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Finding a Pilgrimage Site Wherever You Go - Blessed Is She

Finding a Pilgrimage Site Wherever You Go

One of my favorite things to do to prepare for a trip is to make a list. This list includes beautiful places to sightsee and to hike, restaurants to sample...
How to Practice the Works of Mercy as a Family (+ Printable Checklist!) - Blessed Is She

How to Practice the Works of Mercy as a Family (+ Printable Checklist!)

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus instructs us to care for one another out of love for Him. The Golden Rule, the second greatest commandment, and the example of Christ Himself drive...
What We Hope Women Receive (+ Give) from Misericordia - Blessed Is She

What We Hope Women Receive (+ Give) from Misericordia

One of the central pieces to the mission of Blessed is She is helping women find and create Catholic community. We love our online community, and we've been amazed by...
Best Books + Resources for Discernment - Blessed Is She

Best Books + Resources for Discernment

Discernment can be an overwhelming process. Perhaps it is partially because, by its very nature, it is personal and internal. And while everyone has seen other people make decisions, it...
The Female Doctors of the Church - Blessed Is She

The Female Doctors of the Church

As I was writing this post, I told my husband what I was researching: how one becomes a Doctor of the Church, which Saints are considered Doctors of the Church,...
Why We Hope Our Kids Rise Up - Blessed Is She

Why We Hope Our Kids Rise Up

We all have children in our lives in some capacity. We are moms, aunts, big sisters, teachers, godmothers, parish volunteers, and foster parents. In our work with children—whatever that looks...
Embracing the Millennial Catholic Mission - Blessed Is She

Embracing the Millennial Catholic Mission

It’s no secret that fewer and fewer millennials attend Mass and identify as practicing Catholics. To some, this may seem like a crisis. To others, this may seem like a...
What's Next After Advent and Lent? - Blessed Is She

What's Next After Advent and Lent?

If you have enjoyed walking through Lent or Advent with the thousands of other women doing the Blessed is She liturgical journals, you may be wondering what's next. How can...
Celebrating National Poetry Month with the Saints - Blessed Is She

Celebrating National Poetry Month with the Saints

I appreciate that our nation dedicates the entire month of April to celebrating poetry. Every spring when April rolls around, I relish in reading my favorite poems, most of which...
The Significance of the Angelus - Blessed Is She

The Significance of the Angelus

  Ever hear bells ringing at your church in the morning, at noon, or in the evening, and wonder why? In a time before smart phones and fitness-tracking watches, the...
Why We Need St. Oscar Romero - Blessed Is She

Why We Need St. Oscar Romero

In October of 2018, Pope Francis canonized the seven newest Saints in the Church. Among them was Bishop and martyr, St. Oscar Romero, whose first feast day we celebrate today....
Unique and Usable Biblical Baby Names - Blessed Is She

Unique and Usable Biblical Baby Names

Chilly weather does wonders for bringing couples together. It’s no wonder that the month with the highest number of births year after year is September, followed closely by August and...