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Ten Saints Every Woman Should Know

Ten Saints Every Woman Should Know

This fall, get to know these ten female Saints who not only overcame difficult situations, but also allowed their sufferings to bring them deeper into holiness. 

Be Still: Scripture Verses to Embrace Autumn Change

Be Still: Scripture Verses to Embrace Autumn Change

This autumn, as the days get colder and shorter and life's demands intensify, let us turn to Scripture to enter into His peaceful rest.

What If Your Son Became Pope? The Story of Mildred

What If Your Son Became Pope? The Story of Mildred

Meet Mildred, the woman who gave the world Leo XIV. Learn about her humble and faith-filled motherhood that raised a pope.

Building an Interior Ark

Building an Interior Ark

You've probably heard that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit But I’d suggest this: Your life is also an ark.

Jesus is the Answer // An Interview with Rocio Hermes, Narrator of the Gift Study

Jesus is the Answer: An Interview with Rocio Hermes, Narrator of the Gift Study

Author and narrator Rocio Hermes connects us to the promise of Jesus’ presence and provision in the Blessed Sacrament, through Gift: A Study on the Eucharist.

End-of-Summer Checklists for College-bound Catholic Women and Those Who Walk Beside Them

Checklists for College-bound Women and Those Who Support Them

As young women head off to college, here are two checklists: one for them and one for those who love and support them.

From Lisieux With Love: Help from Our Friends, the Martins

From Lisieux With Love: Help from Our Friends, the Martins

If you're in the thick of family life, consider praying a novena to Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.

What a Gift: Meeting Jesus in the Eucharist

What a Gift: Meeting Jesus in the Eucharist

Gift, the new Blessed Conversations study from Blessed Is She, invites us to rediscover the treasure that God gives us in the Eucharist.

BIS Reads // From Bread and Wine to Saints Divine

BIS Reads // From Bread and Wine to Saints Divine

In From Bread and Wine to Saints Divine, children's author Anthony DeStefano simplifies complex truths to explain the mystery of the Eucharist—complete with a charming rhyming pattern and vivid illustrations.

BIS Reads // Offer It Up

BIS Reads // Offer It Up

In her book, Offer It Up, Megan Hjelmstad delves into the richness of the Church’s teaching on redemptive suffering. Through practical wisdom, she teaches us simple ways to offer it up.

This Easter: Join Us for The Well Overflow

This Easter: Join Us for The Well Overflow

The Well Overflow is all about our mission as baptized Christians to share the Good News with others, not on our own but in companionship with one another. Sign up today; it begins Easter Monday.

BIS Reads // Unbreakable: Saints Who Inspired Saints To Moral Courage

BIS Reads // Unbreakable: Saints Who Inspired Saints To Moral Courage

BIS Reads: Unbreakable offers a profoundly clear vision of the communion of Saints: the fabric of sainthood shines brightly through the patterns of spiritual kinship woven within it.