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Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Editor - Blessed Is She

Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Editor

As we prepare to celebrate Advent together as a sisterhood, we're deep diving into the creation of this year's Advent Journal called Bearing Light. We sat down with Blessed is...
How Edith Stein Helped Me to (Really) Know Myself - Blessed Is She

How Edith Stein Helped Me to (Really) Know Myself

Most of my Catholic friends have several saints with whom they consider to be close spiritual friends, mentors on their life journey. For me some of my favorites include: St....
The Grace of Enough - Blessed Is She

The Grace of Enough

We were supposed to graduate college, get good jobs with health benefits or go to graduate school, then get really good jobs, secure income, pay off debt, begin our 401K,...
Dissecting Our Emotions and Looking for the Truth - Blessed Is She

Dissecting Our Emotions and Looking for the Truth

In a reporting class I took in college, if a student’s article had any factual errors, the instructor automatically took 50 points off their grade. It didn’t matter how insignificant...
St. Teresa of Avila: Mystic & Reformer - Blessed Is She

St. Teresa of Avila: Mystic & Reformer

A mystic and reformer. St. Teresa of Avila’s heart, mind, and soul were absorbed in all that is Divine and she longed to be with her Spouse, Christ, in Heaven....
The Feminine Genius - Blessed Is She

The Feminine Genius

As a little girl, I remember wanting to pursue a number of different career paths: actress, singer, author, lawyer, and politician, to name a few. My father in particular encouraged...
BIS Reads: One Beautiful Dream - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads: One Beautiful Dream

I have to admit, I am new to the Jennifer Fulwiler fan club. I recently discovered Mrs. Fulwiler through the Fountains of Carrots podcast. I was immediately sold on her...
15 Minutes a Day: Cultivating Our Passions - Blessed Is She

15 Minutes a Day: Cultivating Our Passions

When my daughter, Holly, was about two years old, we were sitting on the carpet drawing with crayons on a jumbo drawing pad. She was an avid Frozen fan, so...
Ways to Use the Notes Section of Your Blessed is She Planner - Blessed Is She

Ways to Use the Notes Section of Your Blessed is She Planner

So you're all moved in to your Blessed is She planner. You've recorded birthdays, anniversaries, upcoming trips, and work conferences. You've determined your goals for the year and have found...
Being Catholic in the Workplace - Blessed Is She

Being Catholic in the Workplace

It's easy to reduce our work or our job down to something that simply pays the bills, keeps the house clean and running, and checks off the next box. But...
I Couldn't Relate to Our Lady Until I Discovered This - Blessed Is She

I Couldn't Relate to Our Lady Until I Discovered This

Growing up Catholic, I've always been familiar and comfortable with the Blessed Virgin Mary. I understood and affirmed her role within the life of Christ and the life of the...
Rooting Earthly Friendships in Christ - Blessed Is She

Rooting Earthly Friendships in Christ

I remember being an elementary schooler, just absolutely over the moon at the thought of going to middle school. I dreamt of friends who would decorate my first locker for...