By Susana Soto

 The month of May is most often referred to as the Marian month due mostly to St. Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Mense Maio from 1965. This has since become a time of year that we as Catholics truly devote ourselves to honoring the Queen of Heaven. As a people of tradition and ritual, we have several ways by which we can not only “express in images the same Gospel message that Scripture communicates by words” but we also have the beauty of sacred art that allows us the space to move into meditation and reflection. (CCC 1160)

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maria_covarrubiasBy Maria G. Covarrubias

 Lent is the 40-day journey of penance and examination of our lives. This liturgical season helps us to pay attention to our need for conversion of the heart and mind, strip ourselves from the baggage that we carry, and learn to trust and rely completely on God’s grace. From Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday, the Church keeps a time of penance and preparation for baptism.

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By Maria Covarrubias

 Christmas is about God’s presence in the world in a totally new way. The God who created the universe and journeyed with his people through the desert for 40 years, leading them to a land of milk and honey, takes on human condition to become one with us. 

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By Mario and Paola Martinez

 Most of us are familiar with the saying, “…and they lived happily ever after.” 

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By Ray Almanza

 Fall is the season many people look forward to all year, the time of year that initiates the holiday season, the time of pumpkin spice everything! 

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