In this Commentary Clip, Tony explores how the three parables of the Kingdom of Heaven Jesus teaches us through this weekend can be understood as various portraits depicting the Kingdom in its current state, the end for which it has been called forth by God, and how it reaches God’s intended purpose from its current state.
Be sure to check out Tony’s full Gospel Reflection for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A, A Kingdom of Beauty-Pt. 2.
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.