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Sisterhood Series // Kara - Blessed Is She

Sisterhood Series // Kara

Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the beautiful women in our community. We can't wait for you...
Sisterhood Series // Shannon - Blessed Is She

Sisterhood Series // Shannon

Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the beautiful women in our community. We can't wait for you...
Sisterhood Series // Amy - Blessed Is She

Sisterhood Series // Amy

Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the beautiful women in our community. We can't wait for you...
Sisterhood Series // Jenn - Blessed Is She

Sisterhood Series // Jenn

Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the beautiful women in our community. We can't wait for you...
Sisterhood Series // Denelle - Blessed Is She

Sisterhood Series // Denelle

Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the beautiful women in our community. We can't wait for you...
Sisterhood Series // Alison - Blessed Is She

Sisterhood Series // Alison

Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the beautiful women in our community. We can't wait for you...
The Wildness of Trust - Blessed Is She

The Wildness of Trust

Three years ago, I started making my way back to the Church after an extremely worldly life. I had been living in China for at least three years at that...
The Catholic Influence in Dana Gioia's Poetry - Blessed Is She

The Catholic Influence in Dana Gioia's Poetry

Dana Gioia’s 99 Poems New & Selected is a varied collection of well-crafted pieces that also demonstrates understanding of what it means to be fully human, skillfully expressing private experiences...
Our Lady of the Assumption and Our Baby - Blessed Is She

Our Lady of the Assumption and Our Baby

One of my favorite aspects of Scripture is the meaning of people’s names. They are never random; they always have deep significance, revealing something about the person’s very essence. God...
I Was Healed through Our Lady's Intercession - Blessed Is She

I Was Healed through Our Lady's Intercession

When I was seven or eight years old, I felt very disconnected from my friends and family. I noticed that I had a different way of thinking that just did...
Dwell // A Study on the Eucharist for Women - Blessed Is She

Dwell // A Study on the Eucharist for Women

"I need Adoration." My friend's evening text put words to the longing on my own heart. In the midst of the shut downs, our usual Holy Hours were cancelled, and...
They Are His Children First - Blessed Is She

They Are His Children First

As I was doing our bedtime routine with the kids the other night, we prayed the Saint Michael prayer. We began, “Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be...