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Neighborly Mercy on an Airplane - Blessed Is She

Neighborly Mercy on an Airplane

I was recently on an airline flight, seated in my favorite spot by the window, awaiting the last-minute passengers still boarding the plane. One of the last people on the...
October 09, 2017
Accept God's Invitation as His Daughter - Blessed Is She

Accept God's Invitation as His Daughter

In recent weeks the Lord has convicted me about my prayer life. Because He knows my temperament and my heart, He is gentle with me but persistent. He invites me...
October 07, 2017
God Wants to Bring Us Home - Blessed Is She

God Wants to Bring Us Home

In the past few months, depending on where we live, we have been warned and cautioned to prepare for life-threatening storms and impending destruction. And in some places, disaster has...
October 06, 2017
Gaze Intently at the Lord - Blessed Is She

Gaze Intently at the Lord

Today is the Feast of Saint Faustina Kowalska, a Polish Nun who died 79 years ago on October 5, 1938. She was a faithful religious sister who lived the Consecrated...
October 05, 2017
Not Now, God; You're Crazy - Blessed Is She

Not Now, God; You're Crazy

I don’t know if you have a toddler or if you’ve ever spent much time around them, but boy, it is just one long negotiation. Am I right? You ask...
October 04, 2017
Let's Lead Others to the Lord - Blessed Is She

Let's Lead Others to the Lord

"Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you." (Zechariah 8:23) I recently had a friend visit me from out of town. We had a...
October 03, 2017
Guardian Angels, Protect Us - Blessed Is She

Guardian Angels, Protect Us

Today is the Memorial of the Guardian Angels, and I have a story to tell you. It might sound crazy, but I promise it's true. One night when I was...
October 02, 2017
What You DO Matters - Blessed Is She

What You DO Matters

Yes, ma’am. That’s what you say, preferably with a smile. If you can’t manage a smile, at least don’t roll your eyes or sigh heavily, no matter what you’re asked...
October 01, 2017
Protect Your Heart - Blessed Is She

Protect Your Heart

I recently had a friend remind me to “protect my heart.” It’s hard for me to do that—I like to wear my heart of my sleeve. I’m single, and I...
September 30, 2017
Calling on Angels - Blessed Is She

Calling on Angels

We often forget there's a war being waged all around us. An easy-to-dismiss, largely unseen war between good and evil. Yet we're smack dab in the middle of this epic...
September 29, 2017
The Good King - Blessed Is She

The Good King

Good King Wenceslaus looked out on the Feast of Stephen. When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even . . . No, I haven't lost my mind—I...
September 28, 2017
Pack Lightly - Blessed Is She

Pack Lightly

My husband and I recently did a night away from our two young children. We found a hotel deal online, took an Uber into downtown, and had a nice little...
September 27, 2017