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 diligently to provide a good return to God on His investment of love in us? Are we eager to show Him the results? As Tony Crescio explains, our answer to this question tells us a great deal about where we stand in the spiritual life, are we working hard to ascend the mountain of the Lord, or are we just going through the motions?
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Reading 2: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6
Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.