In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the meaning of Jesus referring to Himself as The Gate. By calling Himself The Gate, Jesus makes clear that He is the one and only means of passage to communion with God, and consequently of reaching eternal happiness for the human creature. What’s more, it is through the sacramental life of the Church that we pass through the Gate Jesus Is beginning here and now.
Be sure to check out Tony’s full Gospel Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Easter Cycle A, Entering Through The Gate.
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.