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‘Health for All’ bill draws support from Catholic advocates
While a controversial new bill to provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants in California has met with mixed reviews, Catholic advocates for accessible health care are hopeful for the passage of the Health For All Act.
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At Loyola HS: ‘Empathy boxes’ to raise awareness of autism
“I’m so proud of you; we have to celebrate today,” says Cristina Faulkner, chairperson of Loyola High School’s Fine and Performing Arts Department, to the 11 mostly seniors in her Feb. 28 design class. It is 9:15 on a Friday morning, and the boys have gathered around a big box of donuts set on a wood table in a basement room.
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At Cathedral HS: ‘STEM’ activity offers lessons in collaboration
Groups of students huddled together around tables in Cathedral High School’s gym, using teamwork and science skills to tackle the morning’s project: building a 24-inch-tall tower designed to withstand earthquake simulation.
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‘This is where my passion lies’
For Sergio Martinez, every Sunday at Sacred Heart Church, Pomona, “feels like coming home.” His wife Cecilia was baptized here; the couple was married here 18 years ago; and they continue to serve here in many ways.
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How to stay married 82 years? ‘Keep busy but stay happy’
Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s 2014 Longest Married Couple Project Winners, Harold & Edna Owings of Burbank, look at a bowl of 82 Baby Ruth candy bars — one for every year of their marriage.
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Glendora deals with Colby fire aftermath
Last Sunday, Ray and Jeania Parayno, parishioners at St. Dorothy Church in Glendora, welcomed members of their weekly prayer group to their home. They usually meet on a weekday evening, but with no electricity and utilities for a while, Sunday afternoon made the most sense.
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Archbishop, parishioners observe fast for immigration reform
On the eve of International Migrants’ Day, Archbishop José Gomez blessed more than 200 Dolores Mission parishioners who have committed to a 24-hour fast for immigration reform.
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The great iPad rollout: Remarkably smooth at Alemany
Three months into its iPad for every student program, Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills held a recent gathering of San Fernando Region educators …
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In L.A.: The arts are transforming Transfiguration
Some 30 third- to fifth-grade girls, dressed mostly in black leotards and pale pink tights, are at wooden barres going through their ballet warm-up exercises …
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St. Mary Medical Center rededicates Women’s Health Center
In an effort to meet the increasing community need for mammography screenings and diagnostics, St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach recently rededicated its newly-expanded …
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