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Moving in with Your Mom - Blessed Is She

Moving in with Your Mom

Today, we celebrate the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church. As a cradle Catholic, I always loved and revered Our Lady. I knew she was important, I knew the...
May 24, 2021
So You’re Saying There’s a Chance - Blessed Is She

So You’re Saying There’s a Chance

Today is the Feast of Pentecost. It’s a good day to reflect on what a bunch of ninnies the Apostles were before they became the pillars of the Church. If...
May 23, 2021
My Attention Back to Jesus - Blessed Is She

My Attention Back to Jesus

Is anyone else oddly comforted by the disciples constantly misunderstanding Jesus or saying dumb things in the Gospels? I don’t mean in a way where you condescendingly enjoy their confusion...
May 22, 2021
Why Are the Sheep ALWAYS Hungry? - Blessed Is She

Why Are the Sheep ALWAYS Hungry?

I had finally settled down the kids long enough to sneak away to get ready for bed. Their teeth were brushed. They had PJs on. And they were snuggled on...
May 21, 2021
A Prayer for Abiding Unity - Blessed Is She

A Prayer for Abiding Unity

Take a deep breath, I think as I try to regain some peace after realizing my friend and I are simply not on the same page about something. My spirit...
May 20, 2021
Giving and Gaining - Blessed Is She

Giving and Gaining

It was a literal dream come true. I’d always wanted to see the Grand Canyon—specifically, to stargaze from the rim—and we were finally taking our first-ever RV trip to make...
May 19, 2021
The Maps in Your Heart - Blessed Is She

The Maps in Your Heart

Do you have maps in your Bible? One of the most fascinating maps to me highlights the journeys of Saint Paul throughout the Roman Empire. This Apostle courageously traveled over...
May 18, 2021
Jesus, Your Go-To Person - Blessed Is She

Jesus, Your Go-To Person

I remember it as clear as day. "You can have a personal relationship with Jesus; He wants to be your friend!" I was in sixth grade, and it was our...
May 17, 2021
His Love Is Enduring - Blessed Is She

His Love Is Enduring

I let out a heavy sigh as I anxiously waited in the confessional line. I shamefully stared at the piece of slightly crumpled paper held in my shaky hands. I...
May 16, 2021
The Lord Is King of Your Heart - Blessed Is She

The Lord Is King of Your Heart

People tend to have a lot of opinions about what it means to be a middle child. As “Twin A,” four years younger than my Sister and one minute older...
May 15, 2021
Actively Loving Our Neighbors - Blessed Is She

Actively Loving Our Neighbors

Staring out my kitchen window in a daze, I wonder why I feel so stagnant and stuck; a general malaise, if you will, fills my heart. My joy is not...
May 14, 2021
Coffee Shops and Evangelization - Blessed Is She

Coffee Shops and Evangelization

“Isn’t it so crazy that every single person in this coffee shop right now is fully known and loved by God the Father?” The holy priest who sat across from...
May 13, 2021