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Pilgrims Persistent in Prayer - Blessed Is She

Pilgrims Persistent in Prayer

Since early in the new year, I have been tuning in to Father Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year Podcast. Recently, we heard the Gospel of Mark. Over and over...
Weekly Wallpaper // 280 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 280

...but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” // 2 Corinthians 12:9 Love this from today's readings. Let His word...
REMEMBER Series // Healing After Infertility - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Healing After Infertility

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Finding an Unlikely Friend - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Finding an Unlikely Friend

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Miracles When Moving - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Miracles When Moving

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Physical + Emotional Healing - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Physical + Emotional Healing

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // A Miraculous Mission - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // A Miraculous Mission

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Calling Through Confession - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Calling Through Confession

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Finding Friendships - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Finding Friendships

Welcome to our Remember series, where we pause to reflect on how God has proven faithful in the past so to help us place our trust in Him in the...
REMEMBER Series // Introduction - Blessed Is She

REMEMBER Series // Introduction

I am quick to forget. I can remember birthdays and appointments and my friends' favorite flowers and yet, for some reason, I struggle to remember how faithful God has been...
BIS Reads // Simple Mercies - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // Simple Mercies

When I look at the lives of the Saints, I see an ocean of personalities, vocations, experiences, and spiritualities. I marvel at the creativity of God and His goodness in...
Saint Marguerite Bays // From Seamstress to “Godmother” - Blessed Is She

Saint Marguerite Bays // From Seamstress to “Godmother”

Marguerite Bays was born to a farming family in Switzerland in 1815, the second of seven children. She grew up helping her parents with household chores and gardening. In her...