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BIS Reads // In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles

BIS Reads // In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles

Blessed Is She reads and reviews In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles by Kelsey Gillespy.
BIS Reviews // The Hidden Life

BIS Reviews // The Hidden Life

In the movie, The Hidden Life, learn about the simple life of Blessed Franz Jägerstätter and his heroic suffering during World War II, which led to his beatification in 2007.

To Be Astounded // Teacher Appreciation Week - Blessed Is She

To Be Astounded // Teacher Appreciation Week

Jesus was just twelve years old when He began teaching, something He was peacefully doing while His parents frantically searched for Him for three days. In fact, He wasn’t just...
Spring: Spiritual Significance and Bible Verses - Blessed Is She

Spring: Spiritual Significance and Bible Verses

On a late summer day, in the Italian hillside town of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI was speaking of springtime.  He was encouraging the ancient practice of lectio divina, which is...
The Practice of the Presence of God // BiS Reads - Blessed Is She

The Practice of the Presence of God // BiS Reads

Pages with highlighted sentences, notes written in ink, and coffee stains. These are some of my favorite kinds of pages to peel open, because it usually means it’s a book...
Jesus I Trust In You: Interview With Sister Faustina Maria Pia // BiS Reads - Blessed Is She

Jesus I Trust In You: Interview With Sister Faustina Maria Pia // BiS Reads

Grace was poured out on me. That is, the grace to let go of trying to grasp on to control of my life was offered to me through a personal...
BiS Reads // Holiness For Housewives - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // Holiness For Housewives

It was the perfect storm. It was my scheduled morning out to do whatever I wanted and I was so looking forward to it. I was going to drop my...
Entering Into Advent - Blessed Is She

Entering Into Advent

As I anticipate Advent’s approach, I wonder, how will this year be different? Every year I make the “Lent” and “Advent” comparison, asking myself whether or not I should really...
BiS Reads // Searching For and Maintaining Peace - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // Searching For and Maintaining Peace

After an early morning viewing of the sun rising over Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Minnesota, I was on a quiet walk back to our campsite when my friend recommended...
“Busy” Doesn’t Always Mean “Good” - Blessed Is She

“Busy” Doesn’t Always Mean “Good”

It’s a conversation I’ve heard time and time before. Just yesterday I overheard one woman ask her friend, “How are you?” To which her friend replied, “I’m good” and, wait...
BiS Reads // Litany of Trust 30 Day Retreat - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // Litany of Trust 30 Day Retreat

I encountered one of my greatest fears less than one month after taking a thirty-day trust leap into Jesus’ arms.  In my daily life, it had been more and more...
RETURN Series // Returning With the Ear of the Heart - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // Returning With the Ear of the Heart

I remember being in undergrad when my roommate and I were talking about just how busy our schedules were and how stressful our study load felt. It was then that...