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On the Feast of Saint Luke

On the Feast of Saint Luke

On the Feast of Saint Luke, we explore the unique distinctions among the four Gospel writers.
BIS Planner: How it Makes the Best Use of My Time

BIS Planner: How it Makes the Best Use of My Time

The 2025 calendar-year planner is here! Learn how it ebbs and flows with the liturgical seasons and helps to organize all aspects of life.
Padre Pio: When Prayer Works

Padre Pio: When Prayer Works

On his feast day, get to know Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.
Marian Summit: Join Us to Grow Closer to Mary Through Her Ten Virtues

Marian Summit: Grow Closer to Mary Through Her Ten Virtues

Join us for the Blessed is She Marian Summit, beginning this Thursday, August 15. For three days, we will hear from speakers about the ten virtues of Mary and how we can live these virtues well in our own lives.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + Her Message to Women

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + Her Message to Women

In her message to women, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross explains how love means to embrace an encounter with the Cross in some form. And an encounter with the Cross is an invitation to an encounter with Christ.
What the August Saints Proclaim about the August Queen

What the August Saints Proclaim about the August Queen

August is a special month to honor Mary as it is traditionally dedicated to her Immaculate Heart. One could even say that she is our “August Queen.” Many of the August Saints of the liturgical calendar not only had devotions to Mary, but they also had ministries in which they encouraged others to love her as well.

Jacinta and Francisco // Models of Consolation and Reparation - Blessed Is She

Jacinta and Francisco // Models of Consolation and Reparation

In the room that I shared with my sister while we were growing up, we had a small, glow-in-the-dark statue of Our Lady of Fatima with three little children kneeling...
Saint Brigid of Ireland // The Mary of the Gael - Blessed Is She

Saint Brigid of Ireland // The Mary of the Gael

Being both Irish and Catholic, it was no surprise to receive a Saint Brigid’s cross from an aunt’s trip to Ireland, on the occasion of our second daughter’s birth. While...
Saint Francis de Sales // A Scholar and Gentleman - Blessed Is She

Saint Francis de Sales // A Scholar and Gentleman

“The measure of love is to love without measure.”// Francis de Sales   Whenever the opportunity avails itself and I find a young man holding open a door for me, or...
3 Lessons to Learn from the Gentleman Saint - Blessed Is She

3 Lessons to Learn from the Gentleman Saint

Do you have a Saint that is like a golden thread in your life? One that is beautifully woven in throughout the tapestry of your life? A Saint who shows up often in your life—whether through images, stories, or prayers? A Saint who you have a devotion to and that has become like a dear friend? A friend that comes to your aid often?
On the Epiphany and Welcoming Strangers - Blessed Is She

On the Epiphany and Welcoming Strangers

Recently during Advent our family hosted what the kids named Blessed is She Advent kids’ club. We invited my son’s classmates to join us in doing the Blessed is She...
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton - Blessed Is She

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

It was a random afternoon and I had somehow found myself searching through a plethora of tiny little charms on a website called Tiny Saints. Having little to no idea about...