The Gathering Place, a Podcast from Blessed is She
NEW uploads Tuesdays & Fridays // Begin and end your week with Blessed is She's audio experience, The Gathering Place Podcast. We gather to talk about radically following Jesus and living a vibrantly Catholic life together. You'll also hear our weekly Q&A (live every Tuesday on YouTube!) Listen to our daily devotions here --> anchor.fm/bisdailydevo
Episodes
Sometimes all it takes is a simple beginning again. We invite you, sister, to turn your gaze to Jesus and let Him light your path, one step at a time.
Advent can feel like a long, slow reaching toward something we cannot yet name. Then Christmas arrives and the world turns the page. What if instead of rushing on, we learned to hold the graces Advent gave us a little longer? The quiet lessons of waiting, the small practices of prayer...
What are the seven sacraments⌠and why do they matter so much for our life with God?
In this video, Steph Salinas walks us through the beauty, meaning, and lived reality of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and how they root us in Godâs grace, strengthen us for the journey, and draw us into deeper union with Christ and His Church.
Steph shares from her years as a Director of Religious Education, witnessing countless young p...
Advent invites us into a simple but radical question: where is God, and where am I? In the rush of holiday prep, work, relationships, and the background noise of modern life, the practice of being present with God often feels impossible. Yet the present moment is exactly where healing, courage, and peace meet us.
There is a kind of love that unsettles because it is so generous. When we truly begin to trust that God loves us â not oc...
Discover what a relationship with Mary, the Mother of God can look like.
In this episode, Jenna and Beth sit down for a deeply honest, tender conversation about prayer, healing, and the quiet work God is doing beneath the surface of our lives. They reflect on a powerful line from the Advent devotionalââEven if youâre safely in the sheepfold, there are little strongholds weâre still fiercely and foolishly protectingââand unpack w...
Weâre all waiting for something: answers, breakthrough, clarity, or a change in our lives. But what if God is already at work in the waiting? In this episode of The Gathering Place, Jenna and Beth dive into the difficulty, beauty, and purpose of waiting, sharing how the Lord is moving even when it feels like nothing is happening.
Tune in to be encouraged that every season of waiting has meaning, and in the end, it will all be worth ...
If the weight of waiting has ever felt crushingâŚif your desires feel delayedâŚif your suffering feels like, âLord, I canât do this anymoreâ, this episode is for you.In this first week of Advent, we talk honestly about the ache of longing and the places in our lives that feel heavy. But we also talk about the God who meets us there, who gives us grace for the long haul, who replaces our faint, weary hearts with âlong-lasting batterie...
In this episode of Catholicism for Catholics, Father Matt Lowry joins Blessed is She to dive into what Scripture means in the life of a Catholic, how weâre invited to pray with the Word, and why the Bible is at the heart of the Church.Whether youâre new to reading Scripture or looking to deepen your prayer, this conversation will help you understand how the Bible is meant to shape, guide, and transform us.
Advent invites a strange and holy tension: we live in the now and the not yet. There is longing and preparation, waiting and hope. This year the invitation is simple and radical â make room for the One who wants to fill every space in our hearts.
Here are practical, gentle ways to create margins for prayer this season:
- Read the introduction of In Time, the BIS Advent Devotional. Reading the introduction before the season helps sh...
Try, Try Again: Developing Resilience as a Woman of God đŞ // The Weekly Visit with Beth and Steph
When life doesnât go as planned, itâs easy to feel tired or discouraged. But Godâs mercy always meets us with a new beginning. This week, Beth and Steph are talking about what it means to grow in holy resilience - to keep showing up, trusting, and trying again with the strength that comes from Him. Letâs talk about how to persevere with grace, hope, and faith when things get hard.
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How often do we say âIâll pray for youâ (and mean it), but donât always follow through? This week, Beth and Steph are talking about the real power behind intercessory prayer and how offering up our joys, sufferings, and everyday moments can truly move hearts and change lives. Join us for a heartfelt conversation about loving others through prayer and trusting that God is working, even when we canât see it.
