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BIS Reviews // Arrival: A Sci-Fi Thriller With a Quietly Catholic, Unmistakably Pro-Life Heart

BIS Reviews // Arrival: A Sci-Fi Thriller With a Quietly Catholic, Unmistakably Pro-Life Heart

Arrival is more than a science fiction thriller. It is a quiet meditation on grief, sacrifice, and the dignity of human life.

Milk for the Soul: The Nourishment of Our Lady of Le Leche

Milk for the Soul: The Nourishment of Our Lady of Le Leche

Let us come to Our Lady of Le Leche with childlike hearts, seeking nourishment and solace on our flights from the evils of this world.

Rediscovering Hope Amidst Grief During the Jubilee Year

Rediscovering Hope Amidst Grief During the Jubilee Year

Do you have a hummingbird moment? Maybe it’s a song, a sunset, a memory. Something small that reminds you God is near. Hold on to it. Let it be your sign of hope this Jubilee Year.

Pain is in the Parentheses

Pain is in the Parentheses

In your grief, know that you heard, and that the greatest woman to ever live suffers with you. She knows pain in the parentheses.

The Healing Power of Community After Trauma

The Healing Power of Community After Trauma

Trauma can overwhelm us, but community can offer healing. Learn how community supported Mary through the most sorrowful moments of her life.

Entering Holy Week With Our Lady of Sorrows

Entering Holy Week With Our Lady of Sorrows

With Mary as our guide and Mother, let us walk along with her and stand beside her as we approach these final days of Lent.

To Mother and to Grieve - Blessed Is She

To Mother and to Grieve

My husband and I were only four months into our marriage when we suffered our first miscarriage. We had so many hopes and so much excitement. After one week of...