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A Poem to the Greatest Unrecorded Wound - Blessed Is She

A Poem to the Greatest Unrecorded Wound

Jesus, You said Your most painful, unrecorded Wound from Your Passion was the bloody, Painful slice of the wooden Cross  Rubbed so angrily into Your shoulder. You bore the heavy...
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Weekly Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 365

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The Power of Corpus Christi In My Life - Blessed Is She

The Power of Corpus Christi In My Life

One aspect of the Church I have always found comforting is her timing. The Church makes proclamations of light and truth amidst the darkness and confusion of certain time periods....
BiS Reads // God's Plan For Your Marriage - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // God's Plan For Your Marriage

In the early 1980s, Pope Saint John Paul II recognized rising problems within marriage and family life. He appointed Cardinal Carlo Caffarra to head a new Institute for Studies on...
A Prayer To Grow In Love - Blessed Is She

A Prayer To Grow In Love

My sweet Jesus, If I could wipe every tear from Your eye and collect the jewels of Precious Blood from Your crucified Body, I would. I desire to love You...
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Weekly Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 364

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Allow God To Surprise You - Blessed Is She

Allow God To Surprise You

One of the most insightful questions anyone has ever asked me was this: to which Person of the Trinity do you most frequently turn? Let that question sink in for...
Actionable Ways to Imitate Mary - Blessed Is She

Actionable Ways to Imitate Mary

It is an easy temptation to turn inward, to procrastinate, to expect and even demand our own instant gratification. Mother Mary is the direct antithesis to our stubborn self-obsession. Gently,...
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Liturgical Living During the Time After Pentecost - Blessed Is She

Liturgical Living During the Time After Pentecost

“And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire,...
What If It's Wonderful? - Blessed Is She

What If It's Wonderful?

If there’s one virtue I struggle with, it would be hope. In part because of my melancholic nature, my inner pendulum swings more toward pessimism.  I see the difficulties before...
BiS Reads // Women Made New - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // Women Made New

Does anyone remember the books in the series Chicken Soup for the Soul? I’m probably dating myself here but I often binge read the Chicken Soup for the Soul books...