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Sign of Love - Blessed Is She

Sign of Love

"As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." Colossians...
Weekly Wallpaper // 49 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 49

  We're about to enter into a new liturgical season so we have a colorful wallpaper before we enter the hues of purple, created by Katrina of Hatch Prints! You...
6 Steps to a Deeper Prayer Life - Blessed Is She

6 Steps to a Deeper Prayer Life

There's something to be said about the stillness of the morning, those moments before the sunrise when the whole world seems still. There's something to be said for praying during...
Weekly Wallpaper // 48 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 48

I take so much comfort in knowing that God knew me before I even entered my mother's womb. That before I was born, there was a plan for me on...
What Does Obedience Look Like to You? - Blessed Is She

What Does Obedience Look Like to You?

Seasons. We go through so many different seasons in our lives, don’t we? And every season teaches us something. Right now my family is in a very crazy season. Recently,...
How Do We Continue? - Blessed Is She

How Do We Continue?

This is it. We have prayed together diligently for the last 31 days. If you have ever been on retreat, you know that the question "How do I keep this...
Quiet Witness in our Homes and Communities - Blessed Is She

Quiet Witness in our Homes and Communities

Let's revisit St. Therese today -- such a powerful patron is worth a few posts! Elizabeth Foss shared this post on her blog about the Little Way in the face...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 29 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 29

So many people love St. Therese and her Little Way. Her zeal and holiness continue to inspire women in all vocations, reminding us that our smallness can be a tool...
The Four Pillars of Dominican Spirituality - Blessed Is She

The Four Pillars of Dominican Spirituality

Today, we recall the spiritual life of the Dominican Order, on the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (a Dominican himself!). Laurel Muff reflects on the meaning that Dominican spirituality has...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 27 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 27

Colleen Mitchell has a very personal relationship with Franciscan spirituality. Her post today, originally posted on her blog, reflects on the honest, humble reality of living close to God in...
This Year I Will Delight - Blessed Is She

This Year I Will Delight

This all started with an idea I had, about how I could be really intentional about this year. I kept coming back to wanting to straighten my priorities, to listen...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 26 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 26

People have loved St. Ignatius of Loyola and his distinctive spirituality for hundreds of years. Bobbi Rol shared her nightly version with us earlier this month, and today, Patty Hubbard...