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St. Gertrude + the Souls in Purgatory - Blessed Is She

St. Gertrude + the Souls in Purgatory

A handful of Saints within Catholicism have been given the title “Great.” Most recently canonized is Pope St. John Paul the Great, but there’s also St. Albert the Great, St....
On the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran - Blessed Is She

On the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran

Today is the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran! So why do we care so much about a building in Rome that we dedicate an...
Why the Modern Catholic Needs Flannery O’Connor - Blessed Is She

Why the Modern Catholic Needs Flannery O’Connor

In the twenty-first century, Flannery O’Connor seems to have more of a presence in Catholic conversation, though she’s been a prominent figure in the American literary canon for quite some...
The Canonization of John Henry Newman - Blessed Is She

The Canonization of John Henry Newman

This Sunday, on October 13, Cardinal John Henry Newman will be canonized a Saint. Newman is one of the most well-known converts to the Catholic Church from Anglicanism. Before his...
Sts. Monica and Augustine: Lessons from a Famous Mother-Son Duo in the Church - Blessed Is She

Saints Monica and Augustine: Lessons from a Famous Mother-Son Duo in the Church

As I have grown in my faith, I have made close spiritual friendships with a wide variety of saints. Like many of you, I have my favorite spiritual besties who...
The Feminine Genius in Art - Blessed Is She

The Feminine Genius in Art

On a rainy May afternoon I ducked out of the drizzle through the double glass doors of the Mistlin Art Gallery in the city’s historic downtown to join an intimate...
Praying for Our Country with American Saints - Blessed Is She

Praying for Our Country with American Saints

Celebrating its 243rd birthday today, the United States of America’s history is brief compared to most other countries. In such a short amount of time, though, our country has been...
BIS Reads: Rebuking the Devil - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: Rebuking the Devil

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to look around at the state of our chaotic world to see the reality that evil and the Devil do, in fact, exist. Violence,...
What is Authentic Feminism? - Blessed Is She

What is Authentic Feminism?

Lately my eye has been catching all of the trendy t-shirts women are wearing which read “Feminist” across the front. At first glance I find myself thinking, "What a cute...
The Magnitude of Eight: Why the Church Celebrates in Octaves - Blessed Is She

The Magnitude of Eight: Why the Church Celebrates in Octaves

Most people are familiar with the creation story found in the first chapter of Genesis. God creates the world in an ordered fashion over the course of seven, poetically-flowing days....
Good Friday in Art - Blessed Is She

Good Friday in Art

One of the gifts of Catholicism, because of the primacy of the Incarnation, is the importance of the human person. Our Faith acknowledges that we are not just spiritual beings....
Tithing: What, Why, Where - Blessed Is She

Tithing: What, Why, Where

Tithing is such an important gift to the Church. Yet, it can sometimes be a sensitive topic. After all, it can be uncomfortable, and maybe even confusing, when you feel...