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Anxiety Relief for the Holidays

3 Tips for Anxiety Relief during the HOLIDAYS! 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. In addition, children/teens that are highly sensitive are very much impacted…
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The Jesse Tree

A Jesse Tree is either a real tree or a representation of one, decorated with symbols which mark the journey from the creation of the world to the birth of Christ. The symbols represent the ancestral characters depicted in the Jewish scriptures and the gospels. The ‘tree’ is a common symbol throughout scripture, most memorably…
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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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