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A God of Solidarity

Posted on January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/J9w61nJofcs This Sunday our celebration of the Christmas Season ends with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. As Tony explains, the Baptism of Jesus simultaneously manifests the mission of the Incarnate Son, and provides ...
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The Adventure of Holiness

Posted on December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/IKQI0eqkma4 On this Sunday in the Octave of Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, placing the account of the child Jesus lost and found in the temple before us for contemp...
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Seeing God Smile

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

https://youtu.be/V0U9bhc3fWI Christmas Blessings from FRESHImage! Today is the day that the human family had been longing centuries for. For, as Tony discusses, today our hearts are awakened by the Love of God which looks down upon us by lo...
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Watch!

Posted on December 1, 2023December 14, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/TmC4TElIem8 This Sunday marks the beginning of a new liturgical year in the life of the Church, and the First Sunday of Advent. And today, Jesus has a stark warning for us, "Watch!" But what exactly is Jesus telling us to w...
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December 23: O Emmanuel

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

O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people, come and set us free, Lord our God (Christian Prayer, 136). In this reflection, Tony Crescio discusses the final “O” Antiphon of Advent, “O” Emmanuel. As Tony explain...
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The Little Drummer Boy’s Gospel

Posted on December 15, 2021January 25, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Of the many holiday songs which saturate the airwaves during the Advent and Christmas seasons and can be heard played in Christmas concerts, The Little Drummer Boy is perhaps one of the best known. In fact, as Kathy Warnes writes in her article,...
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The Christmas Tree: A Sign of Life in Christ

Posted on December 23, 2020December 10, 2022 by Tony Crescio

There are few things like a sparkling Christmas Tree that can bring a smile to our faces so easily. Every year around this time, almost instinctually, many of us acquire an evergreen tree of some variety to put in our homes. It has been common o...
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Blessing of a Christmas Manger or Nativity Scene

Posted on December 20, 2020December 10, 2022 by FRESHImage

(The following text is taken from Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers, 82-84) In its present form the custom of displaying figures depicting the birth of Jesus Christ owes its origin to St. Francis of Assisi, who made the Christmas crèch...
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Blessing of a Christmas Tree

Posted on December 18, 2020December 10, 2022 by FRESHImage

(The following text is taken from Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers, 78-81) According to custom, the Christmas tree is set up just before Christmas and may remain in place until the Solemnity of Epiphany (1571). The lights of the tr...
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The Gift of Re-Creation

Posted on December 23, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas): 12-25-16 Peace be with You, Last week we were offered an opportunity to step back and reflect upon the reality that God has a plan in mind for the human family, and within that plan, for each individual per...
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