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Insurmountable Joy // A Poem about the Eucharist - Blessed Is She

Insurmountable Joy // A Poem about the Eucharist

The Holy Spirit has inspired me many times, and oft have I written down the rhymes He’s given me. Ahh, what better way to spend my talents than by glorifying...
Small Group Tips for Dwell, a Study on the Eucharist - Blessed Is She

Small Group Tips for Dwell, a Study on the Eucharist

With the Fall approaching, many of us are longing to renew our prayer lives and invest in community. Our new study on the Eucharist, Dwell, is perfect for small groups...
Our Consolation in Loneliness - Blessed Is She

Our Consolation in Loneliness

As I get older and walk farther along with the Lord, the shock of loneliness mellows, but the pain persists. I am able to more quickly identify a feeling of...
Dwell // A Study on the Eucharist for Women - Blessed Is She

Dwell // A Study on the Eucharist for Women

"I need Adoration." My friend's evening text put words to the longing on my own heart. In the midst of the shut downs, our usual Holy Hours were cancelled, and...
Holy Hour Two Ways - Blessed Is She

Holy Hour Two Ways

As a mom of young children, I long thought a regular Holy Hour was something for another season of life. I imagined it would be at least a few more...
5 Ways to Spiritually Combat the Winter Blues - Blessed Is She

5 Ways to Spiritually Combat the Winter Blues

One of my favorite things to do is to read past World Youth Day messages and homilies. They always leave me inspired and call me to live a life with...
The Eucharist as Thanksgiving - Blessed Is She

The Eucharist as Thanksgiving

As I drove into work this morning I noticed that the vibrant colors were gone. The once picturesque tunnel of trees now resembled a barren wasteland. Most of the leaves...
Best Books about the Catholic Mass - Blessed Is She

Best Books about the Catholic Mass

Here on earth we dream of Heaven. But this Heaven kisses earth on a daily basis. Sometimes I forget that amazing reality and I need to be reminded of just...
Why You Should Enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Your Home - Blessed Is She

Why You Should Enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Your Home

One of the most inspiring reasons to practice a deep and personal devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is that it unites you to the "Heart of the Church."...
What are Mass Cards? - Blessed Is She

What are Mass Cards?

On our baptismal days, my husband, my kids, and I know what to expect from my mother- and father-in-law: a card-sized white envelope, our names written on the outside in...
3 Prayers to Say After Receiving Communion - Blessed Is She

3 Prayers to Say After Receiving Communion

My First Holy Communion day was one of the most memorable days of my childhood. I had a private Mass said just for me, and my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and...
How Jesus Won My Heart through Eucharistic Adoration - Blessed Is She

How Jesus Won My Heart through Eucharistic Adoration

A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent in sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. - Saint Padre Pio   What does...