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Sisterhood Series // Alison - Blessed Is She

Sisterhood Series // Alison

Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the beautiful women in our community. We can't wait for you...
Weekly Wallpaper // 287 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 287

Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. // James 1:21 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in...
The Wildness of Trust - Blessed Is She

The Wildness of Trust

Three years ago, I started making my way back to the Church after an extremely worldly life. I had been living in China for at least three years at that...
The Catholic Influence in Dana Gioia's Poetry - Blessed Is She

The Catholic Influence in Dana Gioia's Poetry

Dana Gioia’s 99 Poems New & Selected is a varied collection of well-crafted pieces that also demonstrates understanding of what it means to be fully human, skillfully expressing private experiences...
Why I Went on a Rom-Com Detox - Blessed Is She

Why I Went on a Rom-Com Detox

It was a Friday night in college. I ran down the hallway to the common area of my dorm, four freshly popped bags of popcorn clutched in my arms. College...
Weekly Wallpaper // 286 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 286

Blessed are they who hear the word of God and observe it. // Luke 11:28 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your...
I Was Healed through Our Lady's Intercession - Blessed Is She

I Was Healed through Our Lady's Intercession

When I was seven or eight years old, I felt very disconnected from my friends and family. I noticed that I had a different way of thinking that just did...
They Are His Children First - Blessed Is She

They Are His Children First

As I was doing our bedtime routine with the kids the other night, we prayed the Saint Michael prayer. We began, “Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be...
Weekly Wallpaper // 285 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 285

Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. // Ephesians 4:32 Love this from today's readings. Let His word dwell in us...
Weekly Wallpaper // 284 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 284

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.. // John 6:35 Love this...
Weekly Wallpaper // 283 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 283

Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. // John 6:11 Love this...
Pebbles at Another’s Feet //  A Poem on Grieving - Blessed Is She

Pebbles at Another’s Feet // A Poem on Grieving

I’ve learned to see Grief like she’s my sister, learned to love, to be patient with her. I embrace Grief and she walks with me on blistered feet, sometimes hand-in-hand...