Blog prayer Page 12 - Blessed Is She

Saints Who Lived at the Same Time

As a summer girl at heart, I do not need a lot of encouragement to celebrate. Hot days, stormy afternoons, fireworks, ice cream ... I am in! And, I am...

The Thing that Happened in Between

“I was one way … and now I am completely different. And the thing that happened in between … was Him.” These are my favorite lines from Season 1 of...

BIS Reads // The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion

Truthfully, I did not know much about the existence of the liturgical year until late high school/early college. Once I became aware of the rhythms of the Church year, the...

Pebbles at Another’s Feet // A Poem on Grieving

I’ve learned to see Grief like she’s my sister, learned to love, to be patient with her. I embrace Grief and she walks with me on blistered feet, sometimes hand-in-hand...

Consolation During Spiritual Attack

There are times in our lives when the devil has been particularly active. Whether it’s a flat tire on the way to an important event, the microphone not working in...

Running Without Music, Not Without Purpose

On the day of my first marathon, I woke up at 4:30 a.m. After dressing in my running shorts and tank top, I found a Sharpie and opened my journal...

The Three Responses to Sin

Over a decade ago I heard Mother Angelica make the following analogy in regards to sin and holiness. This audacious Carmelite likened sin to a mud puddle into which no...

BIS Reads // Millennial Nuns by The Daughters of St. Paul

On the night before He suffered, Jesus prayed for His disciples, who were "in the world" but who belonged entirely to Him (see John 17). This call of radical discipleship...

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...