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In the Name of Jesus, Words Can Bring Healing - Blessed Is She

In the Name of Jesus, Words Can Bring Healing

I remember towards the end of a phone call with my friend, she said, “Let's pray!” We blessed ourselves over the phone, and I closed my eyes as she began...
April 07, 2021
It's What We Do and Have Always Done - Blessed Is She

It's What We Do and Have Always Done

My friend once relayed how startling it was to her when, after suddenly losing a close family member, her young children still needed her to feed them breakfast the next...
April 06, 2021
I'll Believe It When... - Blessed Is She

I'll Believe It When...

"It's not real until the moving truck pulls away from the empty house," I joke with other military wives. I have experienced the agony of plans and lives turned upside-down...
April 05, 2021
Seek Him, Today and Every Day - Blessed Is She

Seek Him, Today and Every Day

Happy Easter, dear sister. Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed. Alleluia! What a privilege for us to proclaim this Good News today from where we stand in history. I...
April 04, 2021
Real Rest, Planned Rest - Blessed Is She

Real Rest, Planned Rest

Around here Sundays are for a lot of things—celebration of the Mass, household chores, meeting with friends at the park for a little soccer, or, in my case, frequently catching...
April 03, 2021
Step into His Story and Yours - Blessed Is She

Step into His Story and Yours

When I was nine years old, I decided I wanted to be a writer. I think I subconsciously wanted to create and inhabit a story that was happier and more...
April 02, 2021
Why Is This My Life, Lord? - Blessed Is She

Why Is This My Life, Lord?

In my high school years, I had a poor habit of questioning the heavenly Father about why my life was the way it was. I was so attentive to what...
April 01, 2021
The Ultimate Teacher of Love - Blessed Is She

The Ultimate Teacher of Love

I cannot fathom a scene that reveals any more deeply the profound respect Our Lord has for our freedom than the scene of Judas at the table at Passover. Jesus...
March 31, 2021
Meet Him in His Pain - Blessed Is She

Meet Him in His Pain

I believe being betrayed by someone you love and trust is one of the greatest pains of a human life. I was betrayed deeply as an eighteen-year-old girl in college...
March 30, 2021
Best Flowers, Best Oil, Best Friend - Blessed Is She

Best Flowers, Best Oil, Best Friend

My dad sends my mom flowers every other week. The arrangements are simple, a dozen roses, some daisies, or her favorite, hydrangeas. But every other week, usually on Monday or...
March 29, 2021
Journey to Jerusalem with Jesus - Blessed Is She

Journey to Jerusalem with Jesus

Growing up in a Jewish home, I have indelible memories of our yearly Passover celebration—the intense preparations of removing all leaven, cleaning, shopping, and cooking the special meal, followed by...
March 28, 2021
Home in His Sanctuary - Blessed Is She

Home in His Sanctuary

My five months in Europe were some of the loneliest of my life. I usually found myself alone at Mass each weekend in a different church than the week before,...
March 27, 2021