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O Holy Night // Celebrating Christmas Like Never Before - Blessed Is She

O Holy Night // Celebrating Christmas Like Never Before

In the beloved Christmas hymn, O Holy Night, we hear about a world that has long been “in sin and error pining …” This sentiment rings true like never before....
How Making Plans Can Help Us with the Spiritual Discipline of Hope - Blessed Is She

How Making Plans Can Help Us with the Spiritual Discipline of Hope

The old adage goes that we make our plans, and God laughs. That's never felt more true for most of us than the reality of this year. What even are...
Weekly Wallpaper // 254 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 254

A voice proclaims: In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD! // Isaiah 40:4 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers...
Ephesians 5 // The Strength of Submission - Blessed Is She

Ephesians 5 // The Strength of Submission

I’ll be honest: every time I attended a wedding and one of the readings is Ephesians 5, I always lose my attention and focus. This is due to the fact...
The Fiat of Saint Joseph - Blessed Is She

The Fiat of Saint Joseph

One of the best things to have come out of this calendar year is an increase in the number of individuals with a devotion to Saint Joseph. I believe this...
Weekly Wallpaper // 253 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 253

If he comes unexpectedly, he must not fins you asleep. And what I'm saying to you I say to all: stay awake // Mark 13:37 Love this print from Mariana...
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...
Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Grateful - Blessed Is She

Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Grateful

As we approach the last month of 2020, we are also on the threshold of a new liturgical year. Yesterday, we celebrated the glorious Feast of Christ the King, which...
Weekly Wallpaper // 252 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 252

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and...
Blessed Chats: Grief // My Parents' Divorce - Blessed Is She

Blessed Chats: Grief // My Parents' Divorce

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
On Spiritual Dryness - Blessed Is She

On Spiritual Dryness

The first time I ever experienced spiritual dryness was right after my first high school Catholic conference back in 2014 (it was a Steubenville Conference!). It was three days of...
Princess Saints - Blessed Is She

Princess Saints

From Cinderella to Sara Crewe, stories of princesses colored my childhood. I was enchanted by their sparkling tiaras and twirling gowns, fascinated by their adventures, and inspired by their examples...