does...
Our Lady of Guadalupe and How She Adopted Our Family - Blessed Is She

Our Lady of Guadalupe and How She Adopted Our Family

December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe and it is a very special day in our home. This feast day is significant to many throughout the...