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How (+ Why) to Build Your Domestic Church - Blessed Is She

How (+ Why) to Build Your Domestic Church

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s Apostolic Exhortation Redemptoris Custos: On the Person and Mission of Saint Joseph in the Life of Christ and of...
When You're Feeling Unseen - Blessed Is She

When You're Feeling Unseen

As people, we want to be seen. We want to see how many “likes” we can get on Facebook. We want to have more followers on Instagram and the longest...
The BIS Lent Journal + Prison Ministry - Blessed Is She

The BIS Lent Journal + Prison Ministry

This year during Lent, the founder of Blessed is She, Jenna Guizar, donated some of our Lent Journals to a local prison ministry who serves women in the local prison....
What to Watch on Formed - Blessed Is She

What to Watch on Formed

This past Easter Sunday, my father called to wish me a happy Easter. It was such a gift to hear his voice and to catch up with him. I remember...
You're Invited: An 8-Part Series on Fruitful Sisterhood - Blessed Is She

You're Invited: An 8-Part Series on Fruitful Sisterhood

Here at Blessed is She, we believe in sisterhood so firmly that it's at the very heart of the ministry. You see it in our hashtag (#bissisterhood), all over our...
How to Pray the Litany of Trust - Blessed Is She

How to Pray the Litany of Trust

A year ago, I would have said I didn’t have any problem trusting God. That sometimes, sure, I balked a bit at His will or His plans. But in general,...
Staying Reliant on God in a Culture of Independence - Blessed Is She

Staying Reliant on God in a Culture of Independence

Everywhere I turn, I’m reminded that my ultimate autonomy is crucial to my success as a female in 2019. I need to be an independent woman who doesn’t need a...
Liturgical Living for Beginners: Start with Food - Blessed Is She

Liturgical Living for Beginners: Start with Food

Who doesn’t love the idea of liturgical living—of bringing fun, beauty, and deliciousness into our homes according to the rhythms of the liturgical year? It stirs excitement, creativity, a sense...
Weekly Wallpaper // 187 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 187

If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. // Colossians 3:1 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from Michelle...
The Feminine Genius in Art - Blessed Is She

The Feminine Genius in Art

On a rainy May afternoon I ducked out of the drizzle through the double glass doors of the Mistlin Art Gallery in the city’s historic downtown to join an intimate...
A Letter to the First-Time College Student - Blessed Is She

A Letter to the First-Time College Student

Dear First-Time College Student (words I wish I had heard at the dawn of my college experience), I am so excited to hear that you are headed to college soon....
When Your Husband Works a High-Risk Job - Blessed Is She

When Your Husband Works a High-Risk Job

My husband works a high-risk job. Maybe yours does, too. The reality of the dangers of his job are not lost on me. With two young children now, it can...