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Wholly Surrendered - Blessed Is She

Wholly Surrendered

It started as a quiet stirring in my heart, this gentle, almost imperceptible whisper from the Lord: “Come and rest with Me awhile.” I didn't understand what it meant, but...
The Heart Behind This Year's Advent Devotional (a Q+A with the Writers!) - Blessed Is She

The Heart Behind This Year's Advent Devotional (a Q+A with the Writers!)

We are thrilled to introduce the narrator and writers of our Advent reflection book for 2020: Maranatha: The Story of Our Savior. 2020 Advent Writers (on the Heart Behind This...
Tips for Praying with Your Roommates - Blessed Is She

Tips for Praying with Your Roommates

Roommates make up a home just as much as the brick and mortar or the cute succulent decorations of any house. We want our homes to be places of peace...
Servant Leadership - Blessed Is She

Servant Leadership

Picture the cringe-worthy bosses depicted in A Christmas Carol or The Devil Wears Prada. Scrooge and Miranda criticize, demand, and exact time and effort from their employees all the while...
Cultivating a Merciful Heart - Blessed Is She

Cultivating a Merciful Heart

Then Peter approaching asked him, 'Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?' Jesus answered, 'I say to you, not...
BIS Reads: Leisure, the Basis of Culture - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: Leisure, the Basis of Culture

Labor Day is a day of rest, given to us to slow down from our fast-paced world. Author Josef Pieper offers us a way to find true and restorative rest...
College 101 Series // Roommates - Blessed Is She

College 101 Series // Roommates

I honestly don’t know how many first-year students this blog will be relevant to in 2020. Covid-19 has forced many students to Zoom from home verses zoom across the country...
Seen and Loved - Blessed Is She

Seen and Loved

In 2005, as secret-sharing apps like Secret and Whisper were making headlines, Frank Warren’s project PostSecret, a digital chronicle, was raking greater heights. New York Times even called it "the...
A Catholic Young Adult Bible Study for Women, Sure to Open Your Heart - Blessed Is She

A Catholic Young Adult Bible Study for Women, Sure to Open Your Heart

After I graduated from college, I ached for community. During my time at university, I was active in Bible studies and small group settings. These fed my soul. Once I...
College 101 Series // Freshmen Spiritual Training Program - Blessed Is She

College 101 Series // Freshmen Spiritual Training Program

Preparing for your first semester of college comes with all the feels and emotions. Whether you are flying across the country or commuting a few miles away, there is a...
How to Add a Blessed is She App to Your Home Screen - Blessed Is She

How to Add a Blessed is She App to Your Home Screen

Do you ever find yourself wanting to get to the Blessed is She devotions, blog posts, or Q&A videos immediately? Tired of typing in the URL on your phone's internet app...
Everyday Evangelization: Subtle Ways to Preach the Gospel - Blessed Is She

Everyday Evangelization: Subtle Ways to Preach the Gospel

If your friend circles include folks who are Protestant, chances are that you have had the privilege of listening to them share their testimony—a personal accounting of how they committed...