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Mary and the Economy of the Gift

Posted on May 29, 2022June 19, 2022 by Vanessa Crescio

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15) The Visitation is a familiar scene to us Catholics who reflect upon it when we pray the second Joyful mystery of the Rosary. In our minds we paint the picture of Mary tra...
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Belonging to the Body of Christ

Posted on April 26, 2022June 1, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

“As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:12). St. Paul’s exhortation on unity and diversity as found in 1 Corinthians 12 is a very familiar passag...
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Why Pray The Stations of the Resurrection?

Posted on April 26, 2022June 4, 2022 by Tony Crescio

While not yet as popular as the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross), or, the Stations of the Cross, the Via Lucis (Way of Light), or, the Stations of the Resurrection, is a beautiful Easter compliment to it. As the Directory on Popular Piety and the L...
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The Invitation to be Co-Creators with God

Posted on February 28, 2022March 30, 2022 by Vanessa Crescio

“The Lord God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it” (Genesis 2:15). In our culture, we place a premium on working hard, grinding it out, less rest, and more productivity. The underlying assumpt...
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Entering Deeper into Lent with Just A Little Talk

Posted on February 26, 2022March 14, 2022 by Tony Crescio

We all have something in life we struggle with. Things that we find difficult to deal with, and don’t really know where to begin addressing them. This could be something personal or relational. Maybe it is a vice we just can’t seem to shake off,...
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The Saints Respond to Bullies

Posted on February 16, 2022March 7, 2022 by Vanessa Crescio

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well” (Matthew 5:38-39). As ...
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Looking in the Mirror of Scripture

Posted on February 15, 2022June 5, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Sixth Week in Ordinary Time: Wednesday-Year II When is the last time you went a day without looking in the mirror? Looking in the mirror is something that, I dare say, is something that we tend to do quite often, perhaps more often than we sh...
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An Enterprise of Mercy: Business That Serves Humanity

Posted on January 24, 2022March 1, 2022 by Vanessa Crescio

“All human activity, including business, can be an exercise in mercy, which is partaking in God’s love for mankind … Enterprises exist to serve” (Pope Francis, Nov. 17, 2016, to the Participants in the International Conference of the Chris...
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The Little Drummer Boy’s Gospel

Posted on December 15, 2021January 25, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Of the many holiday songs which saturate the airwaves during the Advent and Christmas seasons and can be heard played in Christmas concerts, The Little Drummer Boy is perhaps one of the best known. In fact, as Kathy Warnes writes in her article,...
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Mary: A Woman of the Word

Posted on October 6, 2021June 6, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Happy Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary! “Do whatever he tells you” (John 2:5). With this short statement, Mary gives us the Christian program for life, a regiment which she had followed very closely, not only after giving birth to the Son o...
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