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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...
Embracing Imperfect Hosting - Blessed Is She

Embracing Imperfect Hosting

Summer and community go hand in hand. Whether it's neighborhood block parties, Fourth of July cookouts, feast day celebrations with other Catholic families, or coffee with friends, some of the...
Weekly Wallpaper // 181 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 181

Bring Him all the praise you know. Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Michelle Slough from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Remember, Members, you get...
Choosing and Using our Words Prudently - Blessed Is She

Choosing and Using our Words Prudently

I go through seasons of using different catchphrases and filler words when speaking. In high school, I overused “like” to no end. As a teacher, my students kindly pointed out...
Lay Member Series: Lay Dominican - Blessed Is She

Lay Member Series: Lay Dominican

Welcome to our summer Lay Member Series on the Blessed is She blog! This week, we will hear from several different members who are lay members of various religious orders....
Lay Member Series: CSJA - Blessed Is She

Lay Member Series: CSJA

Welcome to our summer Lay Member Series on the Blessed is She blog! This week, we will hear from several different members who are lay members of various religious orders....
Lay Member Series: Secular Discalced Carmelite - Blessed Is She

Lay Member Series: Secular Discalced Carmelite

Welcome to our summer Lay Member Series on the Blessed is She blog! This week, we will hear from several different members who are lay members of various religious orders....
Lay Member Series: Secular Franciscan - Blessed Is She

Lay Member Series: Secular Franciscan

Welcome to our summer Lay Member Series on the Blessed is She blog! This week, we will hear from several different members who are lay members of various religious orders....
Lay Member Series: Secular Carmelite - Blessed Is She

Lay Member Series: Secular Carmelite

Welcome to our summer Lay Member Series on the Blessed is She blog! This week, we will hear from several different members who are lay members of various religious orders....
These Small Group Studies Have Grown Our Faith + Friendships - Blessed Is She

These Small Group Studies Have Grown Our Faith + Friendships

It was several years ago now when I brainstormed with Blessed is She’s founder and director, Jenna Guizar, about small group studies. “What if we had something by our own...
Foodie Shows to Watch on Netflix (and How They Show Us the Beauty of Creation + Community) - Blessed Is She

Foodie Shows to Watch on Netflix (and How They Show Us the Beauty of Creation + Community)

I like food, especially a good sweet treat. But I know I need the personal accountability of a plan like following Weight Watchers. I find it helps me have a...
Gardening for the Soul: Creating with the Creator - Blessed Is She

Gardening for the Soul: Creating with the Creator

Listen! A sower went out to sow. -Matthew 13:3   Growing up, we watched a lot of nature shows in our house. In that time, I got a good sampling...