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Being Transformed in Christ with the Hildebrands

Being Transformed in Christ with the Hildebrands

Philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand gives us both the reason and the spiritual tools to cultivate a life of virtue, discipline, surrender, and love.
A Story of Hope - Blessed Is She

A Story of Hope

Early in my twenties, I went on a pilgrimage to Turin, Italy. My main goal was to visit the tombs of Blessed Pier Giorgio and Saint John Bosco. As I...
2023 Book List - Blessed Is She

2023 Book List

The New Year A Time to Reflect and Resolve One of my favorite quotes comes from the most quotable Catholic: G.K. Chesterton. He writes of the New Year and resolutions:...
Rebuilt In Love - Blessed Is She

Rebuilt In Love

Rome’s Four Major Basilicas I recently had the opportunity to lead a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy. In preparation for the pilgrimage, I was able to create the itinerary. Rome is...
Marian Baby Names - Blessed Is She

Marian Baby Names

A little sign of hope after seven years of experiencing infertility is that I have a long list of baby names. My husband and I have always dreamt of having...
Mother Mary and Saint Thérèse: On the Queenship of Mary - Blessed Is She

Mother Mary and Saint Thérèse: On the Queenship of Mary

The Royal Mother and the Little Queen  Today on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, I am reminded of a quote from my favorite Saint. On August 21, 1897,...
RETURN Series // Extending His Mercy To Others - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // Extending His Mercy To Others

“True, one can fall or commit infidelities, but, knowing how to draw profit from everything, love quickly consumes everything that can be displeasing to Jesus; it leaves nothing but a...
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart - Blessed Is She

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart

Pierced Hands and Heart In Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina, commonly referred to by Anglophones as the “Church of the Gesù,” there is a startlingly powerful image of...
Actionable Ways to Imitate Mary - Blessed Is She

Actionable Ways to Imitate Mary

It is an easy temptation to turn inward, to procrastinate, to expect and even demand our own instant gratification. Mother Mary is the direct antithesis to our stubborn self-obsession. Gently,...
Saint Mark and Immediacy - Blessed Is She

Saint Mark and Immediacy

It was last year, while listening to The Bible In A Year Podcast, that the deep beauty of the Gospel of Mark was revealed to me. In the past, likely...
Saint Scholastica and Interceding For Your Siblings - Blessed Is She

Sainte Scholastique et intercession pour vos frères et sœurs

Depuis quelques années, je fais l'Office des Lectures et de la Prière du Matin de la Liturgie des Heures . Commencer ma journée en entrant dans la grande prière de...
3 Lessons to Learn from the Gentleman Saint - Blessed Is She

3 leçons à apprendre du Gentleman Saint

Avez-vous un Saint qui est comme un fil d'or dans votre vie ? Un qui est magnifiquement tissé tout au long de la tapisserie de votre vie ? Un saint qui apparaît souvent dans votre vie, que ce soit à travers des images, des histoires ou des prières ? Un saint auquel vous avez une dévotion et qui est devenu comme un ami cher ? Un ami qui vous vient souvent en aide ?