This weekend Jesus teaches us what it means to live as members of the Family of God. A first glance of this Sunday’s Gospel seems as though Jesus teaches us this at the expense of His Mother, Mary. However, as Tony explains, a careful reading shows how, in fact, Jesus points right at Mary as an example of what it means to live as part of the Family of God.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Genesis 3:9-15
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Reading 2: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Gospel: Mark 3:20-35
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.