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Bible Verses To Pray In the Summer - Blessed Is She

Bible Verses To Pray In the Summer

The flowers appear on the earth, the time of pruning the vines has come, and the song of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth...
The Great Gatherer of Friends - Blessed Is She

The Great Gatherer of Friends

I read the following from The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis when I was seven years old, and my heart was lit up with a deep longing for...
RETURN Series // Gaze At Him - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // Gaze At Him

Seeing Jesus in the monstrance being carried by a priest up and down countless rows during the Eucharistic Procession at the Steubenville West Conference was something that I wasn’t prepared...
RETURN Series // There Is Room For You - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // There Is Room For You

I had never seen an auditorium packed with thousands of Catholic youth like I did that summer. I can still see the sea of young people worshiping, praying, and praising....
RETURN Series // Returning With the Ear of the Heart - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // Returning With the Ear of the Heart

I remember being in undergrad when my roommate and I were talking about just how busy our schedules were and how stressful our study load felt. It was then that...
RETURN Series // He Waits Forever - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // He Waits Forever

I remember returning home from a spring semester abroad. It was four months filled with beautiful walks along cobblestone, picturesque sunsets viewed from the Spanish steps, and an unexpected grace...
RETURN Series // Gathering To Spread the Good News - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // Gathering To Spread the Good News

“Go, and announce the Gospel of the Lord!” More often than not, this is how we are sent forth from Mass. A friend of ours says jokingly that a better...
RETURN Series // The Tennis Match - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // The Tennis Match

On the surface, the Parable of the Prodigal Son is a story of returning. Dig a little deeper and you will be captivated by the beautiful illustration of the nature...
RETURN Series // Extending His Mercy To Others - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // Extending His Mercy To Others

“True, one can fall or commit infidelities, but, knowing how to draw profit from everything, love quickly consumes everything that can be displeasing to Jesus; it leaves nothing but a...
RETURN Series // Getting Back Up After the Fall - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // Getting Back Up After the Fall

Last year, as the primary educator of my children, I received permission from my parish to teach my son his Sacramental preparation at home. Working closely with what our parish...
RETURN Series // The Father's Timeless Embrace - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // The Father's Timeless Embrace

A Father Who Never Tires of Calling Us Back To Him Thankfully, God went looking for me, and like we read in Luke 15 in the Parable of the Lost Sheep,...
RETURN Series // The Dwelling Place of Friendship - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // The Dwelling Place of Friendship

“In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.” // John 14:2 The “many dwelling places” in this verse always remind me of all the different seasons in my own...