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Loving Your Cuerpo: Accept Your Body
Throughout life, you may feel frustrated or maybe even upset by how you feel about your body. Perhaps you don’t have those curves you want. Maybe you always wanted to be tall but you’re chaparrita. You might want a thin body but you’ve got a thicker, more muscular frame. What can you do to accept your body just the way it is? How can you love and accept your cuerpo? These tips can help you...Read More
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Celebrating Las Posadas
We are at the end of semester at St. Mary’s Academy in Inglewood, California, where I am a theology teacher and Director of Campus Ministry. Soon we will have two weeks of vacation, a moment to reflect on the blessings of the fall semester. I know I am not alone in feeling that the interim between Thanksgiving and Christmas es lo peor! There is always a to-do list, papers that need grading,...Read More
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How to Meditate – 3 Simple Strategies
Meditation can bring a variety of benefits to your life. You can use it to gain more energy, focus your mind, relax your body, attain peace, rejuvenate your spirit. However, meditation is primarily a way to rest and relax your mente. Meditation allows your mind to go into a deeper, more relaxed state where you’re more aware of your body and surroundings. There are various methods of...Read More
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What is Advent and how to celebrarlo?
Advent is probably my favorite time within the Christian liturgical (church) year. The liturgical calendar consists of various seasons in which we celebrate special feast days. Advent marks the new year for many Christian communities and it begins today- ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! The word Advent is derived from the Latin word advenire which means to arrive at or come to and encompasses the four...Read More
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Por qué Fair Trade?
Growing up, my parents would take my siblings and I to Mexico to visit la familia every year. One of my favorite things to do was visit the mercado. Its bright colors captured my attention every time. Las señoras selling their hand embroidered napkins and colorful blouses. The men selling their fruits and vegetables a 5 pesos la bolsita. And while it was exciting for me to observe, what I...Read More
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6 Steps to Stop Criticizing Yourself
We’ve all heard it — that inner voz that speaks up whenever we’ve just messed up. Sometimes, your critical inner voice tells you what you should have done but didn’t. Other times, it reminds you of something you did that you shouldn’t have. Whenever you have a running dialogue with yourself about how you’re falling short in your behavior, your autocrítica (self-criticism) is racing...Read More
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