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Will We Remember Like the Lord? - Blessed Is She

Will We Remember Like the Lord?

This time, the scroll through my phone was intentional. I was looking for old photos—specific ones—to add to a separate folder on my smartphone. My desire was to collect memories...
October 09, 2020
I'm the One Who Needed Healing - Blessed Is She

I'm the One Who Needed Healing

For years I prayed for healing for my son. God had already granted him one miracle, by bringing him back to life after being pulseless for sixty-one minutes, but my...
October 08, 2020
Staying Close to God - Blessed Is She

Staying Close to God

Lately, I feel myself drifting, like a kite, being battered gently by the demands of life. Sometimes the skies are blue, and the breeze is warm and gentle. Other times...
October 07, 2020
It Is What It Is - Blessed Is She

It Is What It Is

Tears slowly rolled down my face, catching me off-guard. It'd been over seventeen years since my grandmother died; I wasn't prepared for that wave of grief. I felt a longing...
October 06, 2020
Sent to Bring Mercy - Blessed Is She

Sent to Bring Mercy

"Faustina, be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit," the Bishop said as he laid his hands on my head. I was in eighth grade, and Saint Faustina was...
October 05, 2020
A New Approach to Anxiety - Blessed Is She

A New Approach to Anxiety

It seems impossible to not give into anxiety in this season of pivots and uncertainty. Providentially, Saint Paul (Philippians 4:6-9) provides us with a lens to reflect on, so we...
October 04, 2020
Enough Is Enough - Blessed Is She

Enough Is Enough

I love a good online shopping sesh. I’ll stop short on social media for a cleverly-curated ad, suddenly convinced that this thing (non-existent in my world a mere moment before)...
October 03, 2020
Your Guardian Angel, a Generous Warrior - Blessed Is She

Your Guardian Angel, a Generous Warrior

When my not-so-stable toddler is running downhill on a cracked old concrete path: oh, please—hold her up! After my son wakes a third time in the night from yet another...
October 02, 2020
His Sweetness in Loneliness - Blessed Is She

His Sweetness in Loneliness

I’ve been working on a book about holy women and virtue, Love Like A Saint, and it’s been a privilege getting to know some of the remarkable women of the...
October 01, 2020
No Second Guesses, Just All In - Blessed Is She

No Second Guesses, Just All In

Detachment from all things for the sake of holiness in pursuit of Him, that's what this life's journey is all about. And it's heartbreakingly hard sometimes that He gives and...
September 30, 2020
That I May See - Blessed Is She

That I May See

The ways I see Jesus are not the ways that many saw Him, but the way Jesus sees me is no different. Some were approached on the road, some met...
September 29, 2020
Blessed Be His Name - Blessed Is She

Blessed Be His Name

I felt like the rug had been ripped out from under me. My son’s beloved school closed its doors for the foreseeable future. A carefree stop at the grocery store...
September 28, 2020