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BIS Reads // Whispers of Mary

BIS Reads // Whispers of Mary

In her book Whispers of Mary, Gayle Somers introduces us to ten Old Testament women and shows us how each of their stories leads us to Mary, our Blessed Mother.
Back-to-School Prayers to Share

Back-to-School Prayers to Share

Back-to-school prayers offer encouragement for all those who are going back to school: students, teachers, and parents alike.
Living Virtuously With Mary

Living Virtuously With Mary

The new Blessed Conversations study Home is all about Mary’s virtues, and they are presented in a way that makes it easy for us to put them into practice.
He Is Tenderness // Found Preview - Blessed Is She

He Is Tenderness // Found Preview

I reach to pick up my newborn and he nuzzles his way under my neck. Instinctively he knows where his place of comfort is. He knows that underneath my neck,...
RETURN Series // Gaze At Him - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // Gaze At Him

Seeing Jesus in the monstrance being carried by a priest up and down countless rows during the Eucharistic Procession at the Steubenville West Conference was something that I wasn’t prepared...
RETURN Series // There Is Room For You - Blessed Is She

RETURN Series // There Is Room For You

I had never seen an auditorium packed with thousands of Catholic youth like I did that summer. I can still see the sea of young people worshiping, praying, and praising....
BiS Reads // Women Made New - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // Women Made New

Does anyone remember the books in the series Chicken Soup for the Soul? I’m probably dating myself here but I often binge read the Chicken Soup for the Soul books...
On the Epiphany and Welcoming Strangers - Blessed Is She

De l'Épiphanie et de l'accueil des étrangers

Récemment, pendant l'Avent, notre famille a organisé ce que les enfants ont nommé le club pour enfants Blessed is She Advent. Nous avons invité les camarades de classe de mon...
Pursuing Peace // No More Excuses - Blessed Is She

Poursuivre la paix // Plus d'excuses

Mon esprit a tendance à vagabonder. Je flotte entre écrire des notes sur mon téléphone, des post-it, mon agenda Blessed is She et le bloc-notes sur le comptoir de la...
Flos Carmeli - Blessed Is She

Flos Carmeli

Flos Carmeli est le latin pour "Fleur de Carmel". Enfant, j'avais l'impression que Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel se prononçait en fait "car-a-mel". Il était logique pour moi que Notre-Dame porte...
REMAIN Series // An Olive Branch - Blessed Is She

Série REMAIN // Une branche d'olivier

Ma famille a été invitée à une fête avec des membres de la famille élargie que je n'avais pas vus depuis de nombreuses années. J'étais incertain quant à l'extension de...
Creative Ways to Give Alms this Lent - Blessed Is She

Des façons créatives de faire l'aumône pendant ce carême

L'aumône est-elle quelque chose que vous pratiquez de façon saisonnière pendant l'Avent et le Carême ? L'aumône est-elle une chose à laquelle vous pensez davantage lorsque le prêtre vous rappelle les...