On this First Sunday of Advent, we are reminded that a just society requires that the people of that society live in a just relationship with God. However, as Tony explains, this is far easier said that done, as sin inhibits us from living in a just relationship with God. Thus, living in just relationship with God requires a Savior, whose arrival we prepare for this Advent Season.
Mass Readings:
First Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14
Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2
Gospel: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36
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.