Lent

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Teresa Tomeo

Have a Blessed Triduum & Holy Week!

Wishing you and your family a blessed Triduum and Easter! Below are some resources for this Blessed Holy Week. May God Bless You & Your Family! Teresa & Deacon Dominick   Resources for Holy Week How to Gain a Plenary Indulgence During Holy Week Introduction

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Teresa Tomeo

Let Us Not Grow Tired of Real “Face Time”

We were made for relationship; with God first and then with each other. But how much time have we spent “relating” to one another beyond technology? In his 2022 Lenten message, Let Us Not Grow Tired of Doing Good, Pope Francis is asking us to reflect

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Teresa Tomeo

A Profound Lent

It’s challenging enough, even for the most faithful Catholics among us, to keep our Lenten commitments. We’re all busy, and just the everyday juggling acts of trying to balance faith, family and work often can lead to forgetting to do that daily Rosary or to

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Holy Week: Time To Begin Again

There is a story about my patron and favorite saint, the great female doctor of the Church, Teresa of Avila, and it’s centered on her encouraging her fellow Carmelites after they received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The story goes that as the sisters would come

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When Does Lent Start? March 1! Are you Ready?

When does Lent start? March 1st! Are you ready? Well, ready or not, Lent is literally right around the corner. It’s hard to believe as many of us, myself included, are still trying to pack away those Christmas decorations. However, since Ash Wednesday will be

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