Fruits of the Spirit Book List
Happy new year, sisters, and welcome to 2019! I hope that this idle Tuesday serves as a day of peace. Whether it is savored early in the morning over coffee,...
The Catholic All Year Compendium Review
The phrase “liturgically correct” is one of my favorites in the English language. I like how it looks, how it sounds, and what it means; that is, roughly, “in line...
Grieving Together: A Couple’s Journey through Miscarriage
I was alone. I did not know about the blogs or books available. My closest friends were still single. The only person I knew who had had a miscarriage what...
Catholic Books to Savor this Advent
Every year, around this time, I start to feel a bit weary. The fatigue I feel toward the end of the calendar year can be likened to how a runner...
Advent and Christmas Books for Children
Sitting down with my children and opening one of our treasured Advent and Christmas picture books has become a dear part of our seasonal family traditions. There is something magical...
Books Written by Blessed is She Team Members
Some of the women who write the daily devotions you find in your inbox every morning have also crafted books about everything from liturgical living to coping with anxiety from...
Fiction Books Every Catholic Should Read
As a bibliophile and as a Catholic, I have spent my life searching for the best Catholic fiction. Not books that are necessarily explicit in their Catholicism, but good books....
The Grace of Enough
We were supposed to graduate college, get good jobs with health benefits or go to graduate school, then get really good jobs, secure income, pay off debt, begin our 401K,...
Fall in Love with Catholic Books this Autumn (Plus Ideas for Kids!)
Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. I welcome its familiar comforts: rustic colors, crunching leaves, savory soups, and cozy layers. The season of autumn also signals a fresh start,...
Story of a Soul
Last winter I was in a rough spot. I felt broken in my life and my relationships, and that if I couldn’t do something “world changing” then I wasn’t living...
BIS Reads: It's OK to Start with You
Women, more than men, in their desire to give relationally, tend to want to give without taking. Women want to suffer their boundaries in the name of love and let...
BIS Reads: Look Again, Thomas!
Unique and unrepeatable, that’s you! Maybe at some point along the way though, you’ve forgotten this. Or, it’s possible that some of us have never heard this about ourselves before....
