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How Do We Continue? - Blessed Is She

How Do We Continue?

This is it. We have prayed together diligently for the last 31 days. If you have ever been on retreat, you know that the question "How do I keep this...
Quiet Witness in our Homes and Communities - Blessed Is She

Quiet Witness in our Homes and Communities

Let's revisit St. Therese today -- such a powerful patron is worth a few posts! Elizabeth Foss shared this post on her blog about the Little Way in the face...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 29 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 29

So many people love St. Therese and her Little Way. Her zeal and holiness continue to inspire women in all vocations, reminding us that our smallness can be a tool...
The Four Pillars of Dominican Spirituality - Blessed Is She

The Four Pillars of Dominican Spirituality

Today, we recall the spiritual life of the Dominican Order, on the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (a Dominican himself!). Laurel Muff reflects on the meaning that Dominican spirituality has...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 27 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 27

Colleen Mitchell has a very personal relationship with Franciscan spirituality. Her post today, originally posted on her blog, reflects on the honest, humble reality of living close to God in...
This Year I Will Delight - Blessed Is She

This Year I Will Delight

This all started with an idea I had, about how I could be really intentional about this year. I kept coming back to wanting to straighten my priorities, to listen...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 26 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 26

People have loved St. Ignatius of Loyola and his distinctive spirituality for hundreds of years. Bobbi Rol shared her nightly version with us earlier this month, and today, Patty Hubbard...
Doing the Work that Matters - Blessed Is She

Doing the Work that Matters

I want to remind you of something. We, each one of us, is doing His work... whether it be serving our families, babies, husbands, mother, fathers or whether it be...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 25 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 25

Today is the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. Take the opportunity to reflect on where you need to seek conversion in your own life and heart. There is...
Weekly Wallpaper // 47 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 47

I always heard this verse as "For the joy of the Lord is your strength," so it really struck me when I read it in today's first reading as, "Rejoicing...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 24 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 24

Today, we want to hear what devotions are most important to you! This month, our writers have shared some of their favorite ways to connect with the Lord, whether through...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 23 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 23

Elizabeth Foss originally wrote this post for her blog almost ten years ago, but the lessons and graces of the Rosary are timeless. A few months ago, a friend suggested...