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Education and Financial Aid
Education and Financial AidSo it is time for you to think about attending college for the first time, or time to start thinking about next school year. You can feel the pressure. What is your biggest concern? If you are like I was, it probably is your financial aid. Are you going to have enough to pay this year? Will you need to get a loan? Do you need to consider not going?God forbid you consider the last option… that could be your single biggest mistake in life, so focus on the first one, and the second as a resort once you’ve exhausted all your options. I always like to remember my college...
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Ask a Priest: What was God’s image of the world?
What was God’s image of the world?The image God had of the world before creation is rather different from the world we see today. The present world, which is marked by so many crises threatening life is rather the work of human selfishness and not exactly according to God’s plan. Injustice, hunger, lack of water and food, the environmental crisis, are not part of the plan of God for the world. God thought of a perfect world where life without end should be the condition for every man and every woman. The author of the life of Genesis expressed this beautifully in the stories of creation that...
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Christmas
The birth of the Child JesusThe Christmas season is coming and we are all excited and joyful at the birth of the Child Jesus. Full of grace by the coming of the Redeemer, it is also a season of hope, peace, and love!But let us not allow the world of commercialism to confuse the true meaning of Christmas. Everything tells us to give gifts, to buy, and to be happy by wearing fashionable clothes and buying the latest gadget. The true meaning of Christmas, however, is not here.Christmas means celebrating the birth of the Child Jesus and the good news of the coming of the Redeemer, so we need to...
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It's Cold!
It's Cold!Now that Winter has arrived, we try to take shelter and we bring out all our winter apparel. But many times we have also felt a cold in the soul, which is so much in need of love and is so thirsty for human warmth. Just walk around your neighborhood and you will see that in many occasions we see people walking by themselves, as if they were sleep walking, not seeing where they are stepping. It might not be that they are physically cold, but perhaps they feel the cold inside the soul, they are lonely, don’t speak with anyone, and they might feel they are not important to anyone. Be...
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The DREAM of Education
The DREAM of EducationSeveral few weeks ago, I attended a college forum organized by a very talented group of young people. In this workshop they brought in speakers and provided information for young people and their parents to help them as they transition from high school to college. But what impacted me the most was that a great number of these extremely talented students were undocumented.I thoroughly admire their courage and determination. It was so refreshing to hear phrases like: “we are winners”, “we will not give up”, and “we will reach our dreams.” It inspired me deeply to see the...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of GuadalupeHispanic Catholics are often attacked for their belief in the Virgin Mary. Much is said about Our Lady of Guadalupe, such as that she was an invention of the Spaniards, who colonized the indigenous people who then painted her.Today we know that a cloth, such as the one where Guadalupe appears does not last over 100 years, yet this one is nearly 500 years old.  Furthermore, there are studies that say that the image is not really on the sackcloth, but seems to be floating above it. We also know that Guadalupe’s eyes reflect the exact moment in which she gave the roses...
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