In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the futility of understanding life as a project of self-creation, and then explains how from a Christian perspective, we flourish as human creatures by conforming ourselves to the life of Christ which is accomplished by taking His yoke upon our shoulders.
Be sure to check out Tony’s full Gospel Reflection for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A, Climbing the Ladder of Beatitude.
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.