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Five Ways to Live the Year of Mercy - Blessed Is She

Five Ways to Live the Year of Mercy

Today, Colleen Mitchell shares five ways to beautifully live the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Jesus offers us the works of mercy as a way to connect directly with Him through...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 19 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 19

Yesterday and today, Bobbi Rol of Revolution of Love shared posts about how she bookends her day with prayer. Today -- night prayer and what it looks like for her...
The Opportunity for Retreat - Blessed Is She

The Opportunity for Retreat

A few years ago, I went on seven retreats every year. I prepared for weeks - buying supplies, designating small groups, collecting permission slips, writing talks, and forming student leaders....
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 18 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 18

Today and tomorrow, Bobbi Rol of Revolution of Love is sharing posts about how she bookends her day with prayer. Today -- morning prayer and what it looks like for...
Weekly Wallpaper // 46 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 46

It's the second Sunday of Ordinary Time. We have a few weeks to find the extraordinary in the ordinary before we hit Lent. (Did you order your Lenten workbook yet?...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 17 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 17

After this week's focus on interior prayer, Christy Isinger's devotional is a wonderful reminder of the kind of awareness that is fostered in the quiet of our hearts. Christy writes:...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 16 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 16

We are over two weeks into building prayer intentionally into our days. Are you feeling refreshed as 2016 begins to build momentum? What can you do to foster your relationship...
Three Reasons I Go on Retreat - Blessed Is She

Three Reasons I Go on Retreat

Going on a retreat can make such a difference, not only to our personal prayer life, but also in our family.

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 14 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 14

Today, Gina Fensterer of Someday Saints has shared a post featuring one of her favorite psalms. As we think about prayer in the quiet of our hearts, it can be...
projectblessed Prayer Prompt Day 13 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Prompt Day 13

It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life. -Saint John Chrysostom Why do you pray? There are simple reasons. Prayer is calming, centering, refreshing....
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 12 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 12

Quiet, peaceful prayer doesn’t just look the same for everyone. Like any other facet of our lives, each of us approach God in unique way. For some of us, silence...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 11 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 11

As we grow together as a prayer community, we also will each grow individually as we create space within ourselves for quiet prayer. In the words of St. Therese of...