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Living as Branches on the Vine

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https://youtu.be/OT59uaF7ZcI On this 5th Sunday of Easter, we are once again presented with one of the "I Am" statements of Jesus, this time "I am the true vine." As Tony explains, like the image of the Good Shepherd explored last weekend, ...
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The Life of the Good Shepherd

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https://youtu.be/yZD2Wx1UZto The Fourth Sunday of Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday, for regardless of liturgical cycle, our Gospel reveals Jesus as the Good Shepherd. As Tony explains, in our own time and place, the image of the Good...
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Instruments of Divine Mercy

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https://youtu.be/Ukv08ja3B7c Having celebrated the Feast of Divine Mercy on the 2nd Sunday of Easter, on the 3rd Sunday we are reminded that Divine Mercy continues to act down to the present day. As Tony explains, God's Mercy is present and...
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A God Who Is Mercy

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https://youtu.be/RHw1Xe9zh28 In its celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church speaks to the world the message that it desperately desires to hear. As Tony explains, despite the apparent self-assuredness and self-sustaining façade the w...
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Only the Beginning

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https://youtu.be/jbpQqvP4Uqk On this most solemn night, the Church celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and His triumph over our enemies of sin and death. However, as Tony explains, while the Resurrection of Christ is the apex of th...
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Dare We Say Yes to the Cross of Christ?

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https://youtu.be/ZhuZOmcj8Js In this video, Tony asks the question, "dare we say yes to the Cross of Christ?" For Christians, of course, the answer is yes. But Tony challenges us by discussing how those who called for Jesus' death also said...
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The Christian Life as Pilgrimage of Deification

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https://youtu.be/MB9IEkvfsvE How are we saved? What do we need saving from, exactly? And what, if any, is our role in the process of salvation? In this FRESHImage Presents, Tony takes Fr. Teilhard de Chardin's poem, "Patient Trust," as a po...
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Divine Responsibility

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https://youtu.be/_OrFX7ElFUw On this Palm Sunday, Tony addresses a contemporary challenge voiced by many concerning justification. Namely, that it is God Who must justify Himself for all of the violence and evil in the world, which He is ul...
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The Hour of Glory

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https://youtu.be/zpzsuYlrtaA On this 5th Sunday of Lent, we see two movements revolving around Jesus. On the one hand, we find that many are attracted to and being drawn to Him. And on the other, a group determined to do whatever it takes t...
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The Smile of God

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https://youtu.be/SzdJ_R-pBJQ As we arrive at the midway point in our Lenten journey on this 4th Sunday of Lent, the Church bids us rejoice, laetare! The celebration of joy amid the Lenten discipline may seem odd at first, though, as Tony ex...
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