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Today’s Feast Day is for . . . a Building?

Why do we remember the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on August 5? Because there, in every direction,...

Up and Down Emmitsburg, Maryland: A Spiritual Journey

On the Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, travel the mountains and valleys of Maryland where she lived and worked...

BIS Reads // Merrie England

Travel the Catholic countrysides of England through the pages of Merrie England by Joseph Pearce.

Sacré-Coeur // The City of Lights Made Brighter - Blessed Is She

Our quads were burning as we continued walking higher, higher, and yet still higher, with the goal not yet in...

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Our Lady of Guadalupe and How She Adopted Our Family - Blessed Is She

December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe and it is a very special day in our...

Saint Ambrose // Walking with God in the Garden - Blessed Is She

If you hear the two words “church father” you might be thinking of an ancient, white-haired man who probably did...

On Saint Andrew and Doing What is Yours - Blessed Is She

“I have done what was mine; may Christ teach you what is yours.” These words of freedom spoken by Saint...

Saint Martin the Merciful - Blessed Is She

Whenever I pack to go camping, it’s inevitable that I will find myself asking the same question. Generally between stops...

Reads + Watches for October's Saints - Blessed Is She

October is one of my favorite times of the liturgical year. It's the month of (not so) Ordinary (Saints) Time....

Saint Maximilian Kolbe // A Prophet of Hope - Blessed Is She

Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, in one of his essays, relays his experience in Auschwitz. A Jew was...

Flos Carmeli - Blessed Is She

Flos Carmeli is Latin for “Flower of Carmel.” As a child, I was under the impression that Our Lady of...

The Importance of Memory - Blessed Is She

I recently finished the book Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly by Father Gregory Pine O.P. The subtitle is what initially...

The Virtue of Patriotism: Are We in the Arena? - Blessed Is She

I am in second grade. I breathe in the crisp, fall air and recite the Pledge of Allegiance with my...

The Women at the Tomb - Blessed Is She

Throughout the centuries, many arguments disregarding the validity of the Resurrection have emerged. In fact, the various explanations began on...

The Seven Churches Pilgrimage for Holy Thursday - Blessed Is She

“ …About to hand Himself over to death, [He] entrusted to the Church a sacrifice new for all eternity, the...

BIS Reads // The Hiding Place - Blessed Is She

Cornelia (Corrie) Ten Boom was born on April 15, 1892 in Haarlem, Netherlands, the youngest of four children. Her father...

BIS Reads // In a Far-Off Land - Blessed Is She

Murder mysteries abound these days, but how many are modeled on the parable of the Prodigal Son? In a Far-Off...