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Learning to Live Like Jesus

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https://youtu.be/n86U0MlnELU On this 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we are invited to listen as Jesus preaches the great Sermon on the Plain. As Tony explains, Jesus reveals His interior life to us in the Beatitudes so that by His grace we mi...
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Answering the Call

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https://youtu.be/AoXigsCW8g8 On this 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we are invited to contemplate the concept of vocation through two calling stories portrayed in our readings. As Tony explains, our vocations are directly connected to the com...
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A Sacrifice to Imitate

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https://youtu.be/4Mu--IiDn8o This Sunday's celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord presents us with a dynamic portrait of sacrifice to contemplate. As Tony explains, in presenting Jesus in the Temple on this day, Mary exemp...
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The Good News of Freedom

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https://youtu.be/_QBFwGPUbBE Our Gospel reading for this 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, highlights one of the central elements for living in relationship with God, freedom. As Tony explains, without freedom, no relationship can be authentic m...
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Do Whatever He Tells You

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https://youtu.be/6oVEXHdEdLA On this Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, we witness the Miracle of the Wedding at Cana. As Tony explains, in this scene God manifests the type of relationship we have been created for with Him, as creatures creat...
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A God of Solidarity

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https://youtu.be/J9w61nJofcs This Sunday our celebration of the Christmas Season ends with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. As Tony explains, the Baptism of Jesus simultaneously manifests the mission of the Incarnate Son, and provides ...
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The Adventure of Holiness

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https://youtu.be/IKQI0eqkma4 On this Sunday in the Octave of Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, placing the account of the child Jesus lost and found in the temple before us for contemp...
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Seeing God Smile

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https://youtu.be/V0U9bhc3fWI Christmas Blessings from FRESHImage! Today is the day that the human family had been longing centuries for. For, as Tony discusses, today our hearts are awakened by the Love of God which looks down upon us by lo...
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The Greatest Gift

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https://youtu.be/l335WFeRRAY On this Fourth and final Sunday of Advent, we find ourselves amid the company of Mary, her cousin Elizabeth, and the in utero John the Baptist. As Tony explains, though yet unborn, the Baptist helps teach us one...
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The Joy of Repentance

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https://youtu.be/usYOxj0kWCo On this Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, the Church summons us to rejoice! However, as Tony explains, this call to rejoice is not unqualified. Instead, we only have reason to rejoice if we have first reco...
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