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An Epiphanic Visit: Following the Example of St. Vincent de Paul

Posted on October 27, 2020September 16, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

At the center of Jesus's teaching in the Gospels stands the greatest commandment, which is twofold: love of God and love of neighbor (Mat 22:34-40). And who is our neighbor that we are called to love? Jesus tells us, “Just as you did it to one o...
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“Imitate the Earth” – St. Basil the Great on the Principle of Detachment

Posted on October 19, 2020October 31, 2021 by Vanessa Crescio

“Imitate the earth... Bear fruit, as she does. She produces her fruits, not that she may enjoy them, but for the service of others”, so St. Basil opens his Homily VI on Luke 12:18 titled, “I Will Tear Down My Barns” on social justice. Basil as t...
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: A Threefold Eucharistic Lesson

Posted on October 17, 2020October 16, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Blessed Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr! Today’s memorial offers us the occasion to reflect upon the radical, totalizing nature of the Christian message. The reason for this being that the exemplar the Church sets up for o...
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Co-Responsible for the Mission of the Church

Posted on October 13, 2020October 31, 2021 by Vanessa Crescio

This month, Pope Francis invites us to pray with him that the laity, particularly women, embrace our baptismal responsibility for the mission of the Church. Notice please he does not ask us to “collaborate” with the hierarchy, which is not to di...
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St. John Henry Newman: Conscience as the Voice of Love

Posted on October 9, 2020September 30, 2022 by Tony Crescio

We often hear the word "conscience" bandied about in public discourse, but do we really know what the term means? The Church has consistently taught of the inviolability of the conscience. Most recently, echoing the Second Vatican Council, the C...
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Mr. Church and Finding the True Self in a Complete Gift of Self (Spoiler Alert)

Posted on January 2, 2017October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

By Tony Crescio “Henry Joseph Church could’ve been anything he wanted to be, he chose to cook, the key he said, jazz.” These are the opening lines of the 2016 film, “Mr. Church,” starring Eddie Murphy as the title character. Mr. Church drops int...
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Blood Father & Restoring Innocence (Spoiler Alert)

Posted on December 20, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

By Tony Crescio Mel Gibson stars as John Link in the 2016 film, Blood Father, the story of a down-and-out, ex-con father looking for his estranged 17 year old daughter Lydia (Erin Moriarty). We first join John in a church where he is attending an...
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Anne Rice and the Story of Love

Posted on November 23, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

In writing of her approach to the novel, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, Anne Rice describes the challenge of being able “to take the Jesus of the Gospels, and try to get inside him and imagine what he felt.” In this Rice is similar to any modern rea...
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Pasolini and the Jesus Question

Posted on November 16, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

By Tony Crescio When asked if the Gospel was a source of consolation for him, Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini, replied that when it came to the Gospel of Jesus Christ he ‘completely rejected the idea of consolation,’ adding that he saw the go...
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Andrei Rublev: A Journey to the Divine

Posted on September 28, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Andrei Rublev: A Journey to the Divine By Tony Crescio The Russian historical drama, Andrei Rublev, is based on the life of the famous icon painter who lends his name to the title of the movie. Set in 15th century Russia, the tumultuous histor...
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