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Tips for Anxiety Relief

3 Tips for Children and Teens for Anxiety Relief by Flora M. Torra, Ed.S. As parents, it's essential to realize and be aware that our own stresses and fears get absorbed by our children. In other words, they sense what is going on with us especially when they are young, as infants and toddlers. In…
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The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated every year on November 21, commemorates (in the words of the Liturgy of the Hours, the daily prayer of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church) "that dedication of herself which Mary made to God from her very childhood under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit who…
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Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

November 9, the Church celebrates the feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, the oldest and highest ranking of the four major basilicas in Rome. The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the diocese of Rome, the official ecclesiastical seat of the Holy Father, the Bishop of Rome, not…
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How to Stop Beating Yourself Up

Written by parishioner Flora Torra: “Being” a Parent Matters Recently I came upon the old saying about being a Human Being and not a Human Doing. I immediately thought of parenting in today’s world. And how we are inundated daily with better and more effective ways to parent. We are bombarded with the information to…
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