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Single? Your Guide to Joyful Hope for the Holidays

Single? Your Guide to Joyful Hope for the Holidays

Love is what draws us in at Christmas time. But it is not just something in Hallmark movies. For Love Himself is the answer to every ache and question of our hearts.

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room: Getting Ready for Christmas With Confession

Prepare Him Room: Getting Ready for Christmas With Confession

This Advent, as we get ready for Christmas, let our hearts prepare Him room with the Sacrament of Confession.

Monthly Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 396

Monthly Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 396

In this season of waiting and wonder, the Church invites us to slow down, spend time in prayer, and make space for the One who is coming. And friend… it’s...
Saint Andrew Novena: A Journey of Hope

Saint Andrew Novena: A Journey of Hope

This Advent, enter into the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena with the hope that the Holy Family will take care of your intentions, even if it doesn’t look the way you expect. 

“Happy Eucharist Day!”: A Reflection on Gratitude and the Mass

“Happy Eucharist Day!”: A Reflection on Gratitude and the Mass

This Thanksgiving Day, let us begin the day with Mass and receive the greatest gift of all: Jesus Himself.

Gift-Giving: A Prayerful Approach to the Season

Gift-Giving: A Prayerful Approach to the Season

When gift-giving is rightly ordered, it’s not merely a distraction from the sacredness of Advent. It's a beautiful, even holy, expression of God’s love.

BIS Reads // The Eight Promises of God: Discovering Hope in the Beatitudes

BIS Reads // The Eight Promises of God: Discovering Hope in the Beatitudes

If you’ve ever felt distant from the Beatitudes, The Eight Promises of God by Father Mark-Mary Ames is the book for you.

Awesome Resources for the Advent Season

Superbes ressources de l'Avent

As we prepare for Christmas, here is a treasure trove of Advent resources to nourish your soul this season.

Embracing the Struggle: Kissing His Wounds

Embracing the Struggle: Kissing His Wounds

Let us invite Christ into the suffering and struggle. Let us embrace it. Because God is with us, and He redeems our pain.

Purposeful Presents: 2025 BIS Christmas Gift Guide

Purposeful Presents: 2025 BIS Christmas Gift Guide

Blessed Is She is happy to announce its 2025 Christmas gift guide! Get a jump start on holiday shopping and enjoy special savings, so you can enter the season of Advent with peace of mind.

In Time for Advent: An Interview With Claire Dwyer

In Time for Advent: An Interview With Claire Dwyer

Claire Dwyer, author of the Advent devotional In Time: Living in the Now and Not Yet, invites us to step into that sacred tension and discover the heart of God in the midst of it.

BIS Reads // Real Moms of Real Saints

BIS Reads // Real Moms of Real Saints

Real Moms of Real Saints is a an approachable book that welcomes you, sees you, and relates to you in all the struggles in motherhood.