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The BIS Lent Journal + Prison Ministry - Blessed Is She

The BIS Lent Journal + Prison Ministry

This year during Lent, the founder of Blessed is She, Jenna Guizar, donated some of our Lent Journals to a local prison ministry who serves women in the local prison....
What to Watch on Formed - Blessed Is She

What to Watch on Formed

This past Easter Sunday, my father called to wish me a happy Easter. It was such a gift to hear his voice and to catch up with him. I remember...
You're Invited: An 8-Part Series on Fruitful Sisterhood - Blessed Is She

You're Invited: An 8-Part Series on Fruitful Sisterhood

Here at Blessed is She, we believe in sisterhood so firmly that it's at the very heart of the ministry. You see it in our hashtag (#bissisterhood), all over our...
How to Pray the Litany of Trust - Blessed Is She

How to Pray the Litany of Trust

A year ago, I would have said I didn’t have any problem trusting God. That sometimes, sure, I balked a bit at His will or His plans. But in general,...
Staying Reliant on God in a Culture of Independence - Blessed Is She

Staying Reliant on God in a Culture of Independence

Everywhere I turn, I’m reminded that my ultimate autonomy is crucial to my success as a female in 2019. I need to be an independent woman who doesn’t need a...
Liturgical Living for Beginners: Start with Food - Blessed Is She

Liturgical Living for Beginners: Start with Food

Who doesn’t love the idea of liturgical living—of bringing fun, beauty, and deliciousness into our homes according to the rhythms of the liturgical year? It stirs excitement, creativity, a sense...
Weekly Wallpaper // 187 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 187

If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. // Colossians 3:1 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Michelle...
The Feminine Genius in Art - Blessed Is She

The Feminine Genius in Art

On a rainy May afternoon I ducked out of the drizzle through the double glass doors of the Mistlin Art Gallery in the city’s historic downtown to join an intimate...
A Letter to the First-Time College Student - Blessed Is She

A Letter to the First-Time College Student

Dear First-Time College Student (words I wish I had heard at the dawn of my college experience), I am so excited to hear that you are headed to college soon....
When Your Husband Works a High-Risk Job - Blessed Is She

When Your Husband Works a High-Risk Job

My husband works a high-risk job. Maybe yours does, too. The reality of the dangers of his job are not lost on me. With two young children now, it can...
Learning about Leadership with Fulton Sheen - Blessed Is She

Learning about Leadership with Fulton Sheen

I work on the border of Thailand and Myanmar in a small town called Ranong. Here, Burmese migrants come across to Thailand to work in the fishing and other industries....
Public Schooling Catholic Kids - Blessed Is She

Public Schooling Catholic Kids

For my husband and me, it was a relatively easy decision. Even though I was a product of Catholic school myself. Even though I had taught in a Catholic school...