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Christifying Thanksgiving: The Thanksgiving Table Blessing

Posted on by Tony Crescio
The celebration of Thanksgiving naturally lends itself to being understood by Christians through a Christocentric, or, more to it, Eucharistic lens. The reason for this stems from the straightforward linguistic connection, the English eucharist ...
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Joining the Divine Dance: Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Posted on by Tony Crescio
November 21 Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Presentation of Mary. This celebration has traditionally been kept with greater solemnity by our brothers and sisters in the Orthodox Church. Yet it remains on the Liturgical Calenda...
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An Epiphanic Visit: Following the Example of St. Vincent de Paul

Posted on 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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