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2013: Are You Ready for the New Age?

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When the year 2012 was approaching, we began to hear of strange Mayan prophecies predicting that the end of the world would happen in December. No wonder people joked about it, recalling other apocalyptic prophecies, such as the Y2K effect…
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3 Ways That Religion Affects Marriage & Family

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 I was raised Catholic. I was baptized, did my first communion, and was confirmed. Now, the only thing missing to complete my transformation to a 100% “Good Catholic” is a husband and child. That, and a whole…
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3 Steps to Create Inner Calm

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More than ever, we are bombarded with distractions that pull us away from the present moment. For example, you are having breakfast and the phone rings—you answer, but also receive a text while you are trying to talk and then hear a ding…
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The Great Disconnect: Latinas & Catholicism

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I was born and raised Catholic. Uber Catholic, really. I was baptized at a month old, and remember being dragged to Sunday mass en español with my mom. I went to Catholic school throughout my education (even a Jesuit university!) and when…
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20 Things You Didn’t Know about Atheists

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Some atheists are well known and open about their non-belief, while others are more noncommittal. Kevin Bacon’s name graces many lists of celebrity atheists. Given the Six Degrees of Separation game, we wondered what would the Six Degrees…
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Atheists Among Us? Absolutely.

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It was 1988 and I was sitting in my junior year religion class at my Catholic high school. Despite the best efforts of my teacher (a perky ex-nun, think Kathy Najimy in “Sister Act”) I was bored to tears. Suddenly, the door to the classroom…
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Fifty ‘80s Glam Rock Lyrics to Change Your Life

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 I was fifteen and somewhat chubby, my Latina pubescence at its peak, my bangs in total defiance of gravity, and I had a face-full of cystic acne—but nothing could keep me down. I stood among the muck and grime…
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3 Tips to Start Your Day In a Healthy Way

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Many of us use the momentum of the New Year to get healthy. But what does that actually look like for you? Is your desire to be in good health broken down into tangible goals or is your resolution simply to “get healthier in 2012"? In…
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Your Wellness Prescription Is In Your Hands

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I was twenty-five when I learned that my wellness was in my hands. As a third year teacher, I was fully immersed in my career. I taught. I coached. I directed the student activities program. In a bit of prescient wisdom, one student wrote…