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The Greatness of Humility

Posted on November 3, 2023November 15, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/YqTycfHN1rQ On this 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, we hear Jesus denouncing the scribes and Pharisees and warning His disciples about following their example. As Tony Crescio explains, Jesus' criticism isn't so much about th...
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Learning to Love Like God

Posted on October 27, 2023November 10, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/ddObgWXTEV8 On this 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we hear Jesus proclaim the greatest commandment, that we are to love God with our whole heart, soul and mind. This is something we hear often, and the fact that we do can te...
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Parenting as a Path to Holiness

Posted on October 22, 2023November 23, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/RSNPa84GY6I In this FRESHImage Presents, Tony Crescio discusses what it means for the Church to teach that the Christian family is the "domestic church." He begins by examining the sociological findings of Christian Smith a...
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Giving God His Due

Posted on October 18, 2023November 1, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/XVlgWx1YtwQ This weekend, Jesus turns a would-be trap by those who oppose Him into a deep spiritual lesson on the nature of human life. Taking a look at a denarius which bore the image of the Roman Emperor, Jesus says, "rep...
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The Wedding Feast of the Kingdom

Posted on October 12, 2023October 28, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/Z-IOhGepP_M On this Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus continues to teach us about the Kingdom of God through parables, this time through the parable of the wedding feast. As Tony explains, through the analogical ...
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The Divine Gardener & The Grand Inquisitor

Posted on October 5, 2023October 16, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/etNKdE5iwhI On this 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaches us through the parable of the tenants from the 21st chapter of Matthew's Gospel. As Tony explains, in doing so, Jesus gets right to the heart of a profound mys...
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Faith Must Be Lived

Posted on September 27, 2023October 14, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/KfqkIHgBDns This Sunday, Jesus impresses upon us the importance of living out our faith through the parable of the two sons. As Tony Crescio discusses in light of the Gospel and our first reading from the Book of Ezekiel, t...
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It’s Never Too Late

Posted on September 20, 2023October 2, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/FW6A60S_PZU On this 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaches us the parable of the landowner calling laborers into his vineyard to work. As Tony Crescio explains in his reflection, with this parable, Jesus reveals someth...
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Nietzsche, the Death of God, and a Morality Beyond Good and Evil

Posted on September 16, 2023November 2, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/ke7a9MGrnw0 In this episode of FRESHImage Presents, Tony Crescio, takes a deep dive into the thought of 19th century philosopher who famously coined the phrase, “God is dead,” Friedrich Nietzsche. By overviewing some of Nie...
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Divine Tolerance

Posted on September 14, 2023September 30, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/tVvKQQ9IKfw Tolerance is a word we hear regularly thrown about in the public square, and often elevated as a supreme virtue. But we hardly ever hear about what tolerance is, and ironically, the would-be champions of toleran...
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