In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony asks us to consider whether we fully appreciate how central the Ascension of Christ into Heaven is to the Christian Faith. As Tony explains, the Ascension is not simply an event in the life of the Incarnate Son to be remembered with devotion, but as part of Christ’s Paschal Mystery is something we are called to participate in here and now.
Endnotes:
Matthew 25:31-46
St. Paul Daily Missal, 837.
St. Paul Daily Missal, 841 & 842.
St. Paul Daily Missal, 859.
Romans 12:1-2
John 10:9-10
Romans 6:9-10
Exodus 13:21-22
Exodus 40:34-38
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.