Questions to reflect o...
What does it really mean to be Catholic?Fr. Matt Lowry walks us through the Nicene Creed and the four marks of the Church â one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic â in a way thatâs both simple and profound.His reflection invites us to see not just what we profess, but who we belong to: a Church united in love, holiness, and truth. đż#BlessedIsShe #CatholicFaith #NiceneCreedNew here? We're SO glad you're here! Hit that *subscrib...
Beth Davis shares how her relationship with Jesus has deepened over the years â from growing up in the Church to discovering the beauty of prayer and the Holy Spirit in a whole new way.As she opens her heart, we hope you see your own story in hers and feel the gentle invitation to go deeper with God. đ#BlessedIsShe #CatholicWomen #FaithJourneyNew here? We're SO glad you're here! Hit that *subscribe* button and the bell to ...
We live in a world that tells us to hustle harder, do more, be better. But Jesus offers a different way - not striving, but abiding.
In this weekâs Weekly Visit, Beth and Jenna will unpack what it means to:
Live from connection, not performance
Choose relationship with Jesus over spiritual burnout
Recognize when weâve slipped into striving and how to return to rest
Abide in His love in the midst of real-life responsibilities
If ...
The Bible study may be wrapped, but the journey is far from over.
Now that weâve spent weeks abiding in His love through the Gospel of John, how do we keep going? How do we stay rooted in the Word when real life gets busy, distracting, or downright chaotic?
In this weekâs Weekly Visit, Beth and Steph will dive into:
What it really looks like to build (and keep) a daily rhythm in Scripture
Practical ways to stay in the Word even whe...
In the final part of Abide in His Love, we enter the hardest (and holiest) chapters of Johnâs Gospel.
John 18â21 takes us through betrayal, denial, suffering, death⌠and then, astonishingly, restoration and resurrection. Itâs the story of a Savior who steps into pain; not to avoid it, but to redeem it.
Together with Beth and Steph, weâll uncover:
How Jesus meets us in our darkest moments
Why even failure (like Peterâs) can become a...
Weâre back for the next chapter of our journey through the Gospel of John!
In Part Five of Abide in His Love, weâll dive into John 14â17 â some of the most intimate, powerful words Jesus ever spoke. These are His final teachings to the disciples before His Passion⌠and theyâre meant for us, too.
What does it really mean to remain in Christ?
How do we bear lasting fruit in our everyday lives?
What does Jesus tell us about the Ho...
Abide in His Love: Gospel of John, Part IV
Jesus tells us He is the Good Shepherd, and we are His sheep.Â
This week, weâll lean into the humility and trust required to follow His voice. Weâll rest in the truth that He knows us by name, cares for us tenderly, and leads us safely where we need to go.
Join us next Tuesday for Part 5 at 1pmET on our YouTube channel!
Abide in His Love: Gospel of John, Part III
Sometimes God is at work in ways we cannot yet see.Â
In this session, weâll dive into the story of the man born blind and discover how Jesus brings sight, faith, and clarity in His timing. Together, weâll find encouragement for those seasons when His hand feels hidden but His presence is near.
John 7-9 will be covered.
Join us Tuesdays at 1pm LIVE on YouTube as we journey through The Gosp...
Abide in His Love: Gospel of John, Part II
In Johnâs Gospel, we encounter seekers like Nicodemus and the Samaritan womanâpeople who came to Jesus with doubts, curiosity, and honest questions.Â
This week, weâll explore John 4-6 and what it means to bring our questions to Christ and how He meets us with truth, patience, and love.
Join us next Tuesday at 1pm ET on â YouTubeâ for Part III!
The world feels heavy right now. There is heartache and pain and suffering, and, with that, a renewed searching. There is a people searching for answers, for clarity, for truth, for hope.
People are hungry. They're hungry for hope. They're hungry to believe. They're hungry for a life worth living for. They're hungry for a love worth dying for.
They may not know it yet, but they're hungry for Jesus.
And it's our...
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