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The Joy of Advent

Posted on November 25, 2022December 21, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Third Sunday of Advent-Cycle A My Dear Friends in Christ, Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent, traditionally known as Gaudete Sunday. “Gaudete” comes from the Latin word “gaudium,” meaning joy, gladness or delight. And so th...
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The Coming of God’s Glory

Posted on November 23, 2022December 23, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Second Sunday of Advent-Cycle A My Dear Friends in Christ, Last weekend, as we began the season of Advent, we saw that in order for us to be truly ready to welcome our Savior, we must prepare ourselves for his coming by living in a manner ...
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The Rescue Mission

Posted on November 20, 2022December 11, 2022 by Tony Crescio

First Sunday of Advent-Cycle A My Dear Friends in Christ, Last weekend our liturgical year culminated with the celebration of the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. There we saw that the King we proclaim is unlike any ot...
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The King of Hearts

Posted on November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 by Tony Crescio

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe-Cycle C My Dear Friends in Christ, Division is an illness that has plagued human society nearly from the beginning. One need not make it more than three chapters into Sacred...
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A Great Cloud of Witnesses: Why the Saints

Posted on October 31, 2022March 27, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4axp-44z9Yc In this episode of FRESHImage Presents, Tony Crescio explores the role the saints play in our daily lives. The saints are a part of the Christian faith often taken for granted by some and...
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John Paul II: God Has Given You to Me

Posted on October 23, 2022March 27, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8MgvWIAuAE We need not observe the world we live in long to arrive at the conclusion that the world we live in is not as it should be from a Christian perspective. As Tony Crescio explains in this FRESHI...
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John Henry Newman On Educating Saints

Posted on October 9, 2022March 27, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laihAhU-lpk&t=7s In this FRESHImage Presents, Tony examines the thought of St. John Henry Newman on the topic of education. As Tony explains, for Newman, no education is complete which leaves out cons...
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John Chrysostom on the Family, Education, and the Transformation of Society

Posted on September 19, 2022March 27, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUFaMYBCros&t=3s Welcome to FRESHImage Presents! What is the family? What is its purpose? Society would have us believe that the family is primarily for economics, but Christianity has a much di...
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Augustine: The Psalms as the Dramatic Portrayal of Eucharistic Living

Posted on September 5, 2022March 27, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/QmnjmESJg0Y Welcome to FRESHImage Presents! For Augustine, the psalms provide Christians with a mirror for our lives in two ways: First, they reflect the drama of the human experience this side of eternity. Second, t...
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St. Alphonsus Liguori: Living in Friendship with God-Pt. 2

Posted on August 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by Tony Crescio

In Part One, we saw how, though not without difficulty, St. Alphonsus left the potential power, wealth, and prestige that were before him, together with many “friendships” of utility behind, to pursue authentic and lasting friendship with God. W...
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