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Weekly Wallpaper // 46 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 46

It's the second Sunday of Ordinary Time. We have a few weeks to find the extraordinary in the ordinary before we hit Lent. (Did you order your Lenten workbook yet?...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 17 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 17

After this week's focus on interior prayer, Christy Isinger's devotional is a wonderful reminder of the kind of awareness that is fostered in the quiet of our hearts. Christy writes:...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 16 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 16

We are over two weeks into building prayer intentionally into our days. Are you feeling refreshed as 2016 begins to build momentum? What can you do to foster your relationship...
Three Reasons I Go on Retreat - Blessed Is She

Three Reasons I Go on Retreat

Just as today's #projectblessed prompt asks you to look into your heart and take stock honestly of anything that is keeping you separate from God, Kendra Tierney of Catholic All...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 14 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 14

Today, Gina Fensterer of Someday Saints has shared a post featuring one of her favorite psalms. As we think about prayer in the quiet of our hearts, it can be...
projectblessed Prayer Prompt Day 13 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Prompt Day 13

It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life. -Saint John Chrysostom Why do you pray? There are simple reasons. Prayer is calming, centering, refreshing....
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 12 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 12

Quiet, peaceful prayer doesn’t just look the same for everyone. Like any other facet of our lives, each of us approach God in unique way. For some of us, silence...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 11 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 11

As we grow together as a prayer community, we also will each grow individually as we create space within ourselves for quiet prayer. In the words of St. Therese of...
Weekly Wallpaper // 45 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 45

Today we have a simple reminder for our week with today's psalm response, O bless the Lord, my soul. Psalm 140 The wallpaper was made by Erica of Be A...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 10 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 10

Today, we celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord. In the devotional for this beautiful feast, Brigid Hogan (that’s me, actually!) wrote about being bathed in the glory of God. That...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 9 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 9

As Catholics, one of the best ways to take action in our prayer lives is to seek the sacraments. Colleen Mitchell wrote about making room for God in today’s devotional,...
projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 8 - Blessed Is She

projectblessed Prayer Pledge Day 8

Bobbi Rol of Revolution of Love is sharing her guide to setting up prayer table in the home. The simple action of creating a small sacred space within the home...