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The Traditions Behind Our Lady of Guadalupe - Blessed Is She

The Traditions Behind Our Lady of Guadalupe

As a wife and a mother of four little ones, raising my own family and making our own traditions has been a very exciting and nerve-wracking experience all at once....
GIVEN: The Gift of Accompaniment, the Gift of Hope - Blessed Is She

GIVEN: The Gift of Accompaniment, the Gift of Hope

Hearing the invitation to “Discover the gift that only you can give because of the gift you are” is one that still resonates, even a few years after my GIVEN...
BiS Reads // Holiness For Housewives - Blessed Is She

BiS Reads // Holiness For Housewives

It was the perfect storm. It was my scheduled morning out to do whatever I wanted and I was so looking forward to it. I was going to drop my...
From the Manger to the Mass: Advent Preparation for Kids - Blessed Is She

From the Manger to the Mass: Advent Preparation for Kids

Every Advent season, God invites us to carefully prepare our hearts for the annual remembrance of the Incarnation of His Son, Jesus. That first Christmas was the day when Jesus...
Advent Wallpaper (Bonus!) // Inspired by the Good Shepherd - Blessed Is She

Advent Wallpaper (Bonus!) // Inspired by the Good Shepherd

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Monthly Wallpaper from Blessed is She // 371

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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,...
Reflecting On The End of The Liturgical Year - Blessed Is She

Reflecting On The End of The Liturgical Year

We can learn a lot from the wisdom of autumn. After a big celebration of colors, the trees let go of their leaves because they are no longer needed. Fall...
Entering Into Advent - Blessed Is She

Entering Into Advent

As I anticipate Advent’s approach, I wonder, how will this year be different? Every year I make the “Lent” and “Advent” comparison, asking myself whether or not I should really...
Finding Gratitude In The Valley - Blessed Is She

Finding Gratitude In The Valley

This Thanksgiving, there will be one less person around our dinner table. My husband's father—my children's grandfather—passed away this year on Father's Day. We have already experienced "firsts" without him....
2023 Catholic Holiday Gift Guide | Catholic Women-Owned Businesses - Blessed Is She

Guide-cadeaux des fêtes catholiques 2022 | Entreprises appartenant à des femmes catholiques

Nous savons que vous avez beaucoup à faire cette semaine de Thanksgiving (au propre comme au figuré) et nous voulions faciliter vos achats de Noël. Après tout, ne voulez-vous pas...
Religious Imagery, Taylor Swift and Prayer - Blessed Is She

Religious Imagery, Taylor Swift and Prayer

In the year 2023, Taylor Swift has dominated the world with the Eras Tour and releasing the Taylor’s Versions of Speak Now and 1989 (my top two favorite albums of...