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Martha, Martha // Anxious and Worried about Many Things - Blessed Is She

Martha, Martha // Anxious and Worried about Many Things

One time, I snapped at my husband about the day’s Gospel reading. We didn’t hold opposing beliefs. We didn’t interpret a fundamental teaching differently. We simply read the words uttered...
Meeting at the Golden Gate // Saints Joachim and Anne - Blessed Is She

Meeting at the Golden Gate // Saints Joachim and Anne

Imagine having to learn Scripture, not through paging through the pages of your Bible, but by walking into your church and viewing its artwork. The Legend of St. Joachim, Meeting...
BIS Reads // The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion

Truthfully, I did not know much about the existence of the liturgical year until late high school/early college. Once I became aware of the rhythms of the Church year, the...
REMEMBER Series // Miracles When Moving - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Miracles When Moving

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Physical + Emotional Healing - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Physical + Emotional Healing

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
BIS Reads // Graced and Gifted - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // Graced and Gifted

Just as it took me a couple of years to settle in to motherhood, it took me some time to settle in to homemaking. Neither motherhood nor homemaking came naturally...
Stubbornness and Your Family - Blessed Is She

Stubbornness and Your Family

"I know you hate math, honey, but you still have to do it. Don't give up; be stubborn and get it done." Those words left my mouth a week before...
The Complementary Intercession of Saint Joseph and the Blessed Mother - Blessed Is She

The Complementary Intercession of Saint Joseph and the Blessed Mother

The old adage states that “behind every strong man is a strong woman.” Secular culture has typically subscribed to the notion of the man being the one who takes action,...
Bring Them to Mass, Anyway - Blessed Is She

Bring Them to Mass, Anyway

Based on the number of Catholic mommy Facebook groups I belong to, I know that no matter the age of your child and the circumstance of your life, there is...
Our Favorite Christmas Traditions - Blessed Is She

Our Favorite Christmas Traditions

It is the Advent season, and I think we are all ready for some Christmas cheer. Read on to find out how the Blessed Is She blog writers will be...
Blessed Chats: Grief // My Parents' Divorce - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Grief // My Parents' Divorce

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
Blessed Chats: Grief // Flowers from My Mother - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Grief // Flowers from My Mother

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...