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Catholicism in Military Life - Blessed Is She

Catholicism in Military Life

In our seven years of marriage, my husband and I have spent over two years apart. My husband has deployed four times in those seven years. I went through those...
The Joys + Struggles of New Motherhood - Blessed Is She

The Joys + Struggles of New Motherhood

Little gal pal Callan Thérèse made her debut on December 7th, and life truly has not been the same since. New motherhood has been a season of learning, growing, and...
The Ordinary Romance of Marriage - Blessed Is She

The Ordinary Romance of Marriage

It was a Saturday evening not too long ago. I was getting ready to go out with my girlfriends. We were going to a nice dinner at a swanky restaurant...
When You Don't Feel "Catholic-Catholic" - Blessed Is She

When You Don't Feel "Catholic-Catholic"

God led me to her, who led me to Blessed is She, who will walk me back home. I think I might be the kind of woman the sisterhood here...
5 Ways to Know Yourself and Your Gifts Better - Blessed Is She

5 Ways to Know Yourself and Your Gifts Better

A year ago it hit me. I woke up in the realization that I was *finally* in a different place. It was like the fog had lifted and the clouds...
Chasing Dreams: Whatever It Takes? - Blessed Is She

Chasing Dreams: Whatever It Takes?

A friend of mine thinks if someone has a dream, they would do whatever it takes to make it happen. That perspective made me tired. Or maybe I am tired...
Secondary Infertility: Finding Peace through the Holy Family - Blessed Is She

Secondary Infertility: Finding Peace through the Holy Family

I will never forget the moment I first heard about secondary infertility. It was earlier this summer when I was lying next to my two-year-old son, Peter, during his nap....
Embracing the Cross: When NFP is a Struggle - Blessed Is She

Embracing the Cross: When NFP is a Struggle

The first brochures my then-fiance and I received pertaining to Natural Family Planning featured images of couples holding hands, embracing, and walking through a field of sunflowers, looking simply joyful....
How to Make an End-of-Year Retreat - Blessed Is She

How to Make an End-of-Year Retreat

For the last couple of years during the holiday season, my husband and I have carved out time away from our kids and normal routine for an “end-of-year retreat.” Maybe...
Catholic Women Speakers | Blessed is She Team Members - Blessed Is She

Catholic Women Speakers | Blessed is She Team Members

When it comes to planning an event, conference, or parish night for Catholic women, there are so many details to handle and decisions to make. At the top of that...
Why I Don't Use Contraception (and the Benefits of NFP) - Blessed Is She

Why I Don't Use Contraception (and the Benefits of NFP)

The Church teaches us how to be good, holy, and loving. She allows us to grow in our relationship with Christ and one another. As a part of this mission,...
Only for Today: The Daily Decalogue of Pope St. John XXIII - Blessed Is She

Only for Today: The Daily Decalogue of Pope St. John XXIII

It’s no secret that our church is in the midst of troubled times. As the initial waves of grief, rage, sorrow, and more with the revelation of the sexual abuse...