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The Magnificence of the Christian Way of Life

Posted on October 19, 2024October 20, 2024 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/Hjq6wC_ky5A On this 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus reminds us that the Christian Way of Life is truly magnificent. For, as Tony explains, the Christian Way of Life calls every single one of the baptized to cooperate in...
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Created for Triune Love

Posted on May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/2n3FSsjJ1AI This Sunday we celebrate the Mystery that Is Our God. As Tony explains, the way we can know this Mystery most deeply and intimately is by experiencing It. This is where the sacraments of the Church come in. Bapt...
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40 Days in the Desert

Posted on February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/7UP6rG2Npwo As we enter into the Season of Lent, the Church calls us to a participatory imitation of Christ's 40 day experience in the desert. As Tony explains, God desires for these 40 days in the desert to be a period of ...
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Called to Live Prophetically

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/JSq8Xdow7Lg On this Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Church teaches us more about what it means to live out our created missional identities. In our first reading from the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses tells the People of I...
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Transfigured on the Mountain

Posted on August 2, 2023August 18, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/TVoXIQyYHvE This Sunday we celebrate the Transfiguration of the Lord. As Tony Crescio explains, what we see taking place in the life of Christ on the mountain of the Transfiguration is what God intends for each of us to exp...
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Transforming the World as Salt and Light

Posted on February 4, 2023February 14, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dXhe0SmG4 In today's Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Our Lord calls us to be the salt and light of the world. As Tony Crescio explains, when we attend to these images carefully, it becomes clear t...
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December 21: O Radiant Dawn

Posted on December 10, 2022December 13, 2024 by Tony Crescio

O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death (Christian Prayer, 130). In this reflection, Tony Crescio explores the meaning of the “O” Antiphon for December 21st...
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Prophets and Profits: Fulfilling our Baptismal Responsibilities in Business

Posted on June 14, 2021October 31, 2021 by Vanessa Crescio

“And you, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High...” Benedictus (Lk 1:76) “It’s not personal, it’s just business,” a common phrase spewed by many a savvy business manager to justify uncomfortable or otherwise unjustifiable yet...
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Co-Responsible for the Mission of the Church

Posted on October 13, 2020October 31, 2021 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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Living an Attitude of Gratitude

Posted on October 7, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twenty-eight Sunday in Ordinary Time: 10-9-16 Peace be with You, Last weekend we were treated to the beautifully refreshing, though be it challenging, message that we were created good. This was indicated by the fact that Our Lord told us, tha...
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