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One in Christ

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https://youtu.be/VnG0q_3NF44 On this 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, our readings remind us that throughout history, God has called human creatures to participate in His ongoing work of salvation. As Tony explains, this was God's purpose for ...
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Called to Mission

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https://youtu.be/wVdWsV6CME8 On this 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we are taught that being Christian means possessing a missional identity. As Tony explains, the Christian's missional identity is one shared with the Incarnate Son, Jesus Ch...
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The Strength of Faith

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https://youtu.be/rJWpDDI9riY On this 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, St. Mark presents us with the paradox of the Incarnation by placing us in the midst of seemingly competing understandings of Who Jesus Is. As Tony explains, on the one hand,...
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A Faith That Heals

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https://youtu.be/kU4uJIVgBoo On this 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Mark the Evangelist further reveals Jesus' identity through two healing episodes, the healing of Jairus' daughter, and the woman suffering from hemorrhages. As Tony explains...
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The One Whom the Wind and Sea Obey

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https://youtu.be/7dxhKqZvu48 This Sunday we are drawn into the midst of a raging storm upon the sea with Jesus and the disciples. As Tony explains, this episode is a central part of Mark's Christological argument, for through it he seeks to...
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The Kingdom God Created

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https://youtu.be/MLRNeO6sCBw On this 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaches us about the Kingdom of God through two parabolic images. And the Divine Vision Jesus reveals to us through these images is grand indeed. For, as Tony explains...
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Living as the Family of God

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https://youtu.be/Ipdh95xIg2I This weekend Jesus teaches us what it means to live as members of the Family of God. A first glance of this Sunday's Gospel seems as though Jesus teaches us this at the expense of His Mother, Mary. However, as T...
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Eucharist: Our Duty & Our Salvation

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https://youtu.be/7y7R8l9J1DU This weekend the Church celebrates the great Solemnity of Corpus Christ, the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The ongoing Eucharistic Revival has emphasized the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, as it...
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Created for Triune Love

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https://youtu.be/2n3FSsjJ1AI This Sunday we celebrate the Mystery that Is Our God. As Tony explains, the way we can know this Mystery most deeply and intimately is by experiencing It. This is where the sacraments of the Church come in. Bapt...
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Recreated by the Spirit

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https://youtu.be/_j_ZG0W15ro As we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost, we also celebrate God's ongoing work of salvation in history through the Church, the sacrament of salvation in the world. As Tony explains, apart from the ongoing pres...
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