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Hopefully Growing in Hope - Blessed Is She

Hopefully Growing in Hope

I started gardening recently. Nothing big, just a few tomatoes and peppers in the backyard, but the project itself often has me reflecting on growth—not just of the vegetables, but...
October 29, 2019
Siblings of the Saints - Blessed Is She

Siblings of the Saints

My conversion—reversion, really—to the Faith started off with a bang. Ignited by a heavenly jolt to the soul as I sat transfixed before the news coverage of the death of...
October 28, 2019
Lord, Where Are You in this Suffering? - Blessed Is She

Lord, Where Are You in this Suffering?

So much of today’s Word is meant to bring consolation: "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" (Psalm 34:19). "The one who serves God willingly is heard" (Sirach 35:20). "The...
October 27, 2019
Live According to the Spirit - Blessed Is She

Live According to the Spirit

Let’s journey back to the glorious day of your Baptism. Imagine that beautiful day, the sounds of that morning, and the preparations taking place. As your family and friends helped...
October 26, 2019
Spiritually Awakened - Blessed Is She

Spiritually Awakened

Today I am emotionally exhausted, but spiritually awakened. My day started watching the news revealing the destruction of a hurricane, followed by an email about a sophomore in college on...
October 25, 2019
Need Grace to Amend Your Life? - Blessed Is She

Need Grace to Amend Your Life?

One night, during my freshman year of college, my best friend and I got into an epic argument because he was tired of my “disappointing” behavior. “You’re getting to the...
October 24, 2019
Choose His Mercy, Choose Repentance - Blessed Is She

Choose His Mercy, Choose Repentance

Should I go to Confession this week? I see Father is sitting in the confessional and the line isn't that long . . . but I just went last month....
October 23, 2019
Sitting in the Dark, Loins in the Wind - Blessed Is She

Sitting in the Dark, Loins in the Wind

When I was a child, we took a vacation to Cape Cod and stayed in an old house right on the beach. My favorite spot was a tiny attic on...
October 22, 2019
Gift to You and from You - Blessed Is She

Gift to You and from You

One of my top love languages is gift-giving. I love to put a lot of thought into what I give someone I care about. I want them to feel—to know—it...
October 21, 2019
Never Too Much for Scripture to Handle - Blessed Is She

Never Too Much for Scripture to Handle

Recently I attended a barbell class at my local gym. We were doing power presses in rapid succession and, with the music blaring and the teacher encouraging us to more,...
October 20, 2019
Holy Spirit, Thespian Trips, and the Year 2000 - Blessed Is She

Holy Spirit, Thespian Trips, and the Year 2000

"[D]o not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you...
October 19, 2019
What Is Set Before You - Blessed Is She

What Is Set Before You

Many years ago, I served as a missionary for a Catholic ministry. During our training, one of the things I frequently heard was that while we were called to go...
October 18, 2019