In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses the resistance Christians face when trying to live out the Gospel to the fullest both historically and in contemporary society. As he explains, our readings for this weekend provide us with exemplars who persevered in living out the faith despite persecution in order that we might imitate their example, regardless of the difficulties we face.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:2, 3, 4, 18
Reading 2: Hebrews 12:1-4
Gospel: Luke 12:49-53
Endnotes:
Jeremiah 38:2-3
Luke 23:5
Luke 23:14-15
Luke 23:18-21
Luke 23:25
Plato, Apology, 24B-C.
Plato, The Republic, 361E.
Wisdom 2:12
Wisdom 2:5
Wisdom 2:6-7
Wisdom 2:12-20
C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce, Ch. 11.
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.