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The Baptist’s Lesson-Part 1

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https://youtu.be/GlsJR4RA6Uc On this Second Sunday of Advent, we hear a shocking message and meet a no less shocking figure. The first is made by St. Mark the Evangelist and the second is St. John the Baptist. As Tony explains, when taken t...
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Watch!

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https://youtu.be/TmC4TElIem8 This Sunday marks the beginning of a new liturgical year in the life of the Church, and the First Sunday of Advent. And today, Jesus has a stark warning for us, "Watch!" But what exactly is Jesus telling us to w...
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Embodying the Kingdom of God

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https://youtu.be/vw7wMnHHtSA Today's celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe serves as a focal point on the horizon of the Christian life, reminding us of the end toward which we travel through life. And,...
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Investing Our Talents

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https://youtu.be/9yBnRIaFsM0 On this 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaches us a key spiritual lesson concerning our love for Christ through the parable of the talents. In effect, this parable poses a question to us, have we worked dil...
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Traveling by the Light of Virtue

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https://youtu.be/0DOIVNoXW60 On this 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Jesus teaches us through the parable of the ten virgins. As Tony Crescio explains, through this imagery, Jesus is teaching us the importance of keeping our lives lit with His...
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The Greatness of Humility

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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